T5 advice

Zoalover34 · Feb 25, 2009

Just wanted to get an idea of what brands you guys are using.. Im really thinking about switching.. I think I need a new bulb, it's a corallife mh bulb and I only have 1 pc actinic so im looking into gettin a 4 bulb fixture or something? Will an icecap 660 run 4 bulbs? I think my tank is only 24".. I don't want anything to expensive as im on a tight budged lol.. Any suggestions would be great!

Hypertek99 · Feb 25, 2009

An icecap will run 4 T5 bulbs and overdrive them too. That's what most people are using is the icecap ballasts.

Zoalover34 · Feb 25, 2009

Does anyone here use the nova extreme's? I see they are fairly cheap but do the put out enough good light?

Spiderwoman · Feb 25, 2009

I just got my Nova Extreme Pro last week and have it over my frag tank. So far so good.

Zoalover34 · Feb 25, 2009

Where did you order yours from? Do they have a reflector for each bulb?

Spiderwoman · Feb 25, 2009

I got mine from DIYReef.com and it's a 6bulb fixture with individual reflectors. For bulb's I went with all ATI.

Hypertek99 · Feb 25, 2009

Yeah make sure it's the Nova Extreme Pro not the regular one.

Zoalover34 · Feb 25, 2009

What do you guys think about these? .. Just checked that website and they don't sell that fixture under 36"
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/204868/product.web

Spiderwoman · Feb 25, 2009

That is the *basic* fixture. I would spend the extra $100 and buy the better fixture from DIYreef.com. I did my research on pricing and they were the best.