Sb reef lights and higher end sps

Scubapro13 · Jul 15, 2018

Alright here we go.... Want to know how all of you feel about sb reef light in regards to coral health and higher light demand corals. Now I have 3 halide lights now and am using one on my small 30 gallon and its great ebev witb my struggles witb some parameters corals are still doing great. I'm getting some insane par numbers Why im asking is im getting ready to do a 210 gallon and im concerned on heat and overall running cost which hasnt been to bad with a single light but will be worse with 3. I struggled with leds before but after halides and a par meter just realized I could have just turned them up more.

Any help would be great i have searched for days on real reviews long term and have not seen to much.

ReeferMaddness843 · Jul 15, 2018

Mine did well, until it was ravaged by aefw. That battle over, I moved on to an 8 bulb t5 just to prevent the shadowing as with any t5. Ideally using a hybrid would have been my choice, but it was a 32” light over 48” tank and didn’t feel the spread was the best for my needs.

Scubapro13 · Jul 16, 2018

ReeferMaddness843 said:
Mine did well, until it was ravaged by aefw. That battle over, I moved on to an 8 bulb t5 just to prevent the shadowing as with any t5. Ideally using a hybrid would have been my choice, but it was a 32” light over 48” tank and didn’t feel the spread was the best for my needs.

What t5 did you end up going with. Thats on my list of option right now