Would this lightning be okay?

[beginnerreefer300]

I bought the Glowrium lights for my 29g tank but I need help setting up. I have read many mixed posts some saying to put the light for 10-12 hours and others saying 1-8-1 ratio. And the levels I am not sure if they are good.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Are you sure this is a reef light,and not just a grow light? How many watts is this light? Your size tank should have something around 100 watts.

 

[oreo54]

I bought the Glowrium lights for my 29g tank but I need help setting up. I have read many mixed posts some saying to put the light for 10-12 hours and others saying 1-8-1 ratio. And the levels I am not sure if they are good.

First is your tank 30" by 13" x18" deep
Second which size light?
The 30-36" is 60 watts.
Manuf. Par measurements at 100%
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You seem to favor regular blue over the usual royal blue.

Equipped with 395nm UVA, 420nm violet, 440+460nm blue, 480nm cyan, 660nm red, and cool white LEDs

 

[beginnerreefer300]

First is your tank 30" by 13" x18" deep
Second which size light?
The 30-36" is 60 watts.
Manuf. Par measurements at 100%
:

You seem to favor regular blue over the usual royal blue.

My tank is 30.2 W x 12.44 D x 20.82 H (inches)
My light is 24-30 in so it’s 48W and It includes Cool White 6500K +10000K,Cyan 480nm,Blue 460nm+440nm ,Violet 420nm,UVA 395nm,Red 660nm.

 

[beginnerreefer300]

Are you sure this is a reef light,and not just a grow light? How many watts is this light? Your size tank should have something around 100 watts.

This is the Amazon listing, I also showed it to the employee that was helping me with my fish and he said it looked good (the light not the light settings)

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I just googled it, I have no experience with this light, but it seems like a good light. But - the one you have is 48 watts, so it will work with lower-to-medium light corals, crank the blues up to full power. Like I said, ultimately on your size tank should be 100 watts to be able to grow anything you want. I have a Nicrew 100 watt on my 32 gallon, its a good quality low-budget choice if you care to have a look. Good luck

 

[Tamberav]

I would return that light and get the 30-36 inches if you want to keep this light. It is only $20 more.

Having to run leds at 100% could certainly decrease their longevity as well. Better to have the extra power to work with.

 

[Kodski]

Not to discredit or argue with the previous answers but I'm not sure they are offering the best advice for your given situation. Blindly saying you need a bigger light, more wattage, ect. doesn't make sense. No target goals have been established so how can we say this light is good/not good enough? I'm assuming you're a newer hobbyist and aren't shooting for a SPS tank. If that's the case, this light is plenty for lower light corals and LPS. 100W on a 29 gallon tank is ridiculous, PAR wise you'll want an even blanket of light around 100-50 PAR. A few spots higher (180-150PAR) wont hurt anything either if LPS is your goal. Wattage might be one measure of the power of a light but it's not accurate. There are LED lenses, LED separation, LED quality, and other factors that come into play that affect PAR output of a light. The ONLY correct way to know if this light has enough power is to do your own PAR testing in your tank. If that isn't something you're willing to do, then it comes down to using what information we do know about the light to make an educated guess and from there trial and error. A wider light WILL help spread the light to the ends, but depending on your rockwork, may not make any difference either, so use your best judgement there.

 

[Tamberav]

Not to discredit or argue with the previous answers but I'm not sure they are offering the best advice for your given situation. Blindly saying you need a bigger light, more wattage, ect. doesn't make sense. No target goals have been established so how can we say this light is good/not good enough? I'm assuming you're a newer hobbyist and aren't shooting for a SPS tank. If that's the case, this light is plenty for lower light corals and LPS. 100W on a 29 gallon tank is ridiculous, PAR wise you'll want an even blanket of light around 100-50 PAR. A few spots higher (180-150PAR) wont hurt anything either if LPS is your goal. Wattage might be one measure of the power of a light but it's not accurate. There are LED lenses, LED separation, LED quality, and other factors that come into play that affect PAR output of a light. The ONLY correct way to know if this light has enough power is to do your own PAR testing in your tank. If that isn't something you're willing to do, then it comes down to using what information we do know about the light to make an educated guess and from there trial and error. A wider light WILL help spread the light to the ends, but depending on your rockwork, may not make any difference either, so use your best judgement there.

