fish guy Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Does anyone know if its possible to convert aquaone t8 hood to t5 Would love to know if its possiblel feedback apriceated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 More details would be appreciated. Do you have a photo of the hood? Inside and out would be ideal. I removed the T8 unit from my MasterPet tank hood and replaced it with two T5HO tubes using the Hagen Glo twin ballast unit. See here for details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish guy Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Ive actually got two t8 light hoods one is 36 inch Al-30D and 48 inch Al-40D light hood sorry dont know how to upload photos kinda new at this:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 That's okay, I know the unit you're talking about. No you can't "convert" them, the only way would be to get new light hoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamosfish Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 You can get an adaptor that converts T8 to T5 Our sparky at work installed them in our Lab. I'm not suire on price etc. Talk to a lighting store or specialist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 But what's the point if you're barely increasing light output? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtiskaw Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I assume he means T5HO, in which case it's worth doing. Check the chart on page 15 of this PDF http://www.aeeohio.com/AEE_Cleveland_FL ... 222005.pdf I converted from T8 to T5HO by buying the end caps on EBay and new ballasts from Ideal Electrical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish guy Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Thanks for all the help guys. Hey amtiskaw do you know what the end caps where called e.g. specific brand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtiskaw Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-T5HO ... 256d221d41 I've got 10 of them left if you want 'em - $1 each plus shipping. Not sure if they are suitable for your set-up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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