Anyone still using the black box leds?

luisgo · Jan 19, 2017

I have three SunSpect 165w black boxes over my 125 gallon mixed reef. Changed from MH and VHO's almost a year ago. I had a crash and rebuild with a new tank two months ago. Here is my tank today. I am happy with the lights!

VanceM · Feb 14, 2018

I just got 2 of these for my 60g reef, 48x12x24 and not sure what to set them at, first reef, and ill probably just do softies for a while. I've got them set up at approx 8" off the water and I have a glass top. Anyone want to give me an idea for where to set the blue/whites
Thanks !

palmer · Feb 14, 2018

I have Ocean revive T-247 for 4 yrs and they grow everything- I am sure they aren't as effective as my old MH but I save a ton of power, heat and replacement bulbs yearly

Jacobscorals · Feb 14, 2018

8 inches over water in 12 deep id go 45 blue and barely on white and leave it and if anything lose the white a few hours during a cycle

Jason mack · Feb 15, 2018

VanceM said:
I just got 2 of these for my 60g reef, 48x12x24 and not sure what to set them at, first reef, and ill probably just do softies for a while. I've got them set up at approx 8" off the water and I have a glass top. Anyone want to give me an idea for where to set the blue/whites
Thanks !

I have a mixed reef .. I run my whites at 30% total 5.5 hrs a day and my blues at 100% total 8 hrs per day

8251reefer · Feb 20, 2018

I have 2 Mars Aqua 165W fixtures 10" over my newly setup 75g. Tank is only a month old and I had a nickel size frag of Season's Greetings montipora grow to the size of a silver dollar and is about mid tank. The rest of my coral, Acan's, Zoa's, Torches, frogspawn, Duncan's are all doing great as well. I have the lighting set initially at 40 Blue 20White and have slowly increased it to 60 Blue 30 white lit about 8 hours a day. These bad boys are bright and definitely grow coral! That being said, I recently added 2- 54W ATI Blue+ bulbs using the LET retrofit kit and the coral "pop" is truly amazing , adds a way better color to the overall tank and gets rid of the shadowing associated with LED's and still gives me a bit of shimmer. These lights coupled with a couple of T-5 Blue + bulbs is a great combo IMO.

Ray Lewis · Jun 26, 2018

Went to local store and was SUPRISED to see 3 black boxes on a tank with just blue lights. I have always used all the colors except for the blues being a longer duration. What is your opinion on this?

Ray Lewis · Jun 26, 2018

I went to a local lfs today and they had 3 black boxes on their display tank with just blues running . Does anyone else do this being i use alk the lights except the blues on a longer duration? Never seen this before and was just wondering.

Jason mack · Jun 26, 2018

Ray Lewis said:
I went to a local lfs today and they had 3 black boxes on their display tank with just blues running . Does anyone else do this being i use alk the lights except the blues on a longer duration? Never seen this before and was just wondering.

A lot of shops will run only blues too showcase their corals ,, you find this especially with zoas ... just another sales ploy!!

Velcro · Jun 26, 2018

Sb reeflights. Switched from radion gen 3 and like these way more. Way better coverage, alk demand went way up, tank looks way brighter.