Just a thought experiment:
Any of the popular light manufacturers now have the ability to customize output on the single led level or through schedule intensity and overall intensity - Kessil, Radion, Reefbreeders, etc....All these seem to have some level of adjustment. We also have the ability to run these with varying light profiles - AB+, LPS, Commonly, one sees suggestions from leading experts to lower the intensity to either help acclimate or to prevent bleaching. For example, BRS suggested something like 35% schedule intensity for a mixed reef and 50% for an SPS specialized tank.
So:
Am I crazy, or is it odd to anyone else that virtually every LED light for sale seems to be suggested to run at a significantly reduced light output than it is capable of? If so, why even build the boards with the full capacity if 99% of people will be reducing the output? Is there money to be saved by tailoring the light output closer to what the majority of people will run?
Not that I'm saying people HAVE to, or that NOBODY does (I'm sure there are some stick heavy tanks that are just pounded with light) but it does seem strange that we pay for all this power and then reduce it to 40% in most cases. The flexibility is nice, but...
Thoughts?
Any of the popular light manufacturers now have the ability to customize output on the single led level or through schedule intensity and overall intensity - Kessil, Radion, Reefbreeders, etc....All these seem to have some level of adjustment. We also have the ability to run these with varying light profiles - AB+, LPS, Commonly, one sees suggestions from leading experts to lower the intensity to either help acclimate or to prevent bleaching. For example, BRS suggested something like 35% schedule intensity for a mixed reef and 50% for an SPS specialized tank.
So:
Am I crazy, or is it odd to anyone else that virtually every LED light for sale seems to be suggested to run at a significantly reduced light output than it is capable of? If so, why even build the boards with the full capacity if 99% of people will be reducing the output? Is there money to be saved by tailoring the light output closer to what the majority of people will run?
Not that I'm saying people HAVE to, or that NOBODY does (I'm sure there are some stick heavy tanks that are just pounded with light) but it does seem strange that we pay for all this power and then reduce it to 40% in most cases. The flexibility is nice, but...
Thoughts?