nova extreme pro vs sunpod

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jrthomas40

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i was talking to fl.ric the other day as i asked him about changing out the lights on my frag tank...currently i have a 36" 2x150w 14k sunpod on my 40g breeder frag tank and i asked him about changing it out for the nova extreme pro with 6x39w 254w (3x10k & 3x 460nm) with individual reflectors ...so i thought i would get some other opinions as well....what are your thoughts??
 
chilwil84

chilwil84

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wat kind of frags. i have a 6 bulb retro on my 40 frag with all sps and i cant keep more than one bulb in the 10k range without washing out my colors. i currently have 3 blue plus and 3 super actinics, a little to blue for me so i have another blue plus comin and whatever the ati 12k bulb. they come in tomorrow.
 
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jrthomas40

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the frags are zoas and a couple of mushrooms...it is odd you cant have 1x 10k...how blue are the blue plus??
 
chilwil84

chilwil84

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the icecap reflectors are supposed to be the best with ati being the same. the current and tek are quite as intense. the blue plus are in the 14K range, so they have some light in the red and yellow range of the spectrum but still have a pretty comparable par value to 10k bulbs. the stock current actinic bulbs are pretty good but the 10k are barely better in par numbers. the blue plus are a little less blue than currents actinic. the stock bulbs would be fine for your setup but you could easily overpower your frags with bulb upgrades.
these are tested numbers for bulb comparison. they are by no means wat your fixture will produce but they allow for bulb to bulb comparison
ATI Aquablue 341
Aquascience DUO 334
Aquascience Spec. 15K 320
Aquascience 22K 302
KZ - Fiji Purple 242
KZ Coral Light 342
ATI
Sun Pro 357
Aquablue 336
Blue Plus 311
Actinic 137
D&D/Giesemann
Midday 325
Aquablue 324
Actinic Plus 264
Pure Actinic 157
UVL
Aqua sun 345
Actinic White 293
Super Actinic 210
AquaZ
Sun Pro 285
Ocean Pro 323
Blue Pro 266
Helios
Daylight 309
Super Blue 225
Current Sun Paq
Daylight 10K 272
Blue 252
GE Daylight 340
 
chilwil84

chilwil84

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yes they are , but with a specific ballast, and i think he didnt use any reflector and tested them an inch away. like i said above the numbers are only meant to compare the bulbs themselves
 
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