Anyone tested orphek or3 LED bars and coral growth?

ilikefish69 · May 24, 2022

I have two 48" orphek LED bars, and plan on putting some coral in the tank soon. Has anyone had any experience with these lights, and if 2 would be sufficient in providing ample lighting for coral growth?

Oldreefer44 · May 24, 2022

Need to know tank dimensions and what type of corals you plan on growing. Own them myself and would say that they can grow some or possibly most corals depending on the depth of the tank and where you place the corals you are trying to grow.

ilikefish69 · May 24, 2022

Standard dimensions of a 75g tank. 48 long, 18 wide and 20 tall, inches. I would like to grow mushrooms and zoas. I might put in some torches, but I just read everywhere how expensive they are. They are hung from above the tank, off the bottom of a shelf about 8" from the water. The tank is 48" long and the lights are 48" long. I bought them with the plan of eventually getting a larger tank.

These are the types of mushrooms I mean, not the ones that grow down in the sand bed. I just love the zoa garden, and mushrooms were my first coral so I have to get some of those.

Oldreefer44 · May 24, 2022

Mushrooms and zoa's should be fine. Torches, IMO, would be iffy at best.

Nickybfishfree · Jun 22, 2022

Has anyone got any experience with a mounting solution. To add these to a reef breeders. I'd like to mount them at a slight angle. TIA

dvgyfresh · Jun 22, 2022

I’ve grown everything under the orphek bars , even acros. I really only care about anemones and got rid of my torch / acros just in case an anemone wanders. I only have orphek or3 bars for lighting

ilikefish69 · Jun 22, 2022

Nickybfishfree said:
Has anyone got any experience with a mounting solution. To add these to a reef breeders. I'd like to mount them at a slight angle. TIA

They sell mounting arms universal, and the brackets they come with you could probably just angle them to your desire and twist the bolt tight though they would stay angled. Haven’t tried it myself no angles needed. I am currently keeping a mushroom, zoa, GSP (currently struggling), and condy anemone that are all thriving under two bars. Definitely going to grab more when I see some used ones up for sale.