I heard that Terence from Neptun Systems has 4 Coral Care units over his tank and his corals grow incredibly well. Can't wait to see Dana's results. Thank you so much, Dana, for doing this. (I am also interested in these lights for my new build).
Yes, 4 CoralCare v1 with two ReefBrite SuperActinics for about 3.5 years. The CC by itself was a little lacking in blue/sub-blue spectrum a little, hence the ReefBrites. They have performed incredibly well. The LED mixing is good and while I thought I would miss fine control of the channels, I love how simple the two channel approach is. I do believe that there are less LED in this new one, and also less watts I believe (due to making new version for USA I believe - but that is just speculation) - I look forward to hearing what Dana has to say.I'm not sure how many, but yes @Terence has been running the Gen1 coralcares for what, 3~ish years?
I will say that I am quite tired of lifting up my canopy hood and the bulk of these fixtures creates many challenges. If you do not have a canopy or you cannot mount to the ceiling or you do not enjoy the big industrial look, this might not be the light for you. Also, if I were hanging by wires, even though these are supposed to be water proof to some degree, I am not super keen to having line voltage over my tank. Mine are actually bolted to the hood with J brackets so I am not worried about that - but if I had it on one of those cable suspension kits I certainly would be.