New Nova T-5 Info Wanted

Yukon · 07/18/2007, 05:24 PM

I'd like to change my 24" two bulb PC light on my 20 gallon tank that houses a LTA anemone, to the Nova T-5 fixture below. It is also a 24", two bulb fixture. My PC light has two 65 watt bulbs. Will this T-5 put out more light? The bulbs are described as:

1-24 W 10,000Â°K
1-24 W 460 nm actinic

Thanks for any help!

http://*******.com/29aexn

2crazyreefers · 07/18/2007, 06:50 PM

You would be much better getting 2 of them.

jc9394 · 07/18/2007, 06:52 PM

With 2 of the Nova T5, you can keep anything you want on you 20.

sirreal63 · 07/18/2007, 07:08 PM

You would be better off getting one with individual reflectors instead of that single flat one. In spite of what you may have been told, you cannot keep anything you want under a crappy T5. Just because it says T5 doesn't make it good. I have been there and done that, got the junk in the closet.

Yukon · 07/18/2007, 07:45 PM

Hmmm....okay, thanks everybody. Maybe I'll just buy new bulbs for the PC and keep it.

sirreal63 · 07/18/2007, 07:47 PM

Pc's are worse yet. lol Look into a good 4 bulb fixture from reefgeek, it will be infinitely better than pc's but a lot will depend on what you want to keep under it. :-)

Yukon · 07/18/2007, 08:09 PM

The tank I'm talking about has been set up for almost 7 years with the same anemone and PC light. It has never had a skimmer. Maybe I shouldn't rock the boat, and stay with what has worked. I was checking the light today, and the sockets are getting pretty corroded, so I thought I might try the two bulb T-5 for a change. I just want to set it right on the tank like the PC has been. I leave the fans unplugged - I hate noise. A 4 bulb T-5 would probably be too hot.

sirreal63 · 07/18/2007, 08:15 PM

Pc's get much hotter than t5's and you would also gain a lot of light but I do see your point. Pc's lose out to horrible reflectors and lots of heat. T5's would be more efficient and 2-24 watt t5's with individual reflectors would be close to equal to 2-65 watt pc's for light intensity.

I do agree with not rocking the boat though. Keeping an anemone alive in a small tank that long is an achievement.

ralphie16 · 07/18/2007, 08:19 PM

for a little bit more money why dont you get the 4 bulb nova extreme they sell? its got twice the light as the one you linked plus its got some neat night led's and fans. its not the best fixture but its still cheap and will serve your purpose and is much better then the 2 bulb one. plus they are on sale now.

jc9394 · 07/19/2007, 06:23 AM

A 4 bulb nova extreme has only one reflector, two of the 2 bulb nova have two separate reflector.

jc9394 · 07/19/2007, 06:24 AM

not to mention is also cost less.

ralphie16 · 07/19/2007, 07:20 AM

no you are wrong. the 2 bulb fixture only has one reflector, not individual.

and cost difference is what? less then $100?

jc9394 · 07/19/2007, 07:34 AM

I said two of 2 bulb nova have two separate reflectors, I did not said they have individual reflector.

Nova Extreme - 4 bulbs, one reflector
2 Nova 2 bulb - 4 bulbs, two reflector

jc9394 · 07/19/2007, 07:37 AM

Nova Extreme - 160
Nova 2 bulb - 70 each

Lee me see, less expensive and two reflectors instead of one? I will choose the 2 bulbs nova over the extreme anytime...the only thing I lost is moonlight.

sirreal63 · 07/19/2007, 09:25 AM

That is nice you two, but it has nothing to do with this thread. lol If you want to discuss the merits of overpriced crappy fixtures start another thread. :-)

b0bby1 · 07/19/2007, 10:22 AM

get a JBJ 150watt VIPER K2. i have it on my 20 and can keep anything i want.

HowardW · 07/19/2007, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Yukon
Hmmm....okay, thanks everybody. Maybe I'll just buy new bulbs for the PC and keep it.

If you're going to keep the PC's, you may want to change the bulbs only one at a time depending on how old they are. In general, PC bulbs tend to go way downhill after about 6-8 months.

