What's everyone using to LIGHT their saltwater reef aquarium?

How satisfied are you with your current lighting choice for your reef tank?

  • Very Happy

    Votes: 254 51.9%
  • Somewhat Happy

    Votes: 196 40.1%
  • Somewhat Unhappy

    Votes: 26 5.3%
  • Very Unhappy

    Votes: 8 1.6%
  • Other (please explain)

    Votes: 5 1.0%

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Matt Cole

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4 Radion G5 XR15's over a 60x24x24 , If I wasn't upgrading to a new tank I would add a couple of bars to either side for a little better spread but other than the most frustrating app in history, the lights have been bulletproof.
 

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2 hydra 32s
Though I've noticed one is more magenta and the other is more cyan.....
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Currently have a pair of AI hydra 32 they looke great on the tank but imo are just Bluetooth compatible Amazon lights. They should be half the price as the quality and cs is terrible. They are also two different colors at lower levels to. When they stop working they will be my last.
 

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4 Red sea 160s. They seem to be doing the job. Lots of happy corals. I run 75 %blue, 11% white

2. What types of corals are you keeping in your tank?

I have a few softies (zoas, ricordia, rhodactis and palys)
I have a bunch of sps--various types of montipora, stylophora, poccilipora, birds next
Lps: frogspawn, elegance, plate, gonipora, alveopora, acans of various types, lobo, galexea, blastos, sun coral, lepto, cephastrea, chalices.

Only pic of my lights is my video as the tank is in a 10x10 room so can't get all of it in a closer up shot!

Have some amazing growth going on. Tank 8 mo old (softies from an upgrade). Video not the best-cat hair on lens lol's

 

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I have
- 6ea AI’s over my 6ft 210g (2 Prime 16, 2 SOL)
- 2ea AI primes over a 60g
- 4ea Kessil over a 4ft 150g ( 2 350’ & 2ea 360w)
- 2ea Nicrew reef lights
…also have an assortment of Current USA reef lights over another 10 29g tanks, these are very rugged units but weak PAR
….take: AI’s are nice and versatile, but no WI-FI stinks
…..Kessils are rugged but lack of software is a lil awkward
Current USA,s are well built but weak
Nicrews are cheap and appear well built but no data on longevity
 

homer1475

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While I run T5's, curious why every says WIFI would be a plus for LEDS?

IMO lights are one of those things you set and forget, so why the need for wifi? Unless your constantly fiddling with them, why the need for wifi?

I personally thing 90% of the issues most noobies have, is fiddling with their lights all the time. Kind of one of the downsides to owning LED's, there is no "set it and forget it" aspect to them. There is always that ability to change them for some reason.
 

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Currently have a Noopsyche K7 V3 on my 28g (previously had an AI Prime 16hd). Totally happy with the intensity, spectrum, and coverage.
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This is from several months ago, colors are pretty true to life. I don’t like super blue lighting, but not super white either, overall I’m happy with the Noopsyches.
 

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So I tried to submit yesterday but didn't happen.
Current lights are 4 ledzeal mirage x200. Over an 8x3x2 400g.

Pros
Price.
4 fixtures light an sps dominant 8x3x2 400g
At 35% per channel and 17inches off the water I measured 300 par evenly across the bottom.

1 fixture went out on Thursday evening. Contacted the rep, and they are shipping everything but the metal housing to rebuild it.

Custom layout
Wifi app controlled .

Cons

Order direct from the manufacturer in China.
12hr difference in time.
Shipping cost.
No U.S. based sales.
 

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A worm with high fashion and practical utility: Have you ever kept feather dusters in your reef aquarium?

  • I currently have feather dusters in my tank.

    Votes: 71 37.8%
  • Not currently, but I have had feather dusters in my tank in the past.

    Votes: 63 33.5%
  • I have not had feather dusters, but I hope to in the future.

    Votes: 25 13.3%
  • I have no plans to have feather dusters in my tank.

    Votes: 28 14.9%
  • Other.

    Votes: 1 0.5%
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