Is this LED light OK?

[kim7]

HI , I'm in the process of setting up my 20g Long tank. I will be keeping only soft and some lps corals. Is this light strong enough? scroll down the page to see the specs in the link.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/EVO-30-LED-...905437?hash=item19dd6a2cdd:g:KY4AAMXQDfdRrObq

if not what do you recommend? Under $200

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

This would be much better.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Current-Orb...831810?hash=item1c81dd0c82:g:HE4AAOSwnF9Y6eao
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CURRENT-USA...825109?hash=item3addc5b615:g:y-cAAOSwNE5YWtI~
Sorry I forget how long a 20 long is....

Look at marineland reef led too.

 

[kim7]

It is 30 inches long.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yea a 24in orbit or marineland should be fine.

You can get bigger ones, but they mount oddly and can be overpowered. The mars brand is a very popular black box
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MarsAqua-Di...496493?hash=item5b029756ad:g:-PIAAOSwopRYhy7D
This one is really good brand. w legs. But....
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/reefbreeders-photon-24.299963/#post-3675022

And sorry that price range its tough, and not a lot of good small strips. Used can be a good Idea though.

 

[kim7]

I'm looking over at the Current USA orbit marine 24-36" Have you had this before? I'm really I interested in this.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I'm looking over at the Current USA orbit marine 24-36" Have you had this before? I'm really I interested in this.

I have one now but Its a supplement. Its pretty well know light here. Wasn't popular because it was really underpowered for a deeper tank,(thus the price and availability).
But for smaller shallower reefs its pretty well matched.

If my friend @cody2cannon is around he is running one now on a small tank.

I think its about 400 par at the top and should get you 100 on the sand pretty easily.

 

[kim7]

The tank is 13" deep, I think it's pretty shallow eh?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

The tank is 13" deep, I think it's pretty shallow eh?

Yup. Prob perfect power wise
Is got a good ramp. The the controller forgets once in a great wile. Easy to use once you figure it out. The blue is a royal blue that I like and am actually looking at a now. The full 100% 1:1. Look I'm not that fond of. So I fiddled with it a bit.
Looks really really good with a t5. It's also super thin and narrow so you can use it as a supplant to t5 really easy.

The timer and ramp REALLY Make it easy.

 

[cody2cannon]

What's up guys! I am running and I'm getting the following par.... This chart is spot on!

 

[Zack K]

I'm looking over at the Current USA orbit marine 24-36" Have you had this before? I'm really I interested in this.

I have the 24" PRO version over my 55 Corner tank (30" of light room available) and it covers to the fullest. Very happy with the light and is bright enough to grow Softies LPS and even a few SPS if placed high in the tank.

 

[alanbetiger]

I was pleasantly surprised with the Current Orbit Marines. I have a 30" deep 350 gallon tank and was transferring stock from an older tank. I bought the cheapest quasi lighting I could find at the time so the tank wouldn't be 100% light free for weeks while I sorted a long term plan out. Got 4 sets of 48" (tank is 96" long) Current orbit marines, not even the Pro, and surprisingly not only did it keep my SPS alive they were growing pretty well. So much that I ended up canceling thousands of dollars worth of LEDs and just added my retrofit LED system from my previous tank to the Current Orbit Marines. A year later and everything is still good
Your 20 gallon should be good to go.

 

[kim7]

I have the 24" PRO version over my 55 Corner tank (30" of light room available) and it covers to the fullest. Very happy with the light and is bright enough to grow Softies LPS and even a few SPS if placed high in the tank.

Hi, I just received the Current USA orbit PRO. And I love it! But I have some confusions about the programming I need help on.
After I setup my custom schedule on CH 1, what is the button that goes back to that channel? Im thinking the M1 next o the resume?
And is the resume the one to go back to "timer M1"?