Nova Extreme Pro

[fishbait]

what are your'e thoughts on this fixture? do you know anyone who runs one? I'm thinking of getting this fixture in the next couple of weeks. I know the i.r. isn't as good as the aquatinics sun blaze fixture, but for the $500 price difference, I think I can cope. the biggest downfall I can see is that it doesn't have moon lights. by the way. foster and smith has it on sale for around $350 with bulbs.

[d.french]

after holidays i'm gonna replace my metal halides on 125 tank with the 72" nova pro mainly for heat issues with halides and less power consumption.

[reeffreak]

I see that the price has gone down.At $430 it was a good buy,at $350 its a steal,well kinda.Still,I don't understand why they didn't include lunars.The old fixture(which they still sale)was darn good,these even better.I would get it and replace three of the bulbs.

[fishbait]

[quote=reeffreak;102968].I would get it and replace three of the bulbs.[/QUOTE

those were my thoughts also.

[Pheeshes]

which three would you replace and why?

[reeffreak]

Originally Posted by Pheeshes

which three would you replace and why?

The slimpaq bulbs don't have good as PAR as other bulb companies,mainly ATI and UV.Secondly,all blue and crisp white bulbs don't bring out the colors as well.I would replace one of the 460nm actinics with a UV Super actinic(420nm purple) and two of the daylights.An ATI aquaspecial 12k(slight blue daylight) and a GE6500k.

[Pheeshes]

wow, they weren't kidding when they said you knew alot about lights. thanks for the help

[fishbait]

reef, is the ge 6500k the one that is supposed to bring out red colors really well?

[Bifferwine]

Originally Posted by Pheeshes

wow, they weren't kidding when they said you knew alot about lights. thanks for the help

Yeah, Freak is the resident lighting expert. I don't dare venture into that side of the hobby .

[reeffreak]

Originally Posted by fishbait

reef, is the ge 6500k the one that is supposed to bring out red colors really well?

Yes,and its good for corals too.There 3000k will bring out red,pink.orange and yellow even more.You'll need two actinics to balance the 3000k,it really,really orange hue.Still okay for corals too but not as good as the 6500k.I've swapped out both bulbs,I liked the 3000k more for fixtures with 7 or more banks.