Hi guys, Considering this light to replace maxspect r420r over a 24X24 cube. Would one UNO do it?
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I use two fixtures in my 120. Lights are 12 inches from water. Par on sand is 150-200 depending on shade. I get about 300-400 in the upper half of the tank as an average. You will be all set with power from these beasts!Hello,
Probably gonna get laughed at for this, (oh well). But how will these lights work on a tank like mine that is 72 long, 34 inches tall and 30 deep? I thought of switching lights, but I hate radion and hydra, (have not tried kessill. Now here is where I’m gonna get the quirked look, I use three current USA marine pro 72 inch. Now before people assume these are the marine pro loops they are not. Mine are the 4117 version (also 6O degree lens) 3 watt led, and power supply is 200 watt if I remember correctly maybe 150 but it’s been a while since I had other issues not related to my tank come up). ) which when I tested with a par meter was actually equal to more powerful than the gen 3 and 4 radion. The lights i use are discontinued and I have had them for plus 6 years roughly. They still do a great job, but always looking for the sake of it. They current USA also have fantastic service as well. With my tank at 34 inches tall I’m about 120 par (ish on the sand bed).
Not sure about the Uno but one duo will be awesome!Hi guys, Considering this light to replace maxspect r420r over a 24X24 cube. Would one UNO do it?
What kind of corals are you planning? One would probably be enough for a mixed reef with maybe a few sps higher up and towards the center. I prefer the idea of two and turned down a bit so you have more even spread and light coming from two points. Or you could go with the duo model which has the two built in. With the current preorder pricing it's a really good deal to go with two Uno vs one of the DuoHi guys, Considering this light to replace maxspect r420r over a 24X24 cube. Would one UNO do it?
They should have plenty of power to go 34" tall. Probably need two rows because of the 30" front to back dimension. 72" long so maybe looking at 3 sets of 2 from side to side although I think I would lean towards 4 sets of 2 for total of 8Hello,
Probably gonna get laughed at for this, (oh well). But how will these lights work on a tank like mine that is 72 long, 34 inches tall and 30 deep? I thought of switching lights, but I hate radion and hydra, (have not tried kessill. Now here is where I’m gonna get the quirked look, I use three current USA marine pro 72 inch. Now before people assume these are the marine pro loops they are not. Mine are the 4117 version (also 6O degree lens) 3 watt led, and power supply is 200 watt if I remember correctly maybe 150 but it’s been a while since I had other issues not related to my tank come up). ) which when I tested with a par meter was actually equal to more powerful than the gen 3 and 4 radion. The lights i use are discontinued and I have had them for plus 6 years roughly. They still do a great job, but always looking for the sake of it. They current USA also have fantastic service as well. With my tank at 34 inches tall I’m about 120 par (ish on the sand bed).
mixed reef is the plan. I need to stop buying frags. LOLWhat kind of corals are you planning? One would probably be enough for a mixed reef with maybe a few sps higher up and towards the center. I prefer the idea of two and turned down a bit so you have more even spread and light coming from two points. Or you could go with the duo model which has the two built in. With the current preorder pricing it's a really good deal to go with two Uno vs one of the Duo
I use two fixtures in my 120. Lights are 12 inches from water. Par on sand is 150-200 depending on shade. I get about 300-400 in the upper half of the tank as an average. You will be all set with power from these beasts!
They should have plenty of power to go 34" tall. Probably need two rows because of the 30" front to back dimension. 72" long so maybe looking at 3 sets of 2 from side to side although I think I would lean towards 4 sets of 2 for total of 8
180w of power each would give you 1440 watts with 8!
My new build will be 60" long and 28" front to back. I am thinking 8 just so I can have nice even coverage. I don't like shadows unless it's on purpose.
If I had reliable lights that have been trouble free for the last 6 years and corals are growing great, I’d be sticking with them. “If ain’t broke don’t touch”Hello,
Probably gonna get laughed at for this, (oh well). But how will these lights work on a tank like mine that is 72 long, 34 inches tall and 30 deep? I thought of switching lights, but I hate radion and hydra, (have not tried kessill. Now here is where I’m gonna get the quirked look, I use three current USA marine pro 72 inch. Now before people assume these are the marine pro loops they are not. Mine are the 4117 version (also 6O degree lens) 3 watt led, and power supply is 200 watt if I remember correctly maybe 150 but it’s been a while since I had other issues not related to my tank come up). ) which when I tested with a par meter was actually equal to more powerful than the gen 3 and 4 radion. The lights i use are discontinued and I have had them for plus 6 years roughly. They still do a great job, but always looking for the sake of it. They current USA also have fantastic service as well. With my tank at 34 inches tall I’m about 120 par (ish on the sand bed).
Hello,
Oddly I can’t actually find who sells them. I need to see price as compared to others as well.
https://www.reefi-lab.com/Hello,
That’s good measurements for the 120 tank but my tank is almost 8 inches taller and 30 inches wide. If I hang these 12 -15 High I’m not sure I’d hit that par level, which mine is about 150? The upper half of my tank is 400 plus now. That’s Why I’m asking, I have thought of the mitas ghl 7 as well.
Yes Mount at 11 - 12 inches.Hi guys, Considering this light to replace maxspect r420r over a 24X24 cube. Would one UNO do it?
Looks interesting Daniel! I may have to go with a bunch of these vs the DuoExtreme but I am curious on your take on the pretty sizable reduction in blue and royal blue from the DuoXtrm to the Uno with the again sizeable bump up in violet, deep violet and UV
That's kind of the direction I am leaning also. The par spread looks fairly uniform when measured on a flat surface but I think having multiple units and dialing them back will give better lighting from different angles when rock is in the tank and corals are growing every which direction. I am not a big fan of strong shadows.Thx for the reply Shirak. If a single Uno can hit 200-300 Par @ 20" over a 2'x2' area, then running 2 (for the same foot print) will be par overkill, needing me to cut back on some of the channels anyways. So there is probably lots of room to play with channels and not kill Par.
I haven't tried either yet but looking at the specs on the reef breeders there seem to be a large number of 5500k white and red and green diodes which would not be my first choice.Has anyone tried both these and reef breeders? If so, which one would you go with? How do the two compare?