07/18/2007, 05:24 PM	#1
Yukon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 556	New Nova T-5 Info Wanted I'd like to change my 24" two bulb PC light on my 20 gallon tank that houses a LTA anemone, to the Nova T-5 fixture below. It is also a 24", two bulb fixture. My PC light has two 65 watt bulbs. Will this T-5 put out more light? The bulbs are described as: 1-24 W 10,000Â°K 1-24 W 460 nm actinic Thanks for any help! http://*******.com/29aexn

07/18/2007, 06:50 PM	#2
2crazyreefers Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vt. Posts: 733	You would be much better getting 2 of them. __________________ My 4 part recipie for my acros = calcium - alk - flow & luck.

07/18/2007, 07:08 PM	#4
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meadowlakes Texas Posts: 13,357	You would be better off getting one with individual reflectors instead of that single flat one. In spite of what you may have been told, you cannot keep anything you want under a crappy T5. Just because it says T5 doesn't make it good. I have been there and done that, got the junk in the closet. __________________ Jack No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon.

07/18/2007, 07:47 PM	#6
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meadowlakes Texas Posts: 13,357	Pc's are worse yet. lol Look into a good 4 bulb fixture from reefgeek, it will be infinitely better than pc's but a lot will depend on what you want to keep under it. :-) __________________ Jack No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon.

07/18/2007, 08:15 PM	#8
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meadowlakes Texas Posts: 13,357	Pc's get much hotter than t5's and you would also gain a lot of light but I do see your point. Pc's lose out to horrible reflectors and lots of heat. T5's would be more efficient and 2-24 watt t5's with individual reflectors would be close to equal to 2-65 watt pc's for light intensity. I do agree with not rocking the boat though. Keeping an anemone alive in a small tank that long is an achievement. __________________ Jack No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon.

07/18/2007, 06:52 PM	#3
jc9394 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 422	With 2 of the Nova T5, you can keep anything you want on you 20.

07/18/2007, 07:45 PM	#5
Yukon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 556	Hmmm....okay, thanks everybody. Maybe I'll just buy new bulbs for the PC and keep it.

07/18/2007, 08:09 PM	#7
Yukon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 556	The tank I'm talking about has been set up for almost 7 years with the same anemone and PC light. It has never had a skimmer. Maybe I shouldn't rock the boat, and stay with what has worked. I was checking the light today, and the sockets are getting pretty corroded, so I thought I might try the two bulb T-5 for a change. I just want to set it right on the tank like the PC has been. I leave the fans unplugged - I hate noise. A 4 bulb T-5 would probably be too hot.

07/18/2007, 08:19 PM	#9
ralphie16 Moved On Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,550	for a little bit more money why dont you get the 4 bulb nova extreme they sell? its got twice the light as the one you linked plus its got some neat night led's and fans. its not the best fixture but its still cheap and will serve your purpose and is much better then the 2 bulb one. plus they are on sale now.

07/19/2007, 06:23 AM	#10
jc9394 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 422	A 4 bulb nova extreme has only one reflector, two of the 2 bulb nova have two separate reflector.

07/19/2007, 06:24 AM	#11
jc9394 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 422	not to mention is also cost less.

07/19/2007, 07:20 AM	#12
ralphie16 Moved On Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,550	no you are wrong. the 2 bulb fixture only has one reflector, not individual. and cost difference is what? less then $100?

07/19/2007, 07:34 AM	#13
jc9394 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 422	I said two of 2 bulb nova have two separate reflectors, I did not said they have individual reflector. Nova Extreme - 4 bulbs, one reflector 2 Nova 2 bulb - 4 bulbs, two reflector

07/19/2007, 07:37 AM	#14
jc9394 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 422	Nova Extreme - 160 Nova 2 bulb - 70 each Lee me see, less expensive and two reflectors instead of one? I will choose the 2 bulbs nova over the extreme anytime...the only thing I lost is moonlight.

07/19/2007, 09:25 AM	#15
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meadowlakes Texas Posts: 13,357	That is nice you two, but it has nothing to do with this thread. lol If you want to discuss the merits of overpriced crappy fixtures start another thread. :-) __________________ Jack No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon.

07/19/2007, 10:22 AM	#16
b0bby1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Berlin, CT Posts: 847	get a JBJ 150watt VIPER K2. i have it on my 20 and can keep anything i want.