marineland led

pauld3 · 02/26/2011, 08:07 AM

i am wanting to upgrade the lighting on my 100 gal tank. only corals that im looking at keeping are soft corals maybe a brain someday. saw the 48 inch marineland reef capable led fixture on foster smith and was wondering of that would be ok. it says it has 46 1 watt 10 k lights and 8 460 nm lights. any ideas
thanks paul

zenpytho · 02/26/2011, 08:16 AM

one unit wouldnt even give u good coverage of light in tank u would have alot of dark spots 3 may cover all dark spots but not sure if it would give u enough par to grow anything as they loose par very quickly once light hits water surface

allsps40 · 02/26/2011, 08:28 AM

I have wondered if this light will be good enough for coral, not sps for sure. I think it should be good for soft corals and some lower light LPS.

jmchzn123 · 03/01/2011, 12:56 AM

FOWLR maybe I wouldn't think this thing is growing any coral. IMHO light is one of those necessities you don't mess with. My reef religion says
1) us the purest water to start/ 4 stage RO/DI min
2) get the biggest and best skimmer possible for your tank size. What ever the skimmer manufacturer says up it one size at least
3) get the most light you can afford or fit on top of your glass cage

Think about what reef keepers are trying to recreate in our homes........ the tropical SUN and the ocean .... Pretty amazing when you think about it..... Just saying

b16drag · 03/01/2011, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pauld3

i am wanting to upgrade the lighting on my 100 gal tank. only corals that im looking at keeping are soft corals maybe a brain someday. saw the 48 inch marineland reef capable led fixture on foster smith and was wondering of that would be ok. it says it has 46 1 watt 10 k lights and 8 460 nm lights. any ideas
thanks paul

No.

Tautog · 03/01/2011, 03:26 PM

I had it on my fowlr. Junk in my opinion.

C-Water · 03/01/2011, 06:26 PM

I use a Marineland Reef Capable light system on FOWLR. Looks great. Definite beautiful lighting with the fish. Not junk. It is not enough light for hard corals. The LEDs are cool (hardly any heat) and energy efficient. The lighting is like little spot lights, not a 'flood' light with fluorescents.

pauld3 · 03/01/2011, 06:48 PM

thanks for the replies i think ill look in another direction

Tautog · 03/01/2011, 06:51 PM

Let me restate my opinion. Junk as far as what you want to do with it. Good for fish. I just went through everything getting into the hobby recently. My advise in regards to everything hobby related, save your money, purchase the right equipment. If you think there's any possibility of making changes later on, wait a little longer and do it right from the get go. Research as much as possible before making any decisions. This site is a good resource, but be wise about what your looking at. Don't form an opinion based on a couple of opinions on here, read and read some more and make the decision based upon what is right for you and what youre comfortable with. I really stress the fact that you shouldn't jump into this full speed ahead, take things slowly and you'll end up saving a ton of money in the long run. Good luck and welcome to the site

Acrotrdco · 03/01/2011, 09:40 PM

The Marineland "Reef Capable" LED, using only a few lower output LED's, without optics, will have less than 50 PAR some 10" under water.

So it's barely "reef capable" for softies on nano-tanks (or perhaps LPS if you put them some 4-5" under water), for larger tanks, look for something else.

Acrotrdco · 03/01/2011, 09:42 PM

The Marineland "Reef Capable" LED, using only a few lower output LED's, without optics, will have less than 50 PAR some 10" under water.

So it's barely "reef capable" for softies on nano-tanks (or perhaps LPS if you put them some 4-5" under water), for larger tanks, look for something else.

02/26/2011, 08:07 AM	#1
pauld3 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kansas Posts: 25	marineland led i am wanting to upgrade the lighting on my 100 gal tank. only corals that im looking at keeping are soft corals maybe a brain someday. saw the 48 inch marineland reef capable led fixture on foster smith and was wondering of that would be ok. it says it has 46 1 watt 10 k lights and 8 460 nm lights. any ideas thanks paul

03/01/2011, 12:56 AM	#4
jmchzn123 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 240	FOWLR maybe I wouldn't think this thing is growing any coral. IMHO light is one of those necessities you don't mess with. My reef religion says 1) us the purest water to start/ 4 stage RO/DI min 2) get the biggest and best skimmer possible for your tank size. What ever the skimmer manufacturer says up it one size at least 3) get the most light you can afford or fit on top of your glass cage Think about what reef keepers are trying to recreate in our homes........ the tropical SUN and the ocean .... Pretty amazing when you think about it..... Just saying __________________ 10 years running - 90 gal Tech Tank, 48x18x24/ 30 gal sump/ BK 180 mini/ 3 AI Sol Blues/ DSB / UV / Tunze Wave Box/ APEX-Lite controller/ dosing pumps on the way/ Goldfish

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02/26/2011, 08:16 AM	#2
zenpytho Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 160	one unit wouldnt even give u good coverage of light in tank u would have alot of dark spots 3 may cover all dark spots but not sure if it would give u enough par to grow anything as they loose par very quickly once light hits water surface

02/26/2011, 08:28 AM	#3
allsps40 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 4,627	I have wondered if this light will be good enough for coral, not sps for sure. I think it should be good for soft corals and some lower light LPS.

03/01/2011, 03:26 PM	#6
Tautog Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Branford,CT Posts: 868	I had it on my fowlr. Junk in my opinion.

03/01/2011, 06:26 PM	#7
C-Water Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 157	I use a Marineland Reef Capable light system on FOWLR. Looks great. Definite beautiful lighting with the fish. Not junk. It is not enough light for hard corals. The LEDs are cool (hardly any heat) and energy efficient. The lighting is like little spot lights, not a 'flood' light with fluorescents.

03/01/2011, 06:48 PM	#8
pauld3 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: kansas Posts: 25	thanks for the replies i think ill look in another direction

03/01/2011, 06:51 PM	#9
Tautog Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Branford,CT Posts: 868	Let me restate my opinion. Junk as far as what you want to do with it. Good for fish. I just went through everything getting into the hobby recently. My advise in regards to everything hobby related, save your money, purchase the right equipment. If you think there's any possibility of making changes later on, wait a little longer and do it right from the get go. Research as much as possible before making any decisions. This site is a good resource, but be wise about what your looking at. Don't form an opinion based on a couple of opinions on here, read and read some more and make the decision based upon what is right for you and what youre comfortable with. I really stress the fact that you shouldn't jump into this full speed ahead, take things slowly and you'll end up saving a ton of money in the long run. Good luck and welcome to the site

03/01/2011, 09:40 PM	#10
Acrotrdco Moved On Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 708	The Marineland "Reef Capable" LED, using only a few lower output LED's, without optics, will have less than 50 PAR some 10" under water. So it's barely "reef capable" for softies on nano-tanks (or perhaps LPS if you put them some 4-5" under water), for larger tanks, look for something else.

03/01/2011, 09:42 PM	#11
Acrotrdco Moved On Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 708	The Marineland "Reef Capable" LED, using only a few lower output LED's, without optics, will have less than 50 PAR some 10" under water. So it's barely "reef capable" for softies on nano-tanks (or perhaps LPS if you put them some 4-5" under water), for larger tanks, look for something else.