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That's a tough call. If you love t5 and are happy with your results I would be tempted to stay with what you have.So it's time, it's been 8months since I started this thread and the bulbs on my t5 are already over a year old. I need to make a purchase within 3wks to take advantage of the ecotech summer discount, but lately I've been going back and forth between getting 2x gen3 or a 36" ati led powermodule. Price wise, it's gonna be the same, but the ati has t5s which I've seen a lot of led users are adding and I'm already using t5s which I love, don't have the shimmer or ramping capability, which I would like though. The gen3 has the nice compact look, the programming capabilities and user interface looks really slick and also a few ati users are reporting problems with their powermodule. I know first hand ecotech has top notch CS, not too sure about ati. Hmm....
That said, I initially ran t5s (10x80w). My results were good, but man where they hot. My chiller ran all the time. I cut over to 4 Kessil 360s and was instantly in love. Shimmer, ramp, chiller never runs now and I don't need to drop $300 on bulbs every 6 to 8 months nor deal with disposing of them. My corals had a tepid response. A few months ago I added back 4 t5s into the mix and everything is booming. Coloration is awesome and growth is improving. Hybrid has worked out best for me.
Oh and I run a radion g2 pro on my ft (inline). I had a few new sticks that were brown and not improving after a few weeks i moved them to the DT and they are improving now.