AliExpress A8SE Reef Light

[1fishkeeper]

I really need to get a PAR meter or go rent one. I have mine running at about 50% per the little slide bar. But I also have the aquaticlife 4 bulb T5 fixture with it. So both of them running might be cooking everything.

 

[Dibi]

Easily…
At those intensities u will hear fan noise.. also theres no thermalpaste between the led board and the heatsink, putting paste between them could very well make them less noisy

Even in the pros?

 

[disaster999]

Does anyone has a par test ?

Scroll back a few pages, I measured the par reading on my 100g system with 2 X30 (blue version of the A8) mounted 8" above the water
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/aliexpress-a8se-reef-light.972836/page-21#post-12514950
I upgraded the lens and ran another test without adjusting the intensity of the light. The lens basically doubled the par readings in my tank. Ive dialed back the intensity of the light, raised the light to 10" above the water and able to get good par numbers while running the light at around 50-60% power.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/aliexpress-a8se-reef-light.972836/page-22#post-12544052

 

[Dibi]

Scroll back a few pages, I measured the par reading on my 100g system with 2 X30 (blue version of the A8) mounted 8" above the water
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/aliexpress-a8se-reef-light.972836/page-21#post-12514950
I upgraded the lens and ran another test without adjusting the intensity of the light. The lens basically doubled the par readings in my tank. Ive dialed back the intensity of the light, raised the light to 10" above the water and able to get good par numbers while running the light at around 50-60% power.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/aliexpress-a8se-reef-light.972836/page-22#post-12544052

And how are your corals doing?

 

[disaster999]

And how are your corals doing?

very well, they are all growing

 

[Dibi]

very well, they are all growing

Do you have progression pics?

 

[Dibi]

My turn! Got the A8Pro

i am impressed . Considering selling my hydras.

 

[Dibi]

No lens

 

[Dibi]

Let them burn

 

[disaster999]

Do you have progression pics?

I dont have much, but ill try and show some progression pics.

My turn! Got the A8Pro

i am impressed . Considering selling my hydras.

these numbers at 100%?

 

[Dibi]

I dont have much, but ill try and show some progression pics.

these numbers at 100%?

50%

 

[1fishkeeper]

My turn! Got the A8Pro

i am impressed . Considering selling my hydras.

What setting and power are you running it at to get those numbers?

 

[Dibi]

What setting and power are you running it at to get those numbers?

50% all channel

 

[Dibi]

Now I'll test A8SE!

 

[OscarHaglund]

My turn next (5 A8SE and 2 A7II). I will report once im back home.

 

[Dibi]

My turn next (5 A8SE and 2 A7II). I will report once im back home.

Woww looking forward to your impressions! what kinf of corals do you pretend to keep?

 

[OscarHaglund]

Woww looking forward to your impressions! what kinf of corals do you pretend to keep?

I have a mixed reef with a lot of acropora that currently is lit by a hodgepodge of 2 xr15, 1 60cm reefbreeders photon v2, one kessil 160 and one moon led.

But i am going to take the xr15s and move them to an lps tank and the idea is to use 4 A8 and one A7 for this tank with the fifth A8 being a spare.

 

[Dibi]

I have a mixed reef with a lot of acropora that currently is lit by a hodgepodge of 2 xr15, 1 60cm reefbreeders photon v2, one kessil 160 and one moon led.

But i am going to take the xr15s and move them to an lps tank and the idea is to use 4 A8 and one A7 for this tank with the fifth A8 being a spare.

Nice! Please post when you do it! Thanks

 

[disaster999]

Do you have progression pics?

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[1fishkeeper]

I thought I would share how I am running mine. As you can see in the pictures I have 4 T5’s going with my A8 pro I. The middle of them. So far so good with no problems.