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05-07-2010, 11:17 PM
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I have T5 over my tank and couldnt be happier. I run the Sunlight Supply-Sun Blaze 48" 8 bulb fixture( only running 7 bulbs due to overhang) and I am allmost all SPS. The only complaint I have about this fixture is the are no built in fans, so I built my own fan rack using computer fans and they are dead quite.
T5's all the WAY!!! 
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-Rob 180G tank, custom DIY stand, Sunlight Supply-Sun Blaze 48" 8 bulb T5HO fixture, EuroReef CS6-1 and Vertex in 180 skimmers, 1/4 HP chiller, Tunze wavebox, 40G sump, and 40G refugium. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=57451 
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05-07-2010, 11:28 PM
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the nova extreme pro's have either individual or one that is stamped into individual shapes, have not really looked but it is not one big parabolic. got a 6x39 used a month ago and i am happy with it so far. I think the aquamedic ones have some nice features too, not sure what the looks or cost of them is though.
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05-15-2010, 04:40 AM
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thanks for the info, but I decided to take the plunge into the T5 world for real and purchased the TEK Elite 6x54w fixture.
We will see how things go in the months to come
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84 gallon Osaka reef-Closed down Jan 16th/2011 AP12 HQI-Started Jan 4th/2011 BC29 HQI-Started Jan 14th/2011 Ryan
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05-15-2010, 10:46 PM
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05-16-2010, 12:29 AM
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lighting,
I have the same tank dimensions. I am using the nova extreme 6 bulbs, with KZ lights. Its been about a year and a half now. Its my first tank, so i cant offer any comparison. I have a toadstool and colt coral, also a bubble lps coral, a pulsing zenia, spaghetti leather and a clove polyp. All my corals doubled or trippled in size, within one year. I dont know if its solely due to the lighting. It could also be due to water quality althou when i test for phosphates, my reading is zero. I am happy with the fixture. To me, my corals are growing too fast. I would rather they grow less, so i can enjoy them more at their smaller size. My toadstool was 6 inches across when i purchased it, now its 14" The colt also was about 6-7 inches tall when i purchased it. now its 16" tall.
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