Is 27W LED Enough For Coral?

Mister_Palmer · 01/09/2012, 04:03 PM

Looking at the JBJ 28G with Intermediate LEDs
This is what it says:
27W LED
Daylight 25 x 1W 14K 350mA
Moon 4 x 0.5W 456nm 60mA

On the website, it says "the lighting delivers the power of halides and the broad coverage of T5 lighting with over 10x the lifespan." and that the 27W "accommodates mid to low light corals"

But, as usual, I'm seeing some differing opinions online in different threads and such.

So would this lighting be enough to do soft corals (Leathers, Xenia, Mushrooms etc) and maybe even some stuff like Frogspawn?

Dragon moray ki · 01/09/2012, 04:06 PM

I think it should just don't turn it up all the way LEDs look dimmer but have a high par just be careful

Mister_Palmer · 01/09/2012, 04:13 PM

Yeah, it does talk about the PAR aspect.
The room it's going to go in is a bit warm to begin with, so I thought I'd go LED to keep it cooler and avoid having to buy a Chiller...

I just wanted to make sure I could do some coral, nothing crazy like Clams or hundreds or dollar stuff.

Just your usual lower end stuff

Dragon moray ki · 01/09/2012, 04:40 PM

Easily you could keep pretty much any soft coral and even some lps as long as you get the lower light ones

Mister_Palmer · 01/09/2012, 05:48 PM

What do you mean by lower light ones?

dadnjesse · 01/09/2012, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mister_Palmer

What do you mean by lower light ones?

Corals that need lower light

Mister_Palmer · 01/09/2012, 06:27 PM

Oh... Sorry, I thought it meant lower light [LED] ones.
I need to read more gooder

01/09/2012, 04:03 PM	#1
Mister_Palmer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St.Louis Posts: 819	Is 27W LED Enough For Coral? Looking at the JBJ 28G with Intermediate LEDs This is what it says: 27W LED Daylight 25 x 1W 14K 350mA Moon 4 x 0.5W 456nm 60mA On the website, it says "the lighting delivers the power of halides and the broad coverage of T5 lighting with over 10x the lifespan." and that the 27W "accommodates mid to low light corals" But, as usual, I'm seeing some differing opinions online in different threads and such. So would this lighting be enough to do soft corals (Leathers, Xenia, Mushrooms etc) and maybe even some stuff like Frogspawn?

01/09/2012, 04:06 PM	#2
Dragon moray ki Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,236	I think it should just don't turn it up all the way LEDs look dimmer but have a high par just be careful __________________ "He who changes the water also picks the fish." MrTuskfish David aka sandy (ask the loungers.) Current Tank Info: 600 gallon Green moray tank connected to 400 gallon shark pond. 90 gallon mixed reef

01/09/2012, 04:40 PM	#4
Dragon moray ki Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,236	Easily you could keep pretty much any soft coral and even some lps as long as you get the lower light ones __________________ "He who changes the water also picks the fish." MrTuskfish David aka sandy (ask the loungers.) Current Tank Info: 600 gallon Green moray tank connected to 400 gallon shark pond. 90 gallon mixed reef

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01/09/2012, 04:13 PM	#3
Mister_Palmer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St.Louis Posts: 819	Yeah, it does talk about the PAR aspect. The room it's going to go in is a bit warm to begin with, so I thought I'd go LED to keep it cooler and avoid having to buy a Chiller... I just wanted to make sure I could do some coral, nothing crazy like Clams or hundreds or dollar stuff. Just your usual lower end stuff

01/09/2012, 05:48 PM	#5
Mister_Palmer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St.Louis Posts: 819	What do you mean by lower light ones?

01/09/2012, 06:27 PM	#7
Mister_Palmer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: St.Louis Posts: 819	Oh... Sorry, I thought it meant lower light [LED] ones. I need to read more gooder