I have been running a Nova Extreme 6x54w for about a month now. It is doing pretty well for the most part on my 55. I mean it is T5 lighting so you can only expect so much... The colors really improved over my old PC lighting 4x65w current double fixture and there are a lot of new textures. My zoo's really colored up but not as well as they would have under per say halides. I am running the stock bulbs though and will not be upgrading them until I feel like it. I am sure I could pull more out of the fixture with better bulbs but right now im not too concerned. I would probably buy this fixture again if I had to make the choice again. Also the temperature difference is not much if even noticable on the tank. It runs warm... but not too much different then my PC fixture.
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55 Gallon Reef Tank
Location: Tucson, Arizona
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