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Could someone please provide with a link to a place I can purchase the 2x32 Supernova CSL CP retrofit? I can't find it anywhere. I know it exists.....

 

Thanks for your help in advance.

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Christopher Marks

The super nova fixture has just one bulb. The fixture with two bulbs has a different name.

 

drfostersmith.com has both of these fixtures too.

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What is the difference between the two? I notice that the one with two lamps is twice as expensive, but if I'm reading it right they have the same wattage. I'm assuming that the supernova has a 50/50.

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Christopher Marks

Yes, the only difference is the bulbs that each fixture comes with. The one with two bulbs has one daylight and one actinic. The single supernova has a smartlamp.

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Which of the two do you think is better if you want to have a lot of medium light corals with just one fish or two? Sorry for asking so many questions.

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Christopher Marks

Well, as long as you make an acrylic splash gaurd for the lights, I would get the double bulb fixture. You could certainly get by with just one lamp though.

 

I have one 32w bulb over my 7.5 gallon tank, which is just a little bit more shallow than the 12 gallon eclipse.

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Gosh darnit,

 

I had earlier e-mailed csl about this unit asking specifically if the 2x32W would fit in the Eclipse 12. I never received a response until about 10 minutes after I purchased it from Champion Lighting. They said it wouldn't fit. I could have sworn I saw some guys on this forum talking about putting those fixtures in.

 

I measured before I bought it and it was extremely close, though I thought it could be done. It wouldn't be close at all if you took out the filter tray and just didn't use it, though I'm kinda scared to do that.

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