New Wave T5 fixture

[Adrian]

I also posted this in the lighting forum but didnt get any good feed back. Any opinions on this unit? Of course I would be getting different bulbs, but I figured for around $184 this system couldnt be that bad as it seems to be the same compared to the tek fixture minus the fancy housing and seperate on/off switches...

http://specialty-lights.com/960200.html

[Julio]

sounds like a good deal, makes me want to try it. It doesn seem to be very good in comparison to the Tek 5

[brentp]

<b>Reflector</b> is made of German 95% reflective aluminum

It looks to me like it is cheaper because it has a single reflector.

[Johnsteph10]

The whole point of T5 and why they are so good is because of the individual parabolic reflectors.

[Adrian]

Reflector is made of German 95% reflective aluminum

This is the exact statement made about the Tek light made for aquarium use, which is why i assumed they were similar other than the housing. Does the Tek fixture not come with individual reflectors?

[d4a2n0k]

The Tek fixtures do come with individual reflectors. The fixture you posted looks like it only has one reflector though.

It says "reflector is made of German 95% reflective aluminum" not reflector'S. They might be made out of the same material but you will lose all the benifits of T-5's with only a single reflector.

[Adrian]

Maybe this will help with what Im saying, compare the new wave with the tek and tell me the difference....

http://www.specialty-lights.com/t5-grow-lights-compare.html

I got this from the description of the aquarium model Tek light...

Exclusive 9-bend reflector is made of German 95% reflective aluminum

http://www.specialty-lights.com/teklightaqua.html

Is this different from the Tek fixtures others are using?

[brentp]

Tek Light
95% reflective aluminum 9-bend reflector increases output by over 300%

New Wave
Reflector is made of German 95% reflective aluminum

Those are the descriptions of the reflectors from each product on the site you linked. Not exactly the same.

[Adrian]

The tek reflector still sounds like its only reflector with nine bends rather than mutiple reflectors? Ive email sunlight supply about it, hopefully they will get back to me...

[brentp]

Each tek reflector has nine bends...

I have 7 of them over my tank.

[boarder]

I use a new wave 24" 4 bulb. The reflector is made from a single piece of aluminum. For the center two bulbs there is only a single bend on each. For the two outer bulbs there are four bends on each. It replaced a 130W Orbit light...

It is noticably brighter... I'm hoping it will be sufficient for better growth on my sps.

[Adrian]

Each tek reflector has nine bends...

The reflector is made from a single piece of aluminum. For the center two bulbs there is only a single bend on each. For the two outer bulbs there are four bends on each.


Thanks guys ;)