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Old 05-25-2008, 04:38 PM
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i am going to order lights today but i think i am going to go with the sunlight supply fixture of 4 39 watt t-5 lights which is like 150 watts for 305 $ instead of the 6 bulb one cause its to expensive so is it worth getting the 4 bulb fixture

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like can i keep anything with that ??cause if not then i might as well go with this one for like 10 bucks more


36" 6x39W Nova Extreme PRO T5HO 3x10k/3x460nm Actinics by Current USA* - AquaCave

so what do you think ????
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Old 05-25-2008, 05:47 PM
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go with the sunlight supply they are inv refelctors. I have the 8 blub sunlight and keep everything!
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Just to confuse you more.... I'd go with the nova, also individual reflectors with 2 more bulbs...
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yea i think i am gonna go with the nova only con i can find is i herd it has loud fans but ill just replace the fans it comes with With some quieter ones
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I have Hamilton T5's on my 110. Has 4 bulbs. How big is your tank? what are you planning on keeping in it?
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planning on everything and planning on going with the Nova Pro fixture ... its a 40 gallon and i figure if i ever upgrade ill use the same fixture
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I didnt read your signiture.
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Old 05-25-2008, 10:30 PM
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i already ORDERED THE NOVA PRO T-5 6 bulb fixture
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The fan can be loud, to some, to me I don't notice it much. But my husband says it's a little loud but not that bad. They may not bother you.

I believe you'll love the light fixture as much as I do.
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YYYYAAAAAAAAAA you finally did it..
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I completely understand, took me three weeks to decide which light set to upgrade to! Especially if you only want to upgrade once! Let us know how you like it!
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HAHAHA William thats funny yea i did it only to me 6 weeks to decide but i figure this is a good light and if i ever upgrade i may use the same fixture or keep it on my 40 an use it as a propagation tank or really JUST KEEP THE FIXTURE and put it on my main tank...

Dino2 yea ill let you no how it works .... and you have the same one i am guessing do you like it ?? and is it also the 36 inch 6 bulb t-5 pro fixture ???
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LOL Ianizaguirre. let us know how it works.
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will do William
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the fan noise is minimum.i have the 48" 6bulb extreme and love it.it took me about three weeks of alot of research before i could pull the trigger.i think you will be pleased with your decision.good luck
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Boba40 when you got the light fixture ( mines still shipping) did you replace any of the bulbs add a ballest or anything to improve or fix an issue you had with it ? and what corals are you kepping with it ?
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HAHAHA William thats funny yea i did it only to me 6 weeks to decide but i figure this is a good light and if i ever upgrade i may use the same fixture or keep it on my 40 an use it as a propagation tank or really JUST KEEP THE FIXTURE and put it on my main tank...

Dino2 yea ill let you no how it works .... and you have the same one i am guessing do you like it ?? and is it also the 36 inch 6 bulb t-5 pro fixture ???
Yep, same fixture! So far so good, have a couple softies and a lps that are all doing well and growing. I'm still using the lights that came with it, although I'm going to buy three to switch out to keep the 6 bulbs rotated so they don't go old at the same time. Great fixture though, imo, it wowed me after i first set it up after seeing the difference between it and my power compact set.
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cool ok so i guess no problems then
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ian,i made no modifications to my lights.it performed with no problems right out of the box.i have frogsspawn,numerous polyps,bubble coral and sea cabbage and all are doing great.
keep in mind that my tank is a 90 gallon and is deeper than dinors' 55.it still gives plenty of light.
i purchased my set from THAT FISH PLACE they are my lfs.while i was there they told me that there was nothing that i could NOT keep with this system.they could of sold me an$ 800.00 light set easily as i was prepared to do so but they talked me into the extreme pro instead.
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i see i see well thanks i hope i get it soon i mean AQUACAVE the place i ordered it from on saturday has not sent me an email with tracking informationn yet so i am kinda worried that it will not be here by saturday like id like it to be....
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