Tank lighting help stuff on Ebay

[Foreverblowingbubbles]

Hi guys,
Im looking for lighting for a 5ft x 2ft x 2ft and have seen these on ebay
4x35W T5 Lighting hanging lamp inst. of halide lamp 150
They are sold by a company called EQJ-Trading. They are based in Germany and the prices dont seem to bad. Has anyone bought from them before and are these lights any good. My tank will house fish, LR and some soft coral. Also could someone tell me the difference between T5 and T8. If you think these lights are no good could you please let me know what you think I should get (cost is an issue).
Many thanks.

[Aqua Marine Imports]

hi there, yeah i've got a set of him, they are great, good price and delivery. I also no some other guy's who got them and they seem happy with them, it's also easy to get replacement bulbs for them. Hope this helps. cheers phil

[Foreverblowingbubbles]

Thanks for that:), Im looking at the 150cm length ones I assume that they will fit a 5ft tank ok??

[mad pierre]

4x35w is not long enough for a 5ft tank. 54w tubes are for 4ft tanks so you would need either these or the next size up.

However if you are considering corals at all (either now or in the future) then it will pay to get a combined halide/T5 unit.

I bought my 4ft (2x150W Halide+2x54W T5 with led roses) from EQJ trading. I must say that the lamp unit once working is excellent for what I paid (£250ish), however their service was not.
The lamp arrived fairly promptly but was badly damaged when it arrived.
Both T5's were nothing but dust, the halide mounts were loose and floating about inside the moulding, as were the LED roses.
I mailed them the pictures I took but got no response. This went on for 3 weeks until I threatened to leave negative feedback when they suddenly answered but still claimed not to have recieved the pics.

To cut a long story short this went on for six months until they turned round and said "its over six months now and thats to old for us to bother with!
I was left to fix the unit and replace the tubes at my own expense which was highly annoying
And all this was despite me paying £12 extra for full insurance!:mad::mad:

Trouble is, even with the £40 extra I paid for the new tubes, the unit was still over a hundred quid less than any similar units so the deal was still worth doing. I just hate being ripped off.
If I need a triple unit for my next tank then I would probably still buy from them, but go into it expecting to have to replace the tubes then I wont be disapointed.

Sorry to ramble on guys but Im still annoyed with them after nearly 2 years!

Peter

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[Foreverblowingbubbles]

Thanks for the warning I will bear that in mind, but probably will take the gamble and go for a set:D

[Tangman]

Hi if your after Halides you wont go wrong with the new Lumenarcs they do a 250 and 400 watt size and they are really bright as they have a 12 faceted reflecter. HTH Twiggy:D:D

[Foreverblowingbubbles]

Do you know a good place to buy Lumenarcs from??

[Tangman]

Do you know a good place to buy Lumenarcs from??

Hi yes Macca of Reefcritters and Corals does them just pm him for a price. I have got a 250 one for my 4 foot cube and it is stunning light with a 14,000 lamp in. HTH Twiggy:D:D

[Foreverblowingbubbles]

Have just bought a secound hand set of lights. They are 8 x 35w pendant 150cm in length. A new set costs £165 + £15 p&p from EQJ Trading and I got these for £85 all in. Think I got a good deal, seller says tubes are only a month old. I will find out in a couple of days.