Current USA Orbit Marine Aquarium LED Light??

[jorge0912]

will this led grow coral well in my tank ? i have a 54 gallon corner tank aqueon

https://www.amazon.com/Current-USA-...18hTJlAfbL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1

 

[jorge0912]

will this led grow coral well in my tank ? i have a 54 gallon corner tank aqueon

https://www.amazon.com/Current-USA-Marine-Aquarium-48-Inch/dp/B00GFTQDQK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1509951088&sr=1-1&keywords=current+usa+marine&dpID=418hTJlAfbL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch&th=1

coral i want to put
kenya tree
zoas
acans
leathers
torches hammers brain corals

 

[Darryl]

soft yes but anything elese needs 2 or the pro or the new ic pro

 

[lion king]

I doubt it, i have these on a fowlr. The leds are .25 watts each, for proper penetration and intensity the leds should be at least 1 watt each.

 

[DSC reef]

Better of getting a black box led.

 

[nfrench2100]

coral i want to put
kenya tree
zoas
acans
leathers
torches hammers brain corals

I am going to say absolutely yes. Because I have the Current Orbit Marine Pro on the mounting arm, 6” over the my 30G Half-Moon . That puts it at a total, 32” to the SB. In the little over 2 months that I’ve been running these lights, I have had tremendous coral growth. I have a lot of the corals that you are wishing to keep.

Birdsnest
Peach Tip Torch
Pink Tip Torch
5 different Zoas
Duncan
Hammer
Candy Cane
GSP (popped up out of nowhere as a hitchhiker)
And lastly an unknown Chalice

I am totally new to the salty side of this hobby. So by no means am I an expert lol. But I can only tell you this, based on what I have seen firsthand so far. Day in and day out, my corals have great PE and growth. Duncan has sprouted 2 new heads in a little under months time. Hammer has 1 new branch. Both Torches have shown great growth. And the Chalice, on my sandbed, has shown beautiful color variation and growth in about a months time.

So good luck in whatever lighting you choose to go with. Just thought I’d share my personal experience with this particular lighting!

 

[DSC reef]

We have that light (24") on a nano and it grows everything, even SPS but it's very shallow. On a 54 gallon corner, it's gonna be tough. Softies will do fine as with other low light corals. For the money though, I'd still recommend a black box.

 

[andyg1960]

I am going to say absolutely yes. Because I have the Current Orbit Marine Pro on the mounting arm, 6” over the my 30G Half-Moon . That puts it at a total, 32” to the SB. In the little over 2 months that I’ve been running these lights, I have had tremendous coral growth. I have a lot of the corals that you are wishing to keep.

Birdsnest
Peach Tip Torch
Pink Tip Torch
5 different Zoas
Duncan
Hammer
Candy Cane
GSP (popped up out of nowhere as a hitchhiker)
And lastly an unknown Chalice

I am totally new to the salty side of this hobby. So by no means am I an expert lol. But I can only tell you this, based on what I have seen firsthand so far. Day in and day out, my corals have great PE and growth. Duncan has sprouted 2 new heads in a little under months time. Hammer has 1 new branch. Both Torches have shown great growth. And the Chalice, on my sandbed, has shown beautiful color variation and growth in about a months time.

So good luck in whatever lighting you choose to go with. Just thought I’d share my personal experience with this particular lighting!

I would agree with you, except he is not asking about the pro, hes asking about the regular model. I had that model, and its good for less light demanding species at best. Not a great choice for corals

 

[nfrench2100]

I would agree with you, except he is not asking about the pro, hes asking about the regular model. I had that model, and its good for less light demanding species at best. Not a great choice for corals

Hmmm.. ok. Maybe I’m wrong then about what I have. It just says “Ramp Timer Pro” “Orbit Marine LED” so maybe I don’t have the PRO. This fixture cost me $115.98 on Amazon. It seemed to me he was looking for the exact same fixture, only a longer size. Here are a few pictures

 

[andyg1960]

Yeah, thats not the Pro. They may both use the same ramp timer. The Pro is $500-$800+ depending on length

 

[nfrench2100]

Yeah, thats not the Pro. They may both use the same ramp timer. The Pro is $500-$800+ depending on length

Ok cool, then I stand corrected lol. So just out of curiousity, in regards to my original response, shouldn’t/wouldn’t he be ok with the fixture he’s looking at? Being that I have, and am successfully keeping said corals?

 

[andyg1960]

if you are getting good results, thats awesome. That light is not meant for coral growth specifically. I may be able to support corals, mushrooms, etc that have low light requirements and are a fairly close distance from the light source. I would not recommend buying that light for coral growth.

 

[nfrench2100]

Right on

 

[jorge0912]

wow !!!! love love this forum !!! thank you guys i will order a black box then
maybe something that will give the tank a purplish hue just a bit :)
Lightimetunnel 165W Dimmable LED
Galaxyhydro Led 55x3w Dimmable 165w

 

[jorge0912]

witch one is better

 

[carlson]

The orbit marine light will keep soft corals alive, maybe, just maybe they will grow if your lucky. Source: I used to have this light

 

[DSC reef]

The orbit marine light will keep soft corals alive, maybe, just maybe they will grow if your lucky. Source: I used to have this light

It depends on the size and depth of the tank, otherwise they grow plenty of corals. In this situation I believe there are better choices.