The real Black Box light study

Diggem · Mar 8, 2019

Jonreefer said:
https://www.thecoralreeftn.com/

is this light worth the extra money its $250 or would the viparspectra be as good at$120 it would be for 20 gallon tall tank and only 1 k7 pro would be enough right would like to keep all coral

Manose · Mar 8, 2019

Diggem said:
is this light worth the extra money its $250 or would the viparspectra be as good at$120 it would be for 20 gallon tall tank and only 1 k7 pro would be enough right would like to keep all coral

Either light would keep anything you wanted in a 20gallon but the K7 has more options that you will want down the road.

Jonreefer · Mar 8, 2019

Diggem said:
is this light worth the extra money its $250 or would the viparspectra be as good at$120 it would be for 20 gallon tall tank and only 1 k7 pro would be enough right would like to keep all coral

for me the color blending and shimmer not being a jitter super fast paced is enough to make me spend a little more for the K7. it gives that more natural shimmer and zero color separation.
Also with the controller you can program the actual ramp up and ramp down settings. not just on and off.
Sure if you have a really tight budget the viparspectra is probably hard to beat but for a little more you get a good bit extra features

ph123uk · Mar 11, 2019

This was on my 90L (about 24 US gallons) for the vipar, had it on 30% blue and 5% white - its truly a beast

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ChrisW · Mar 12, 2019

Anyone have any feedback on AcroOptics LEDs?

Diggem · Mar 12, 2019

ph123uk said:
This was on my 90L (about 24 US gallons) for the vipar, had it on 30% blue and 5% white - its truly a beast

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You say it's a beast is it to much was leaning towards getting one for a 20 tall should I look at something else

ph123uk · Mar 13, 2019

Diggem said:
You say it's a beast is it to much was leaning towards getting one for a 20 tall should I look at something else

Depends, I got this light knowing I would get awesome coverage and minimal shadowing due to the size vs the tank, you can turn it all the way down also, but also gives you space to upgrade the tank in the future - like I have, gone from 45cm cube to 60x45 cube - still amazing coverage:

D.train · Mar 14, 2019

I am dying to see the results of the lumini pixie 150

Diggem · Mar 17, 2019

Has this study died

cvrle1 · Mar 17, 2019

Diggem said:
Has this study died

No, it hasnt died. @Manose has just been busy with life. Noopsyche light came out of nowhere with really promising results, so he spent more time doing more in depth testing of it. This study will resume sooner or later.

Manose · Mar 17, 2019

This study is far from over as we have so many lights to test and more lights to find out about. The test tank has been redone and setup all that needs to happen is for me to get time and go down and start.
Tomorrow i'm taking my father to have major surgery so everything I have going on is put on pause.

crusso1993 · Mar 18, 2019

Manose said:
This study is far from over as we have so many lights to test and more lights to find out about. The test tank has been redone and setup all that needs to happen is for me to get time and go down and start.
Tomorrow i'm taking my father to have major surgery so everything I have going on is put on pause.

Best wishes for your father tomorrow.

dantimdad · Mar 18, 2019

Wishing your father a speedy recovery!

NY_Caveman · Mar 18, 2019

Wishing the best @Manose

Lowell Lemon · Mar 18, 2019

Manose said:
This study is far from over as we have so many lights to test and more lights to find out about. The test tank has been redone and setup all that needs to happen is for me to get time and go down and start.
Tomorrow i'm taking my father to have major surgery so everything I have going on is put on pause.

Praying for your father and the surgercial team. Hope all goes well!