Review: Coral Box AS-80 Refugium Light

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So I just picked up a set of these lights for my Reefer 350 as a refugium light and wanted to share my review of the product so far.

Product features:
  • Cree LED
  • Touch control function
  • Intelligent temperature control fan
  • Adjustable bracket
  • Simple installation
  • Two dimmable channels to control light intensity

Specification Parameters:
  • Max Power: 16W
  • Input Voltage: AC100-240V
  • LED quantity: 9pcs
  • Dimention: 220x110x30mm
  • Suitable for: 30-45cm tank
  • Certificate: CE, ROHS
  • Shell material: E-plastic
  • Lifespan: 50000h
  • Net/Gross weight: 1.08kg/1.2kg
Review:
Overall I'm pretty happy for what it's worth. The real selling point for me was that there was a full spectrum of lights as apposed to the standard white or blue/red. This meant I could double it up as a small frag light in the sump to grow some lower light corals like Zoa, GSP and Leathers.

It's all controlled via a little IR remote. This is cool but the something I wish there was was a built in timer of some sort. Still having to run it on a tradition timer which is clunky. It also gets VERY hot as there's not active cooling besides the heatsink so don't touch it with the underside of your arm (Like I did) or you'll burn yourself lol.

The Cheato is growing very steady and I'm harvesting my little box once a week. Just added some dragons breath so will see how that grows under the light. For the price, it's a decent buy but there's obviously better options out there but with the space I had and what I wanted to achieve this turned out to be a decent investment.

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So I just picked up a set of these lights for my Reefer 350 as a refugium light and wanted to share my review of the product so far.

Product features:
  • Cree LED
  • Touch control function
  • Intelligent temperature control fan
  • Adjustable bracket
  • Simple installation
  • Two dimmable channels to control light intensity

Specification Parameters:
  • Max Power: 16W
  • Input Voltage: AC100-240V
  • LED quantity: 9pcs
  • Dimention: 220x110x30mm
  • Suitable for: 30-45cm tank
  • Certificate: CE, ROHS
  • Shell material: E-plastic
  • Lifespan: 50000h
  • Net/Gross weight: 1.08kg/1.2kg
Review:
Overall I'm pretty happy for what it's worth. The real selling point for me was that there was a full spectrum of lights as apposed to the standard white or blue/red. This meant I could double it up as a small frag light in the sump to grow some lower light corals like Zoa, GSP and Leathers.

It's all controlled via a little IR remote. This is cool but the something I wish there was was a built in timer of some sort. Still having to run it on a tradition timer which is clunky. It also gets VERY hot as there's not active cooling besides the heatsink so don't touch it with the underside of your arm (Like I did) or you'll burn yourself lol.

The Cheato is growing very steady and I'm harvesting my little box once a week. Just added some dragons breath so will see how that grows under the light. For the price, it's a decent buy but there's obviously better options out there but with the space I had and what I wanted to achieve this turned out to be a decent investment.

Quick Demo Video:


IMG_20180526_121850.jpg


IMG_20180526_121823.jpg


IMG_20180526_121808.jpg


IMG_20180526_121743.jpg


MVIMG_20180526_121724.jpg


IMG_20180526_121717.jpg


MVIMG_20180526_121506.jpg


IMG_20180526_121455.jpg


MVIMG_20180526_121440.jpg


MVIMG_20180526_121216.jpg


Looks like a good application. Would like to hear it's long term results for you.
 

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for some reason some time the light doesn’t turn on when the timer is on, then I need to turn on manually, do you know why? I don’t like this as I need to monitor every night and I don’t like it
 

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