would you change?

[Poseidon]

My favorite brand is either TEK or ATI, I have not seen a Nova Pro in person, so I really can't say for sure.

No, I do not run Zeo.

 

[jerl77]

how long do you run them for?

 

[jerl77]

wow you got some great color there

 

[Poseidon]

Actinics are on at about 9:45 am, the other 4 come on at about 11am. Mains go off at 9, the actinics off at 9:30. I am thinking about dropping it a bit though, maybe having the mains come on at noon instead.

 

[Poseidon]

Thank you. :D

 

[jerl77]

no thank you for your help

 

[Poseidon]

No problem. I am a big fan of T5, they work very well, and give you the most options for tank color that I can think of.

 

[jerl77]

and save me money that dam chiller is killing me

 

[Poseidon]

Yes, I agree. My Chiller was 650W when it was on! That is CRAZY watt draw... MORE then the lighting even.

 

[acanman]

so 6 bulbs should do it what about this current nove pro fixure?

i have a nova extreme pro on my 75 gallon reef.. its the 6 bulb 48 inch fixture and i love it.... it has 2 fans and keeps the fixture cool... and doesnt really affect my water temp at all.... i am using the hanging kit with mine its nice also....

 

[acanman]

oh ya btw the reason i didnt go with the tek is because it has no fans........ i dont like that idea.. i understand that if theres no fans the bulbs are going to get hot and there far lowering the par of the bulbs..

 

[jerl77]

pics acanman of your tank?

 

[laskopyre]

I've had MH and they were power hungry. The light they gave off was great, but the heat and energy bill didn't make it worthwhile for me. I love my T5's, and the color is just as good. Plus, my electric bill went down :)

 

[Azurel]

I like T-5 but the only thing I keep MH around for is the glitter lines just can't get that with fluorescent bulbs....But T-5s are the chit for sure, the switch will definitely save you some cash....

 

[Nate82]

Wait hit the wrong poll option... dang... definitely switch to t5's man unless you love the shimmer then why not go LED

 

[MikeB]

After seeing corals that are in my tank with MH's that were in T5 tanks, I would never switch to T5. IMO Colors are better and growth under MH

I use 2 x Geissmann Actinic + (T5's) and 2 x250W 20k Radiums in my DT and
2 x Geissmann Actinic + (T5's) and 1 x 400W 14k Reflux in my Frag tank.

 

[robharold]

I would definately change to T5. You will add less heat to the tank, save on energy usage and likely have less evaporation which makes your A/C work less to get rid of it.

 

[fsu1dolfan]

I think a combo of both is a good way to go....personally i love my MH but i miss that actinic and thats where T5 could be used

 

[jerl77]

6 or 8 bulbs?

 

[bamachamp92]

i have gone from mh to t5 back to radiums and i will never go back again for my display