DemoAllBac
Community Member
Hello!
Woke up this morning to discover that one of my two Noopsyche minis isn't working, fortunately (unfortunately?) I'd been considering upgrading my lights anyway. I was looking into the Orphek OR4 lights and wanted some opinions on what I'm considering. My display is a ~54 gallon corner tank / quarter cylinder, 27 inches from the back inside corner to the edges, and about 38 inches across at its widest point. I am thinking about getting (1) 24 Inch Blue Plus, (1) 24 Inch UV/ Violet, and (1) 12 Inch Reef Day Plus to allow for a solid fluorescent "pop", easy on the eyes daylight spectrum in the morning, and good overall coral growth. The new "Moon cycles" feature has really helped get the seal of approval for a more expensive light from my SO.
My questions are:
Do you think the main 24 inch lights would provide enough coverage along the edges of the tank? (I couldn't find any detailed PAR or lens info on the OR4s)
Do you have a first-hand opinion on the build quality of the OR4s?
Do you think the light choice (Between Blue Plus, UV, Day, etc) makes sense?
I haven't ceiling mounted lights before; can I just use something like 40mm x 40mm extruded aluminum rail to mount the lights and then hang the whole assembly?
Also open to other light suggestions / advice!
Thank you!
Woke up this morning to discover that one of my two Noopsyche minis isn't working, fortunately (unfortunately?) I'd been considering upgrading my lights anyway. I was looking into the Orphek OR4 lights and wanted some opinions on what I'm considering. My display is a ~54 gallon corner tank / quarter cylinder, 27 inches from the back inside corner to the edges, and about 38 inches across at its widest point. I am thinking about getting (1) 24 Inch Blue Plus, (1) 24 Inch UV/ Violet, and (1) 12 Inch Reef Day Plus to allow for a solid fluorescent "pop", easy on the eyes daylight spectrum in the morning, and good overall coral growth. The new "Moon cycles" feature has really helped get the seal of approval for a more expensive light from my SO.
My questions are:
Do you think the main 24 inch lights would provide enough coverage along the edges of the tank? (I couldn't find any detailed PAR or lens info on the OR4s)
Do you have a first-hand opinion on the build quality of the OR4s?
Do you think the light choice (Between Blue Plus, UV, Day, etc) makes sense?
I haven't ceiling mounted lights before; can I just use something like 40mm x 40mm extruded aluminum rail to mount the lights and then hang the whole assembly?
Also open to other light suggestions / advice!
Thank you!
