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New video, this one is my thoughts and review of the Illumagic Blaze X which I have been running on my tank for 1 year. As always, subscribe for more content!
Pros
For those wondering, my personal lighting and program schedule for the Blaze is below. Note I consider this to be pushing the limits of what many of my LPS will handle light wise, and is possibly too strong for some of them (I have noticed some of my Acans deteriorating lately and too much light could be the cause but I am unsure at this time). I did a long ramp up over multiple months to get to this point and my T5 bank is only on the back of the tank and mostly only covers the SPS in my tank. Your results may vary and I am not endorsing my program as the best for anyone's tank (even my own) ... use at your own risk, I am not a lighting expert and this is the exact reason we need guidance in the hobby from the manufacturers on how to use their products for success rather than just throwing us the keys and hoping for the best!
11:00AM A- 5 B- 25 C- 25
11:30AM A- 20 B- 50 C- 40
1:00PM A- 40 B- 80 C- 50 T5- 100
4:00PM A- 60 B- 100 C- 65 T5- 100
6:30PM A- 10 B- 120 C- 60 T5- 100
8:30PM A- 5 B- 60 C- 30 T5- 100
10:30PM A- 0 B- 0 C- 0
For reference here are some pictures of my tank
New video, this one is my thoughts and review of the Illumagic Blaze X which I have been running on my tank for 1 year. As always, subscribe for more content!
Pros
- best price to performance ratio I am aware of
- great spread
- multi led puck design
- good shimmer
- solid aluminium frame and construction
- modular design with easily user swappable parts
- controllable spectrum across whites, blues and UV
- absolutely capable of delivering amazing growth and color for SPS (and LPS and softies). My tank and many other tanks are proof of this.
- great visual pop and appeal which can be tuned to your tastes
- the light is very heavy, consider your mounting solution with care
- the fans are kind of loud under certain conditions (but could be easily user replaced with something quieter)
- the app is garbage for 2019 and severely needs updating
- the instructions are poor, weren't included for me, and are difficult to track down online
- there are no manufacturer supported programs, settings and guidance for how to use this light for success under common reefing scenarios (SPS, LPS and Mixed etc...) your totally on your own to do research, testing, and the 'mad scientist' approach to have success with this light
For those wondering, my personal lighting and program schedule for the Blaze is below. Note I consider this to be pushing the limits of what many of my LPS will handle light wise, and is possibly too strong for some of them (I have noticed some of my Acans deteriorating lately and too much light could be the cause but I am unsure at this time). I did a long ramp up over multiple months to get to this point and my T5 bank is only on the back of the tank and mostly only covers the SPS in my tank. Your results may vary and I am not endorsing my program as the best for anyone's tank (even my own) ... use at your own risk, I am not a lighting expert and this is the exact reason we need guidance in the hobby from the manufacturers on how to use their products for success rather than just throwing us the keys and hoping for the best!
11:00AM A- 5 B- 25 C- 25
11:30AM A- 20 B- 50 C- 40
1:00PM A- 40 B- 80 C- 50 T5- 100
4:00PM A- 60 B- 100 C- 65 T5- 100
6:30PM A- 10 B- 120 C- 60 T5- 100
8:30PM A- 5 B- 60 C- 30 T5- 100
10:30PM A- 0 B- 0 C- 0
For reference here are some pictures of my tank