I have 260watts of pc's and I have a chance to buy a couple of JBJ 150w K2 Vipers really cheap. I would like to add some more lighting and I could clamp these on behind my pc's and angle them over the pc fixture. That way I would still have my actinics and more intense light. Another option I was thinking about was getting a Catalina T5 HO 6 bulb fixture and then just selling my pc's. What would you do?
What would you do?
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divewsharks
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vipers over the catalina's. I heard bad reviews on the catalina's -- not the best design.
Thanks for the help. Has anybody heard of Workhorse assemblies? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=270429707743 It looks similar to a Tek.
divewsharks
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looks alot like a sunblaze fixture (http://www.specialty-lights.com/sun-blaze-t5.html). While they do have individual reflectors i would question their performance.
divewsharks
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Teks are nice fixtures, as they have good reflectors, however if you remove (or don't add) the splash shield and add some cooling they perform even better; reportedly a 20-25% performance gain; cooling does make a difference.
You can simply add some clip-on fans to the back of your tank and direct them at the fixture (not the bulbs), and away you go.
I agree divewsharks. Fans are a nice feature on any fixture. All I was saying is I would not disregard the fixture just because it does not have fans.
Since it is a workhorse assembly I would think it would be ok. If the reflectors are not not up to par you could always replace them.
I wonder if anybody has done para readings on that fixture.
Since it is a workhorse assembly I would think it would be ok. If the reflectors are not not up to par you could always replace them.
I wonder if anybody has done para readings on that fixture.
divewsharks
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sorry I was intending to agree with you, Teks are a quite good fixture even without cooling, cooling them just makes them better and wouldn't cost much. I'd pick the Tek over some fixtures that do offer cooling like the NEP.
addicted2reefin
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sunblaze is a good fixture. for 220 for a 8 bulb how can u go wrong
divewsharks
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i've haven't used one myself, but from what i hear the reflectors aren't very good. and if they aren't very good, whats the point??
addicted2reefin
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with the cream ur saving on that u can go buy HelloLights slr reflectors for 18 bucks a pop, at under 200 bucks. there u got a beautiful fixture for 420.
honestly. slr reflectors are the way to go. but having A reflector, makes a BIG differance over not having one. and the improvement over a reflector vs. none is bigger than the improvement on slrs vs. one reflector
honestly. slr reflectors are the way to go. but having A reflector, makes a BIG differance over not having one. and the improvement over a reflector vs. none is bigger than the improvement on slrs vs. one reflector
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