Reef Breeders LED Luminaire - Let the testing begin!

Dana Riddle · Apr 25, 2020

Received this light yesterday for testing purposes. This is the 48" model.
Many thanks to:
Jennifer and Doug Wanner of New Wave Aquaria
Ryan Snodgrass
Abhishek Dasgupta
Twin Cities Marine Aquarium Society

Bpb · Apr 25, 2020

In first. At a glance this is the top contender among led units if I ever felt the inclination to ditch my metal halides and go all led. Interested to hear your thoughts. Adam at @Battlecorals results with them speak for themselves, though I’m quite eagerly anticipating your on “paper” breakdown of the spectrum and intensity

hoju74 · Apr 25, 2020

Is this the same as the Photon V2 or is this a different model ?
Very interested as this is on the short list of lights for my 120g build.

Bpb · Apr 25, 2020

hoju74 said:
Is this the same as the Photon V2 or is this a different model ?
Very interested as this is on the short list of lights for my 120g build.

that is the photon v2. “Luminaire” is a generic term for a unit that emits light. Interchangeable with “light fixture”

xxkenny90xx · Apr 25, 2020

It's probably the v2+. Of course Dana is gonna review this light a week after I already bought one

Dana Riddle · Apr 25, 2020

hoju74 said:
Is this the same as the Photon V2 or is this a different model ?
Very interested as this is on the short list of lights for my 120g build.

The Reef Breeder website says the V2+ is the latest iteration, so I'm assuming it is an upgraded V2. Can anyone chime in here?

Dana Riddle · Apr 25, 2020

xxkenny90xx said:
It's probably the v2+. Of course Dana is gonna review this light a week after I already bought one

Nice reef!

xxkenny90xx · Apr 25, 2020

I believe the v2+ is the same as the v2 except it has better controls (nicer remote), and instead of ramping up and down on the hour it slowly fades to different colors

SDK · Apr 25, 2020

Great to see. Following...

NautiTang · Apr 28, 2020

Eagerly awaiting

hoju74 · Apr 28, 2020

Noticed today that Bulk Reef Supply is now carrying these lights.

hart24601 · Apr 28, 2020

I found these to be nice lights. The only think I would add is a diffusor, ended up buying some off amazon and using with the photon and it really gives a nice look to my eye.

MERKEY · Apr 28, 2020

Nice can't wait to see the results! Thanks for doing this!!

Ef4life · Apr 28, 2020

That was my second choice in lights, I had a photon v1 for about 5 years until it burned out. Interested to see what this can do. I still have been thinking about getting one for my frag tank.