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I just got the new nova extreme 36" fixture with 4x39w bulbs what could I keep with that? by the way if i put in some icecap reflectors would that bring it up to par with the tek lights?
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Originally Posted by Polyps
I just got the new nova extreme 36" fixture with 4x39w bulbs what could I keep with that? by the way if i put in some icecap reflectors would that bring it up to par with the tek lights?
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I just got the new nova extreme 36" fixture with 4x39w bulbs what could I keep with that? by the way if i put in some icecap reflectors would that bring it up to par with the tek lights?
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chilwil84
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people make the par coment about the nova saying the individual teks give double the light of them without owning them or testing them there is an older thread that does give tested values of certain brands of bulbs at different kelvin readings. they tested bulbs by geisman, ge, ati, etc. i am not saying that the one big reflector of the novas is better but to just say the tek 5 is double is streching without testing is not something people with good experience in reefs should be throwing out at newbies
fanker
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Originally Posted by chilwil84
people make the par coment about the nova saying the individual teks give double the light of them without owning them or testing them there is an older thread that does give tested values of certain brands of bulbs at different kelvin readings. they tested bulbs by geisman, ge, ati, etc. i am not saying that the one big reflector of the novas is better but to just say the tek 5 is double is streching without testing is not something people with good experience in reefs should be throwing out at newbies
ive had the nova and i hated them they were so dull compared to the tek
people make the par coment about the nova saying the individual teks give double the light of them without owning them or testing them there is an older thread that does give tested values of certain brands of bulbs at different kelvin readings. they tested bulbs by geisman, ge, ati, etc. i am not saying that the one big reflector of the novas is better but to just say the tek 5 is double is streching without testing is not something people with good experience in reefs should be throwing out at newbies
ive had the nova and i hated them they were so dull compared to the tek
wangotango
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Originally Posted by chilwil84
people make the par coment about the nova saying the individual teks give double the light of them without owning them or testing them there is an older thread that does give tested values of certain brands of bulbs at different kelvin readings. they tested bulbs by geisman, ge, ati, etc. i am not saying that the one big reflector of the novas is better but to just say the tek 5 is double is streching without testing is not something people with good experience in reefs should be throwing out at newbies
maybe not double the par value but its the individual reflectors that make the T5. everything that fanker was saying was true. tests have been done by hobbyist testing the par of idividual reflectors vs single reflectors, and fan cooling vs non-cooled, and the fixtures that made it to the top were ATI and Aquactincs. why, because of their use of individual reflectors and fans. im not saying that novas are junk, and in a shallower tank with lower lighting demands it may be ideal, but if you have a larger tank, you want all the light you can get.
sorry to hear that you're leaving the hobby fanker, are you still going to be hanging around here?
-Justin
people make the par coment about the nova saying the individual teks give double the light of them without owning them or testing them there is an older thread that does give tested values of certain brands of bulbs at different kelvin readings. they tested bulbs by geisman, ge, ati, etc. i am not saying that the one big reflector of the novas is better but to just say the tek 5 is double is streching without testing is not something people with good experience in reefs should be throwing out at newbies
maybe not double the par value but its the individual reflectors that make the T5. everything that fanker was saying was true. tests have been done by hobbyist testing the par of idividual reflectors vs single reflectors, and fan cooling vs non-cooled, and the fixtures that made it to the top were ATI and Aquactincs. why, because of their use of individual reflectors and fans. im not saying that novas are junk, and in a shallower tank with lower lighting demands it may be ideal, but if you have a larger tank, you want all the light you can get.
sorry to hear that you're leaving the hobby fanker, are you still going to be hanging around here?
-Justin
