Which I know looking at a cheaper solution and then reefbreeders. But I like the reefbreeders control. Not that I know anything about the settings and lights needed but I want that optionlol
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Which I know looking at a cheaper solution and then reefbreeders. But I like the reefbreeders control. Not that I know anything about the settings and lights needed but I want that optionlol
That is my exact thoughts. I would like to control the spectrum a little deeper than just blues and whites. But yes black box will do just that. But I will enjoy the weeks of dialing the colors for every hour of the day. It's like a hands on approach to customize my colors. I have looked all all high end lights and reefbreeders seem to be the best for the price. I really like the orphek bars but have no idea how many to achieve the right pars and all hydras and radions I would need three lights. So Mars aqua or reefbreeders for now.OK, lets start here. I have 3 Reef Breeders Photon fixtures. Like you, I wanted the control. But unlike you, I knew why.
I wanted sunrise/sunset control because I enjoy watching the tank evolve during the day. And I know that it does NOTHING for the coral or fish. It's strictly for my pleasure.
I wanted 6 channels of color control because I like being able to make the tank look the way I want it to in terms of color. And there is some very small benefit that the corals might derive from using more of the correct spectrum. However, this benefit is very, very marginal. Even basic black boxes can control white and blue which is probably 95% of the issue. I like having control of red, green and violet because red and green have very little effect on the coral, so I can turn them off for most of the day. And red is much better for algae than it is for coral. I like control of the violet because I want to use more of it at first sunrise and the last of sunset. It's just a look I like. Again, personal pleasure.
So the short answer is, you don't need to pay for the control unless you want it for yourself. Your corals really don't care. Just get a black box and run it 2 to 3 times higher power for blue than for white. And if you want the control, Reef Breeders is the best and least expensive way to get it.
I like the OR t247-b but on my 4x2 foot tank I would need 2 minimum possibly 3. So I'm still footing a large bill. Still a little less than a reefbreeder.
Just wanted to see if anyone had any experience with these reef bars. Says 6-8 bars is 100 par plus at 24 inches deep. Thoughts are they worth it or not?
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