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Hey all,
I borrowed my club's par meter, and measured PAR of my (newish) A160WE and (several years old) A360, four inches below the lenses (running at about 100% intensity and 50% color). I got ~1400 PAR for the A160WE and ~2900 PAR for the A360W. (since the WE is supposed to be 30% more efficient, a hypothetical 160W would be ~1100PAR)
Would someone mind posting any results they may have for a newish A360W and/or A360WE?
As an aside, I was disappointed. I thought I'd have good coverage, but the top 1/3 of (where I keep my bright light acros and pocilloporas) barely get 250PAR, with the cover off. I got around 125PAR, under the light, at the bottom of the 16" tank. [ETA: I will have to play around with the configuration. They are about 8" from the water surface through a cover. 30X11X18 tank]
[ETA: did a more careful measurement at 4", and revised numbers]
I borrowed my club's par meter, and measured PAR of my (newish) A160WE and (several years old) A360, four inches below the lenses (running at about 100% intensity and 50% color). I got ~1400 PAR for the A160WE and ~2900 PAR for the A360W. (since the WE is supposed to be 30% more efficient, a hypothetical 160W would be ~1100PAR)
Would someone mind posting any results they may have for a newish A360W and/or A360WE?
As an aside, I was disappointed. I thought I'd have good coverage, but the top 1/3 of (where I keep my bright light acros and pocilloporas) barely get 250PAR, with the cover off. I got around 125PAR, under the light, at the bottom of the 16" tank. [ETA: I will have to play around with the configuration. They are about 8" from the water surface through a cover. 30X11X18 tank]
[ETA: did a more careful measurement at 4", and revised numbers]
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