Upgrading lighting Nedd Advice!!!

[SteveNMegz]

Hey guys,

we're interested in buying new lights, We want to stay with T5's due to cost and hydro
We are currentlky leaning towards this......

Current Nova Extreme High Output Fixture-4x54Watt-48"


http://www.current-usa.com/novaextreme.html

What do u guys think???

Thanks!

[SteveNMegz]

anyone???

[marinoob]

i dont know much about this fixture and just looking at the pictures it doesnt look like it has individual reflectors and with t5's you want good quality individual reflectors. someone i heard said that t5's without individuall reflectors are as good as pc lighting but add individual reflectors and waaalaaa much better lighting

but thats just he said she said i guess because i have no sources just reefcentral as my source

[kokain00]

I have noticed people saying that also. I can work with sheet metal very easily and could possibly bend my own reflectors. (we can get it for a good price). Do you think this would be good for a 65 gallon 18 " deep tank??

[SteveNMegz]

sorry that kokain00 message was us also!

[SteveNMegz]

would this 216 watts of t5 be enough?

[SteveNMegz]

anyone own these?

[siwelk]

it really depends on the depth of your tank and what you want to keep

[pony_killer]

i say get the aquatinics t5 fixture...comes with individual reflectors. the price is a bit high but i guess you pay for what you get.

[SteveNMegz]

it's 18 inches deep, but any corals would be around the half way point or higher, not going to keep many prolly a xenia and easy corals