Would 8850 or 8821 LED's be suitable for macro-algae refugium?

[Punchanello]

Would you recommend them for this purpose?

They are the perfect size for my sump, but I haven't seem anyone using them for this purpose. The bonus is, of course, I can control them with the Smartcontroller.

cheers!

 

[rvitko]

8821 is perfect for a refugium light, the only reason to get an 8850 is you want to be able to adjust color but this is more of a nano reef light. I use the 8821 on DIY chaeto reactor and it works great and hard to argue with the price.

 

[rvitko]

Also, note that only 8850 is controllable, 8821 is very basic, no control connection.