I'll throw another one into the mix for chaos, Reefi Uno 2.0!
That one looks interesting... Do you have it?
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I'll throw another one into the mix for chaos, Reefi Uno 2.0!
I have reefi, ai primes and hydras, orpheks, kessil. Friends with radions. They all have pros and cons. My orphek had a lot of lense burnout and bad shimmer. Kessil had to much shimmer, reefi not the best shimmer and produce a lot of heat. Radion have a lot of room light bleed. I think I like the look of the tank under hydras the best, but love the power of the reefi. Crazy enough my current tank has reefi, primes, kessil and orphek bars which actually make a pretty awesome light setup.That one looks interesting... Do you have it?
So, If I buy those, which model should I use and how many of them do you think?All this at about half the price of leading competitors and with a longer (3yr) warranty.
Reefi Uno 2.0. They cover a 24inch by 24inch area if mounted 12 inches above waterline I think, but the best person to ask would be Daniel Lu. The lights designer. You will love his commitment to these lights and his customers. Can find him on https://www.facebook.com/groups/ReeFiLoveSo, If I buy those, which model should I use and how many of them do you think?
They come with a wire hanging kit if I remember correctly. I made a custom situation.Is there any option for hanging from top those Reefi Uno lights? I do not have a place for the arms on the back of the tank.
How high will you be mounting the lights? My reefi are 10 inches off the water, mounted in my canopy and despite using fans they really heat the tank up. I eventually added a chiller.So, If I buy those, which model should I use and how many of them do you think?
I'd do 2 with the 120 reflectors. 1 may do it but 2 would be better coverage with out a bunch of light spill and youd be able to run them closer to the water 10-12" at less watts per unit.So, If I buy those, which model should I use and how many of them do you think?
As my tank will be in a closed cabinet (I will use some grills on the cabinet for ventilation), I think the light must not be the one which produce lots of heat (and the cooling fan of it must be good and silent -I am sensitive to noises as "may be" because of being a mixing engineer).
I do not have lots of choices in my country so that I can go and check and choose the one I like. But I have the option of going to Europe (next month) and buy the light(s). So, I have to decide this without seeing them live...
I do not really know which will "cover" my tank well (as the depth of the tank is about 30" and in general, the light manufacturers give values for 24" tanks).
People generally want height when dealing with SPS systems because they allow for tall staghorns and things of that nature. Or because they want a really deep sandbed. My next tank will be 30" possibly even 36" tall because I want a 4" sandbed and some nice tall SPS and Finger sponges.If possible, I do not want to spend 2.000 Euros and buy very strong 2x lights. Instead (may be), I can buy smaller (thus cheaper) multiple lights with low Watt values so that they can cover all of the tank (yesterday, I have watched a Youtube video that a guy explains in detail this).
My tanks "water level" (height) can be changed. I am planning to make it roughly 21.6" for now. Will that be OK? Or do you suggest 23.6" water level?
How many inches should the height of the aquarium be above the water level?
I think I like the "shimmering" effect of LPS (as @VintageReefer's tank above)
I will appreciate if you can let me know (as you guys are all experienced well) which make(s)/models(s) will be the best choice for me under those above conditions...
@Aquama since you can't go into the store and see the lights in person, I have made a 1 minute video (first 30 seconds of the video features slight blue, final 30 seconds features mostly white with a bit of red in it) of my tank ...
I will agree with you for the newer ones the older with the gateway was just a pain for setup. But the lights themselves are amazing.Orphek is the only correct answer. The best spectrum and spread of any consumer level LED. I’ve had radions, AI’s, kessil’s, Reef breeders, Chinese black boxes, none of them could hold a match to the growth and performance from the Orphek. I will never use another brand of light.
I prefer the natural look over the insanely blue look you see on coral websites, and the coloration I get is beautiful.
Will the other lights work? Of course. But the Orphek trumps them all.