Viparspectra 165W Light

-Rich- · Mar 5, 2024

Can anyone tell me if this light would be suitable for the my setup.

I'm setting up a IM 25 AIO Lagoon (https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/25-nuvo-fusion-lagoon-pro-aio-aquarium-bundle-innovative-marine.html)

I plan to have a pair of Clownfish and maybe 1-2 other fish in the tank and would like to have some SPS coral in the tank.

Brandont21 · Mar 5, 2024

Most certainly will be enough light. I had one over a 55 tall and it did great

AquaLogic · Mar 5, 2024

Yes, but you might also want to consider the Noo-Psyche k7 pro iii which is similar
But offers app control.

oreo54 · Mar 5, 2024

-Rich- said:
Can anyone tell me if this light would be suitable for the my setup.

I'm setting up a IM 25 AIO Lagoon (https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/25-nuvo-fusion-lagoon-pro-aio-aquarium-bundle-innovative-marine.html)

I plan to have a pair of Clownfish and maybe 1-2 other fish in the tank and would like to have some SPS coral in the tank.

If you are going "Chinese" lights you may want to consider this one

Prism II LED Light Fixture - Marine

Thinner. Lighter. Smarter. The new thinner and lighter AquaMaxx Prism II controllable full HD spectrum LED fixture is created from 100% recycled aluminum. Its brushed silver, ultra-slim profile design gives it an aesthetic edge over the competition, and its updated external smart controller...

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Rebranded this:

LED aquarium light, LED lights, Nano reef aquarium, Reef Builders, Reef and Marine Aquarium Blog, Aqua mini, Aqua Pro, LED nano, micmol

www.micmol.com

600 has a typo in the marine led list. Its not 48 warm whites.. just 8.
At 60 watts it is 1/2 the power of the black box light ( really only 110 watts).
AquaMAXX has more stand alone blue than the black box, not as focused as the black box and channel automation.

28 - Cold White (Channel A)
56 - Deep Blue (Channel B)
28 - Royal Blue (Channel C)
8 - Warm White (Channel D)
8 - UV (Channel D)
8 - Red (Channel D)
8 - Green (Channel D)

Your tank is 12" high, no need for beaming 90 degree lenses.
Now it depends also on what look you like.
Most run bb's at like 10:1 blue channel to white
Meaning at most 60 watts.

Blue alone on the maxx is about 36 watts
Ch b+ c.

Bottom line, not the power of a Vipar, but larger panel and bells and whistles.
In between the bb and the Noopsyche mentioned above.

oreo54 · Mar 5, 2024

HighlandReef · Mar 7, 2024

One viparspectra will be plenty for that tank. I am setting up a tideline 31g with one viparspectra over it, similar sized tank.
I’m mounting mine 12”-14” above the tank.
I also swap out the original factory 90* lenses with 120* lenses from AliExpress.
Pretty cheap and helps with the spread.
I run the viparspectras over my 210, just be careful when setting up led fixtures, in general. LEDs are very powerful and put out a lot of par when you crank them up.
I have mine set to 40% blue and 2% white over my 210. Prefer a 20k look.
Plenty of light for everything.
I tried several of the black box pet brands when a switched over to led a few years back. Hated smatfarm color spectrum, way too white. Also tried marsaqua but color spectrum was best on the viparspectra.
I have also read noopski are supposed to be good but have no personal experience with them.
I gave up trying any more brands as I’m happy with the viparspectra.
Everyone raved about the smart farm led’s but I hated them, by far the worst color spectrum out of all the ones I tried. Way too white and couldn’t tone them down for anything.