Hello Alain. whenever i tell reefers i have Popbloom Rs90 installed, they dont have a clue about their light and without knowing they assume that it wont be enough to grow corals. ive added some soft corals euphilias, hammers etc and i wan to add some sps frags as well. can you tell me if popbloom rs90 lights would suffice for optimal growth or should i get mainstreamed and add the radions and or orpheks?
Going on my second year with them and I m growing everything at a very good rate. Started from frags, everything is now a big colony that have been fragged a bunch of time. If some people have trouble growing corals with these lights, they are certainly not the issue.
Thank you Alain. i believe i wont switch the lights, i have 3 RS90,s in my 48x24x30 DT. i have added a couple of Torches, a couple of open brains and Hammers. the torches are thriving, hammers not so much. can i ask you your lights settings?
Sounds like the ye ole bad cap syndrome.
What light settings do you use??It will grow anything, assuming you have enough units for tank size.... But that goes for all lights.....
Regarding par, they are in top output in that "90w" class, so no worries there.
Regarding spectrum, well, things are here bit complicated. It is just basic spectrum, ab+ is closest. By all means not bad, nice sharpness, nice colors, just dont expect "image quality" like some high end units have.
These lights are not meant to compete with radions, stratons, hydra, philips and other high end stuff, they simply can't.
But they are great options/alternative for low-middle range lights, they provide all that is needed for growth, coloration and health of corals.....
Being "red sea inspired", they look good, modern, white color is nice touch, for sure best than most, if not all black boxes out there, imho...
Edit: some torches, hammers, etc with these lights..bad quality pics, but good looking corals ;)
I use the preset "4 season and lunar"
The setting is very normal, I can sure it is suitable for your coral.
I'm not going to be nice here.Another power supply died. All defective capacitors...3 out of 4 dead. ordered 4 spare power supply while I wait for those from popbloom. Oliver is looking at problem, if it was a defective batch of if a fix need to be done. They have been working without issue for 2 years almost exactly. Anybody else had issue with power supply?
