Nicrew lighting questions

wunderlong88 · Apr 15, 2025

For a 72x24x29" tall or possibly 60x24x29" tall tank what wattage and how many Nicrew Hyperreef Gen. 2 lights would I need for a softies tank?

Also, having trouble finding any pics or videos that don't look extremely blue/purple and I want my tank to look more white/natural daylight. Is this an option with these lights? Is there any shimmer option on these lights? I would like some but not a disco/strobe light either. How is the light blending?

Does the control have a moonlight or evening lighting setting?

I saw complaints that the fans are noisy. Is that your experience?

Any hybrid suggests of mixing these with Kessel A360XE and how to go about that? I thought maybe that would give me what I am looking for. The Kessel has too much shimmer for me, I think, but otherwise seems like it checks all my boxes.

Any other comments or alternative lighting options are welcomed!

Thank you so much for your help!

NoriSheet · Apr 15, 2025

I have a 150g 60x24x24 and went with 3 Nicrew 200s. It's definitely overkill for a softies tank but I wanted to be able to crank up the par if I choose to go down the SPS route in the future and they were on sale at the time I purchased them. I have only had them set up for a short time, but I have never heard the fan... I have the blues at around 30% at during the height of the day so they aren't running at full strength. I like a more natural light spectrum as well and you can definitely achieve this look with these lights. There is a slight shimmer on the sand bed, but no disco/strobe look that I can see. You can probably program a moonlight or evening setting with the controller, but you will have to play around with it to see what you like.

wunderlong88 · Apr 15, 2025

Ty. Would love to see a picture!

oreo54 · Apr 15, 2025

You can't trust vids or pics for color..
Shimmer can always be added or subtracted by increasing or decreasing surface agitation.
https://www.nicrew.com/hyperreef-gen-2/

legionofdoon · Apr 15, 2025

Would two 150s be enough for a 4 foot tank or two 200s?

NoriSheet · Apr 15, 2025

wunderlong88 said:
Ty. Would love to see a picture!

I can get some tomorrow for you!

Flukes · May 6, 2025

I tried 1 nicrew 200 in my office and sent it back. Way too noisy! I needed 4 for my 180 tank and the sound would have been ridiculous.
I went with 4 Reefi Uni 2 lights. Couldn't be happier. Totally silent at 165 watts per light. The light programming is very flexible as you can see from the screen shot. You can increase the whites to eliminate the blue tank look. They also have a moon feature that appears to be in sync with the real moon.

wunderlong88 · May 6, 2025

legionofdoon · May 10, 2025

Flukes said:
I tried 1 nicrew 200 in my office and sent it back. Way too noisy! I needed 4 for my 180 tank and the sound would have been ridiculous.
I went with 4 Reefi Uni 2 lights. Couldn't be happier. Totally silent at 165 watts per light. The light programming is very flexible as you can see from the screen shot. You can increase the whites to eliminate the blue tank look. They also have a moon feature that appears to be in sync with the real moon.

That's weird I can't hear mine. Someone said that they changed the fans on the newer ones I wonder if that's true.