Current USA Nova Extreme

Discussion in 'T5 Aquarium Lighting' started by meagan1823, Dec 2, 2009.

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  1. twobjustme

    twobjustme Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Do you guys who have the Pro run all six lights at once. I have two mushroom corals right now, and I only run 4 daylight lights for about 6 hours, then the 2 actinic ones for about an hour.
     
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  3. wfb2270

    wfb2270 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    ive had some serious cyano problems since adding the nova extreme pro a couple weeks ago, and i think it may be the actinic bulbs that come with the fixture. this past sunday i turned off the secondary switch completly and just run the 3 10ks and 1 actinic for 7 hours. i went out of town. i have been talking to my girlfriend everynight and she said that it is clearing up (it was REALLY BAD) and she has had to dump the collection cup on my aquac remora the last 2 nights. ill see tommorrow night if it is any better. if it is, ill have to replace the bulbs that came with the fixture. i have read a few different things that says that cyano thrive dangerously close to the range of the wavelength of our actinics
     
  4. mirandacollc

    mirandacollc Flame Angel

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    I had algae the whole time I ran this light! It cleard quickly when I upgraded. I had gha and cyano.
     
  5. wfb2270

    wfb2270 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    what did you upgrade???? certian bulbs or the fixutre all together??
     
  6. meagan1823

    meagan1823 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I think im going to go with this fixture.
    Has anyone ordered from Pet Mountain before?
     
  7. mirandacollc

    mirandacollc Flame Angel

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    I went to mh 3x250 with 8 t5 actintics and moonlights. I had bad luck with current t5 lights. They work good on smaller tanks just not my large tank. They really are a great light for the buck and for the beginner.