Hagen Glo or Nova Extreme T5's, which is better

[karazy]

i can't seem to find the reflector upgrade..

but for people running only 1 hagen glo, what corals are you keeping under it?

[ElGuappo]

Originally Posted by karazy

i can't seem to find the reflector upgrade..

but for people running only 1 hagen glo, what corals are you keeping under it?

that would depend they come in 1 and 2 bulb fixtures.
i have seen the reflectors at riverfront they are with the lights.

I have kept numerous softies succesfully with a 2 bulb fixture but the jury is out on sps. things like ricordia mushrooms toadstool gorgonian (not sure what type)zenia torches frogspawn, all will do fine under a single 2 bulb fixture and maybe under a single bulb fixture depending on depth. IMO

[mike31154]

Originally Posted by karazy

i can't seem to find the reflector upgrade..

but for people running only 1 hagen glo, what corals are you keeping under it?

I purchased my 75 gal used and after installing the 36" Glo (this is a 48" tank) both a mushroom and zoanthid started growing on their own. I did not put them in the tank, it was FOWLR up until that point. Must have been some spores in the rock or something. Had one 10000K and one Actinic fitted. The zoanthid has grown to become a large colony but alas, the mushroom fell victim to something, maybe my pencil urchin. I've since retro'd four 48" T5HO fixtures on to the tank (added a hammer & GSP) and the 36" Glo is fitted with two actinics for dawn/dusk.

[landshark]

I,ve been using 2 nova extremes for about a year. EXCELLENT fixtures. 1 , 2x18watt on my ten and 1 4x24 on my 20. I have excellent growth in both tanks. ElGuapo appears to be comparing a 36 watt nova to a 48 watt hagen. Unfair comparison. Bang for the buck, these are great fixtures.

[ElGuappo]

Originally Posted by landshark

I,ve been using 2 nova extremes for about a year. EXCELLENT fixtures. 1 , 2x18watt on my ten and 1 4x24 on my 20. I have excellent growth in both tanks. ElGuapo appears to be comparing a 36 watt nova to a 48 watt hagen. Unfair comparison. Bang for the buck, these are great fixtures.

For the record they are both 24" 2x24 watt fixtures. i do also have a 48" GLO.

[karazy]

i was considering getting a sundial fixture to amp up the lgiht and store the hagen in the basment, but now i think i'll just get another hagen and use both

[skabooya]

Ive been looking at the 36" 2 bulb fixture (Hagen Glo) vs the Nova Extreme and I like what Im reading about the Hagen. Recently however there is a rumor that the hagen fixtures and bulbs are being discontinued.
Does anyone have any experience with putting different bulbs in the hagen fixture? Do Geismann bulbs fit? Aparently the hagen bulbs are weird measurements so other T5 bulbs wont fit. I just want to know how true this is.

[ElGuappo]

i use aquamedics in my glo fixture. i have a 2x24W on my 10g contest tank.