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T5HO FACTS
- 3 time proven spectrums of GLO fluorescent lighting now available in a T5 HO format. This is a powerful fact for Life-GLO, Power-GLO and Marine-GLO.
- Life-GLO in a T5 HO format provides the planted aquarium owner with a tri-phosphor full spectrum T5 HO bulb that can furnish the intense light levels required when using CO2 injection and regular nutrient supplementation, the result of which is explosive plant growth. In addition to this advantage Life-GLO boasts an excellent CRI value, meaning your aquarium will look as it would in natural daylight. Life-GLO in combination with Marine-GLO is an excellent choice for most marine aquarium installations.
- Power-GLO in a T5 HO format delivers an 18000K bulb with powerful light output and makes it an ideal choice for African cichlid aquariums as well as for most marine aquariums. Colors such as blue, violet and purple will really come alive with Power-GLO. Combine with Life-GLO and Marine-GLO in marine aquariums.
- Marine-GLO in a T5 HO format delivers what all marine reef keepers really want, compact dimensions with a powerful actinic blue light output in the range of 420nm to 460 nm, have a look at the light spectrum graph on the packaging. This bulb is highly recommended when using 10K metal halide lighting on a reef aquarium that contains corals. For all marine aquariums, there is no substitute for Marine-GLO as the actinic bulb.
- T5 HO fluorescent lighting provides high output lighting with less heat production versus other types of high light output technologies. This fact not only enables much closer placement to the water's surface without causing significant temperature increases but is safe. Other high output technologies such as metal halide must be used with protective lenses as there is a risk of explosion should water contact the bulbs surface. Light transference efficiency is improved with T5 HO as well due to closer placement of the bulb to the water's surface.
- T5 HO linear fluorescent bulbs versus fluorescent high wattage power compact bulbs score another victory. Bulbs in a linear format such as the GLO T5 HO program will present a far superior aesthetic visual when different spectrums of bulbs are combined vs. the half and half effect power compacts usually give. Reflectors for linear bulbs such as T5 HO fluorescents are far more effective than those employed by power compact fluorescents due to the physical shape of a power compact bulb.
- T5 HO fluorescent lighting is the alternative to fulfill the lighting requirements that were once the exclusive domain of other lighting technologies, such as metal halide. As an example, it is possible to support a marine reef aquarium of up to 22 inches in water column depth using T5 HO fluorescent. When adding in the advantages of less heat production, better light distribution and excellent bulb spectrum choices, more affordable and flexible lighting choices are now available for marine aquariums thanks to T5 HO technology.
- T5 HO fluorescent lighting employs less mercury with an average inclusion of 3mg., greater environmental friendliness along with less degradation of phosphors within the bulb which contribute to longer bulb life.
- T5 bulb technology is fast becoming the fluorescent lighting of choice for many commercial applications where energy efficiency and effective light coverage are important factors. Compared to HID lighting systems that generate significant heat, illuminate less area and are far more expensive to replace and operate, T5 HO technology is both an environmental as well as a performance oriented choice.
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