Lights for my new 3ft...50g

[Coasting]

I think its Evergrow not evergreen.
But my Evergrow lights are the bomb I run mine about 30% or so, and I cant get stuff to stop growing.. (and im not sure if that's a good thing or not....) Awesome colour, quiet, pretty, way less power consumption then my 4bulb t5, especially since their never at 100%. And stuff just wasn't growing under those in comparison, since switching last year, I cant keep up.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Coasting

I think its Evergrow not evergreen.
But my Evergrow lights are the bomb I run mine about 30% or so, and I cant get stuff to stop growing.. (and im not sure if that's a good thing or not....) Awesome colour, quiet, pretty, way less power consumption then my 4bulb t5, especially since their never at 100%. And stuff just wasn't growing under those in comparison, since switching last year, I cant keep up.

Yes you're correct. I will get a staff guy to fix that. Thanks.

Im running their smaller unit over my 20g and happy with it. Just white and blue though.

As for wattage, guess it depends on what power they run at. The 2080 at full power is more wattage then a 6 bulb T-5. Which unit are you running?

[Coasting]

I bought one of their other fixtures directly from them (evergrow) last year. Went with the Nova A8 as I didn't want to muck around with multiple fixtures. They didn't have this 32" one last year. Its stunningly blinding at 100%. I custom picked my bulb colours as I wanted more darker blues, as well as a mix of whites and making sure I included red and green.
Not a single problem with it so far, and im always leaving stuff on top of the light and getting it wet. But mines also simple, 2 dimmers vs computer run.

[Doug]

Thanks for posting that info. Appreciated.

[tim the toolman]

I've got 2 of the it2080 on my 180 right now and I really do enjoy them. One of the main things I liked was the 3 year warranty. Also they come with all the fixing to mount them quite easily. I do see a small amount of disco ball effect where the light concentrates through the rockwork but it's minimal and I don't even notice it unless I get to staring for a while. I don't run much as far as sps is concerned but I do have a large quantity of lps and zoas/plays. They all seem to love the lighting and some have never looked better.
I am still yet to run the lights at 100% and even at 80% some of my fish were hesitant to go all the way to the surface for food.

That is all

[nrosdal]

T5s... Ewww

[Doug]

Originally Posted by nrosdal

T5s... Ewww

[Doug]

Originally Posted by nrosdal

T5s... Ewww

Wellllllllllllllllllllll. You better come for coffee with a 2080 before I order the T-5, then its done.......

[Doug]

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

I've got 2 of the it2080 on my 180 right now and I really do enjoy them. One of the main things I liked was the 3 year warranty. Also they come with all the fixing to mount them quite easily. I do see a small amount of disco ball effect where the light concentrates through the rockwork but it's minimal and I don't even notice it unless I get to staring for a while. I don't run much as far as sps is concerned but I do have a large quantity of lps and zoas/plays. They all seem to love the lighting and some have never looked better.
I am still yet to run the lights at 100% and even at 80% some of my fish were hesitant to go all the way to the surface for food.

That is all

Thanls

[Doug]

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

I've got 2 of the it2080 on my 180 right now and I really do enjoy them. One of the main things I liked was the 3 year warranty. Also they come with all the fixing to mount them quite easily. I do see a small amount of disco ball effect where the light concentrates through the rockwork but it's minimal and I don't even notice it unless I get to staring for a while. I don't run much as far as sps is concerned but I do have a large quantity of lps and zoas/plays. They all seem to love the lighting and some have never looked better.
I am still yet to run the lights at 100% and even at 80% some of my fish were hesitant to go all the way to the surface for food.

That is all

Does the ballast get warm? Are they cooled or require cooling