Black box LED SPS tank? Where is the success?

[luke33]

So the cheapo black box has been out for years now, how many people actually have a nice sps tank growing under them? Let's see an $80 light rocking out your tank!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yea. I hear a lotta talk.
PICS. Or it didn't happen

 

[luke33]

I mean black boxes have been out for 5yrs now so...........

 

[Humblefish]

Following. I'm all about a deal.

 

[luke33]

You know, i'm pretty surprised no one has posted pics especially with how popular the mars are.

 

[revhtree]

Bump!

 

[JerSaint]

I haven't been taking any quality pics lately but here is a iPhone shot. I run 2 black box LEDs on my 57 and I'm happy with the growth. All of the sps in the shot were tiny frags 15 months ago.

 

[luke33]

Thanks for the pic, looks good. Have you had any issues with keeping sps?

 

[PaReeferJ]

Junk picks but this is 4 months under 2 Mars.

 

[JerSaint]

Thanks for the pic, looks good. Have you had any issues with keeping sps?

Not due to the light!

 

[sc8kv123]

I've been using them for a little over a year now. First on my 15 gallon and now on my 75. I've seen good growth from everything i've put in the tank.

 

[ludnix]

There's a facebook group with a lot of users posting picture proof so hopefully they will come chime in here!

 

[SeaDweller]

Ocean revive here, before. MA. I don't have too many good pics as iPhone and blue LEDs don't mix but here's an idea:

 

[McMullen]

Old shot of right side of tank! Everything is double to triple in size now. 4 black box over 4ft tank. Not a doubt in my mind black box "outshine," radions. I've seen multiple side by sides in person!

 

[SeaDweller]

Super blue tenuis and Dalt Wisney wannabe (blue, pink corallite and green polyp) tenuis

Wild Indo blue Mille colony

Green digi, SSC, Sexy Corals OP; background: PC rainbow

ASD rainbow Mille

Oregon tort and True RR pink Floyd

All encrusting, thriving, maintaining color

 

[spartanman22]

Ocean Revive for me as well. It's a new setup so most stuff is still frags, but color and growth has been good over the past month. Some of the pieces have came from my old setup (lit by an OR) like the ORA purple Stylo and Birds of paradise. The purple Stylo was a 1" frag less than 1 year ago. And the blue gif has been under an OR for 3 years now.

Previous setup under an OR

 

[rlugo113]

For those running MarsAqua, did you switch any LEDs out?

 

[luke33]

Looks good everyone and thanks for the replies! I haven't used led's for two yrs myself, prior to that I used them for about 6 yrs. I think I'm going to try a 300w mars over my frag tank. I do plan on switching out quite a few of the 3500k for 20k's as well as switch out the Reds, greens and a few others for 420nm, 395nm and pry add a few 455nm I there.

 

[luke33]

And btw, I did a par Test on the Mars 300w and was pulling 300 48" below so these guys have some major pop.

 

[SeaDweller]

Ocean Revive for me as well. It's a new setup so most stuff is still frags, but color and growth has been good over the past month. Some of the pieces have came from my old setup (lit by an OR) like the ORA purple Stylo and Birds of paradise. The purple Stylo was a 1" frag less than 1 year ago. And the blue gif has been under an OR for 3 years now.

Previous setup under an OR

What settings are you running ur OR at?