I was just wondering if you have ever tried them yourself. I am going to use two of them on a 33 long with two T-5s to prevent any possible shading. Just wondered if you have ever tried them and what you thought.
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Have a SB Reeflights "Ultra" 45" on my 90. Way more power than I need or will ever use. Endless programming possibilities using your phone. No fans - completely quiet. Built like a tank.
The light fixture is made out of heavy aluminum with lots of slots to disapate the heat vertically. So I’ve never noticed any heat under the fixture. I’ve had it for about six months. Right after they came out with the “Ultra” model. Took a chance on it and have not been disappointedWith no fans have you noticed a lot of heat coming from them? How long have you run the fixture?
A fwiw , a stock SB 16 in measured at 12in from the light with the intensity at 1% W/B will give you about 250 par. At 100% it’s about 650 par. It’s quite a powerful light.I had the SBreef basic 16" and while I was happy with the growth and general look of my tank, most of my corals lost their amazing color when compared to when I purchased them. I had the 16" on a Biocube 32 and ran it at probably 30% or so. Plenty of light, but something about it just lost a lot of the vibrant colors. My LFS uses Kessils and the corals looked more vibrant under their lights.
Overall, i'd definitely recommend them, but i'd also note that you should have realistic expectations of what you're getting and if you do, you should be happy with them.
A fwiw , a stock SB 16 in measured at 12in from the light with the intensity at 1% W/B will give you about 250 par. At 100% it’s about 650 par. It’s quite a powerful light.
Interesting. On my Basics 1% was no problem. Hmm. Maby better drivers now?I wasn't able to dim my SB to 1%, did you have to modify it to do that? If I remember correctly, I could only get to 10 or 12% before it clicked off. I was plenty happy with the power and growth of the light, just slightly disappointed with the coloration. [I was running Triton, so that could possibly have contributed as well]
A simple meter is a neat thing.WOW!!!!!!
assume 100%..
When you dim them via the knob they go all the way down but when hooked to a controller, they typically stop dimming around 10%.Interesting. On my Basics 1% was no problem. Hmm. Maby better drivers now?
I’ve had odd coloration with too much light for sure. But there’s sooo many factors.
Gotcha. I have the older Ramp timer too with no probs.When you dim them via the knob they go all the way down but when hooked to a controller, they typically stop dimming around 10%.