The larger one is 60w. It has more led's to cover the ends all the way across for a nice even blanket for only $20 more and will look nicer with the legs not extended out is my thoughts.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Not to discredit or argue with the previous answers but I'm not sure they are offering the best advice for your given situation. Blindly saying you need a bigger light, more wattage, ect. doesn't make sense. No target goals have been established so how can we say this light is good/not good enough? I'm assuming you're a newer hobbyist and aren't shooting for a SPS tank. If that's the case, this light is plenty for lower light corals and LPS. 100W on a 29 gallon tank is ridiculous, PAR wise you'll want an even blanket of light around 100-50 PAR. A few spots higher (180-150PAR) wont hurt anything either if LPS is your goal. Wattage might be one measure of the power of a light but it's not accurate. There are LED lenses, LED separation, LED quality, and other factors that come into play that affect PAR output of a light. The ONLY correct way to know if this light has enough power is to do your own PAR testing in your tank. If that isn't something you're willing to do, then it comes down to using what information we do know about the light to make an educated guess and from there trial and error. A wider light WILL help spread the light to the ends, but depending on your rockwork, may not make any difference either, so use your best judgement there.

I did say.... "will work for lower to medium light corals" , I followed with a suggestion of "100 watts will grow what ever you want". Pretty much what you are saying isn't it? Perhaps there is a tone in my comment that more power is better than less power, but IMO it is

 

[Kodski]

The larger one is 60w. It has more led's to cover the ends all the way across for a nice even blanket for only $20 more and will look nicer with the legs not extended out is my thoughts.

You're not wrong, in fact I did mention there was benefits to going to a larger light. I simply try to offer help for the OP without telling them to go buy something different. Yes its only $20 but that's IF they can return it. If so and they can and they can also afford to spend the extra $20 then that's great! Many of us buy what we have for equipment simply due to budget and turning around and buying something different isn't always an option. Honestly even more so with new hobbyists who are just trying out the hobby. It gets discouraging whenever you ask for advice 90% of the comments are to go buy something or other. If you've already got something, IMO lets try to make that work. If not, then go buy something else. So my advice is just tailored that way, not trying to start arguments, say you're wrong, just simply trying to put a different viewpoint into the OP's head that its ok to try to make what you have work. Sometimes its the tool, but also sometimes its the user. :face-with-tears-of-joy:

I did say.... "will work for lower to medium light corals" , I followed with a suggestion of "100 watts will grow what ever you want". Pretty much what you are saying isn't it? Perhaps there is a tone in my comment that more power is better than less power, but IMO it is

I definitely get where you're coming from, please don't mistake me for being rude, I'm really not trying to be. I just think we need to look to our audience and tailor our advice to them and less of a blanket statement. Many newer hobbyists who don't have a lot of experience with lights and corals will easily make mistakes due to that lack of knowledge. Clearly OP doesn't have a PAR meter, otherwise they wouldn't be posting this question. So from observing what other beginner reefers have done, I've come to the conclusion that I've seen MUCH more harm done from over lighting and burning corals that from underlighting corals. Generally corals can tolerate LESS light much better than more light. You or I could probably take one look at a coral and discern if its getting too much light or not enough light. The problem is the anyone inexperienced has no clue what to look for and therefore are much more at risk of killing their corals. If you're trying to light a candle and you've got a lighter, it will get the job done yeah? But try lighting the candle with a propane weed torch (essentially a mini flamethrower). Someone who has used one will know how to turn it down properly to light that candle without starting the house on fire. Someone who has never used one is likely to start the house on fire. Will both light the candle? Definitely. One will just do a lot more and without the appropriate knowledge and experience, could potentially do a lot of damage too.

Its for that reason that for newer, inexperienced hobbyists I don't think its a bad thing to start with lights that aren't incredibly powerful. Its a lot hard for them to mess things up. Which in the end leads to higher success rates for new hobbyists and that's overall better for out hobby at the end of the day.