20" Nove Extreme Pro ??????

[CHEMCHEF]

Does anyone know if aftermarket bulbs are available for this unit?
It seems nanotuners has UVL bulbs. But you need to adjust everything to make them fit. I'm not a DIY guy.
If not does anyone have exp. with the new tru lumen bulbs from Current?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Foster and smith has aquaticlife bulbs that will fit the fixture.

 

[pweissma]

I switched my nep20 to trulumen bulbs. The white is very similar to the old white in terms of color and intensity. The actinics are a much richer deeper blue. Overall with 3&3 the color is a lot nicer. I thought the look with just 2 blues was a bit weird so I changed switch 1 to control a white and a blue.

You can mod the fixture to use the 18" uvl bulbs. With the mod you need to use all uvl bulbs. There's a how-to thread on nano-reefs.

 

[CHEMCHEF]

I was thinking I might go with 2- 12K, 3- actinic blue & 1- actinic purple.
With the old bulbs I get very white light when 10k,s are on.
Just wondering if this configuration will be too blue, or too low a par level for sps.

 

[pweissma]

I see the 420 purple actinic on current's website. They don't have these at MD and I wasn't aware of them when I got mine.

 

[sillysidewinder]

I've found that people are very eager to get rid of this light... I wanted it for a while myself. I was just curious what those people might be thinking...

 

[pweissma]

I've found that people are very eager to get rid of this light... I wanted it for a while myself. I was just curious what those people might be thinking...

It's a very good light. If there are a lot for sale it's only because there are a lot of them out there.

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Most people switch beause of the limited bulb choices. Or the are simply upgrading and 24" light makes more sense.
This light is only designed for a handful of tanks.
Most tanks are 24"long, or more.
But it is a great light, very powerful for what it is.
I do wish it had the moonlight setup of the sunpod.