Individual Reflectors For Nova Extreme?

[slider162]

I was thinking of getting a couple of reflectors for the Nova Extreme. I just want 4 of them for the 10,000 K lights. I know that it would be tight, so I was thinking of letting the Actinics without. I was thinking I may have to cut off the last bend to get it to fit. Has anyone ever tried this?

There is also rumor that Current will have a retro-kit available in March for these fixtures.

 

[slider162]

I just purchased 4 TEK reflectors. We'll see what happens...

 

[slider162]

Well, I did it. It definitely doesn't have room for 8 reflectors, but it has room for 4 with some trimming. I'm not really sure how much benefit I am getting and it is really hard to see them in the pics. Basically, I had to cut the first two bends out of them to get them to fit. They are all mounted on the 10ks. I think the actinics get some reflection out of them due to the fact that they are cut down. Anyway, here they are. You can see the holes for the LEDs.

 

[edwing206]

that's sweet. how much more ligh to you have?

 

[spmedi]

Diddo the light impact question.

Also ...
Current has retrofit kits now for their T5HO. They are about $5 more than Tek, but they include the bulbs. They are only 2 Lamp though.

Does anyone know what type of ballast they put into the extreme fixtures? I have one over my 40 Breeder which is more than enough light for the ~13" of water it has to do through. Mushrooms went on to the sides of my rocks to shade themselves.

Anyway if I move to a taller tank I was going to rip it apart and create my own housing to hold individual reflectors.

I was just wondering how powerful the ballast was in it.

 

[spmedi]

Anyone know about the ballast? Anyone else take this sucker apart to make their own 'retro'?

Thanks,

 

[FLReefGirl]

I have the 4 bulb Nova Extreme and was thinking of doing this as well. How has it worked out for you? Is it really any different? How hard was it to do?

 

[slider162]

You can only get them under every other bulb and then they have to be cut down. It was a pain to do. I honestly don't know if it helped or hurt any. It will add light from the back of the daylights, but it blocks some of the actinics.