Is this a good light for soft coral?

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(This connects to the first post I made on reviving my dad’s old tank)

Hello saltwater hobbyists,
Coming from my other post on this community, me and my dad found his old, but new led light lying around. It seems to have 165w, but that’s really it, I couldn’t find its full model and what not. The tank I’m recovering is a Red Sea Max 130D from a while back, and when i do fully set up the tank, I will add soft coral like GSP, pulsating Xenia, and zoas. Although a little early to be asking about light while cleaning up the tank, i’m sure it’s fine.
Posted on reddit by my user of, “Flat-Echidna-2245” on the community “r-reeftank”
 
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The light btw (I don't think the images uploaded?)
 

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Looks like a typical blackbox style light. Typically just white and blue spectrum. I forget the brands typically involved in that light but they’re good for pretty much any coral just your controlability is limited to the dials on top there.
 

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