T5 tube lifetime...

[Marcus Fox]

How many hours is a T5 tube good for before it needs to be replaced?

Marcus

[Joachim Laufer]

Hello Marcus,
from my kowledge of the new T5 technique, there is no need
to replace the tubes after a certain time like the T8 tubes.
Cheers Joachim

[Toni]

"Marcus Fox" > wrote in
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> How many hours is a T5 tube good for before it needs to be replaced?
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The reports I've read indicate a 20,000 life running at greater than 90% of
initial output.
Mine are just under one week old- I'll let you know <g>


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[Marcus Fox]

"Toni" > wrote in message
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> "Marcus Fox" > wrote in
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> > How many hours is a T5 tube good for before it needs to be replaced?
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> The reports I've read indicate a 20,000 life running at greater than 90%
of
> initial output.
> Mine are just under one week old- I'll let you know <g>

If on for 12 hours per day at 7 days a week and 4 weeks per month, that's
about 5 years lifetime, lol. Just my 15w freshwater lamp seems a lot
brighter than my 15w tropical lamp, which is 6 months older.

Marcus