nova extreme lights

ibew

ibew

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Originally Posted by nycbob
i hv the 4x56w nova extreme on my 72. my sps r thriving! search for the pics i posted.
also I took alook at your pics of the 72 it said 8months old but there was barly any coraline on the back of tank or on the rocks. Did you go reef not to long ago
 
michael76lll

michael76lll

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Originally Posted by b bauer
how long have you had the clam in there?and a really nice tank

i had the clam for about 2 mouths now... thanks
 
michael76lll

michael76lll

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Originally Posted by Kevin34
Michael76, Do you think that 2 36" fixtures would be enough for a 125 gallon reef? I plan on having acroporas but other than that just zoos, shrooms, and leathers. Also did those bulbs come with the fixture? Awsome tank btw.


i dont think 2 36' fixtures would be enough for acroporas.. maybe the 48' 432watt 8bulb nova extreme would do the trick but its only 48' .. bulbs do come with the fixtue 2 10k and 2 460nm.....great fixture
 
michael76lll

michael76lll

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Originally Posted by DevMAx
Those are nice pics. I have been looking for an affordable upgrade of my lighting and think this could be in the budget. Would the 48" 4x54watt setup be enough for a standard 90 gal tank? (I'm thinking sps, lps, anemone, and maybe a Deresa clam).
i would go with the 432watt 8 54watt setup for the 90gal. tank
 
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saltycrab

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I have the 156 watt 36" Nova extreme and its not a bad fixture. I kept two anemones under it not problem. The major problem with it is that it has a single reflector thats garbage imo. I totally rebuilt mine so that I could fit individual reflectors in it (Teks) which make all the difference. IMHO you can put this fixture together for much cheaper and have it be more effective. The ballasts that it uses only cost around 25 dollars apiece retail. http://www.naturallighting.com/web/s...on=show_detail It uses two btw. I keep 9 SPS frags in my 46 gal and they are coloring up very nicely. I brought home a large montipora from the LFS that was kept under a 400 watt MH and the thing started to bleach because of the light. It finally adjusted and is looking very good. The best part about it is it doesn't get hot at all.
Also don't get the 8 bulb fixture. For that money go with something like the tek fixture or something better quality.
 
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