The real Black Box light study

[Brian Glauner]

What are the par rating on the 2018 lights from China as I actually have these on my 75gal mixed. I don't have a par meter, but everything seems to be doing ok, I seem to get more greens and blues than reds and pinks. Have them set around 10" above water, 100% blue/60% whites .

 

[Brian Glauner]

What are the par rating on the 2018 lights from China as I actually have these on my 75gal mixed. I don't have a par meter, but everything seems to be doing ok, I seem to get more greens and blues than reds and pinks. Have them set around 10" above water, 100% blue/60% whites .

 

[Brian Glauner]

What were the par results on the 2018 China LEDs? I have them on my tank, 10" above the water, 100% blues, 60% whites. Seems like the blues and greens come out more in my corals than the pink and reds.

 

[Idaho Mojo]

What are the par rating on the 2018 lights from China as I actually have these on my 75gal mixed. I don't have a par meter, but everything seems to be doing ok, I seem to get more greens and blues than reds and pinks. Have them set around 10" above water, 100% blue/60% whites .

Not trying to be rude, but if you read through the topic so far, the tests on any black boxes have not been done yet.

P.s. you triple posted
Good looking tank by the way!

 

[Brhutchi]

I jumped on this late. can't wait to see the black boxes. I have the viparspectra so can't wait to see what its results are. I run mine at 25white and 45blue, on a 20 long about 9in above the surface.

 

[Manose]

I have been really surprised by the numbers in this Noopsyche K7 test and honestly think it could turn out to be a major player in this industry, especially given the price.
The real test will come when we start getting data on coral growth/color over a extended time and I suspect that should happen very soon.

As for the Black Box study that will begin after a short break. I have been going and going so taking a couple days to spend on my personal aquarium is the right thing to do.
Lets keep this a real public test study and come up with more ideas and means to test different lights. This community is wonderful because many brains are better than one, so let us put that to the test.

Thanks,
Matt

 

[cvrle1]

Thanks again for all the hard work and updates @Manose

As mentioned, I am more and more interested in the K7s, they looked promising before, and now they look even more so. If we could get a group buy somehow with your 50, I would be interested as well for sure.

 

[Pinky80]

Any test or review planned for the Lumini Aqua Pixie 150? It looks like a worthy contender, maybe along the ranks of the Noopsyche K7.

 

[Pinky80]

Any test or review planned for the Lumini Aqua Pixie 150? It looks like a worthy contender, maybe along the ranks of the Noopsyche K7.

 

[Idaho Mojo]

I have been really surprised by the numbers in this Noopsyche K7 test and honestly think it could turn out to be a major player in this industry, especially given the price.
The real test will come when we start getting data on coral growth/color over a extended time and I suspect that should happen very soon.

As for the Black Box study that will begin after a short break. I have been going and going so taking a couple days to spend on my personal aquarium is the right thing to do.
Lets keep this a real public test study and come up with more ideas and means to test different lights. This community is wonderful because many brains are better than one, so let us put that to the test.

Thanks,
Matt

A break well deserved! Gotta take time for yourself. This should give some more time for people to tune into this topic as well, I'm sure there will be a myriad of ideas to consider by the time you're ready for the next round of testing.

Looking forward to the continuation!

 

[That Crusso Kid]

I have been really surprised by the numbers in this Noopsyche K7 test and honestly think it could turn out to be a major player in this industry, especially given the price.
The real test will come when we start getting data on coral growth/color over a extended time and I suspect that should happen very soon.

As for the Black Box study that will begin after a short break. I have been going and going so taking a couple days to spend on my personal aquarium is the right thing to do.
Lets keep this a real public test study and come up with more ideas and means to test different lights. This community is wonderful because many brains are better than one, so let us put that to the test.

Thanks,
Matt

Thanks Matt for all the work and, yes, a break is well deserved. Especially given the fact that @dantimdad will be heading your way this weekend!

 

[Lonely reefer's]

 

[dantimdad]

Every time I hear Marc's reaction I laugh.

 

[Manose]

Any test or review planned for the Lumini Aqua Pixie 150? It looks like a worthy contender, maybe along the ranks of the Noopsyche K7.

I have 2 on my new 80g that I ran to set them up and fine tune but have not turned them on since my cycle. I am going to bring them to the shop and do a review and test on them along with the other Black Boxes.
They seem very well made but they come at a steep price point compared to other BB lights on the market.
259ea plus 100 for the controller and shipping from China was not cheap. I am going to put the K7's (250$ all in)on my tank and use them instead if the Pixie 150's because I really want to see how they do in a "NEW"
home tank that is just getting ready for it's first coral vs. one that has been set up for a long while.
I am going to try the modified AB+ settings that @MSB123 and @dantimdad have been working on for the K7.

 

[mrblack44]

Joining in

 

[Manose]

Thanks Matt for all the work and, yes, a break is well deserved. Especially given the fact that @dantimdad will be heading your way this weekend!

Thank you and yes I am so stoked for @dantimdad to come up and visit this weekend.
I am thinking that we should take lots of pictures :)

 

[Pinky80]

I have 2 on my new 80g that I ran to set them up and fine tune but have not turned them on since my cycle. I am going to bring them to the shop and do a review and test on them along with the other Black Boxes.
They seem very well made but they come at a steep price point compared to other BB lights on the market.
259ea plus 100 for the controller and shipping from China was not cheap. I am going to put the K7's (250$ all in)on my tank and use them instead if the Pixie 150's because I really want to see how they do in a "NEW"
home tank that is just getting ready for it's first coral vs. one that has been set up for a long while.
I am going to try the modified AB+ settings that @MSB123 and @dantimdad have been working on for the K7.

Ohhhh! I'm excited about the K7's too! And thank YOU for doing such a comprehensive test on all these lights.

 

[ReefWithCare]

I think this study should be broken into 2 forum topics - 1st part being the Noopsyche test and the 2nd part being the other black boxes. The Noopsyche sponsored test took over on this topic when most ppl want to see how the other BB perform.

 

[dantimdad]

I think this study should be broken into 2 forum topics - 1st part being the Noopsyche test and the 2nd part being the other black boxes. The Noopsyche sponsored test took over on this topic when most ppl want to see how the other BB perform.

Agreed.

I read both topics and am interested. But, it has gotten a bit muddled.

 

[Matt Carden]

Either way we'd have to wait for the Sponsored portion to be complete before starting the black box portion. So I say let's see how this develops. Thanks Manose for dedicating your time and money to this study!