Eshopps Curve Refugium light

canadianeh · 11/13/2016, 10:06 PM

Looking to see if anyone here is using it or did use it. Please share your thoughts and experience. I don't mind about the price as long as it works and strong enough to grow macroalgae. My plan is to use one of chambers in my AIO Innovative Marine Fusion 40 as a refugium and I see this light as the perfect solution for my need as I can just install it right above the chamber.

http://www.eshopps.com/products/accessories/curve/

clowncaldy27 · 11/13/2016, 10:29 PM

This is something I have strongly considered multiple times ... Would love to see if anybody has good growth experience with it . It's small enough where I had thought about putting it on a HOB ( probably will get roasted for that ) .

canadianeh · 11/14/2016, 06:09 AM

Would love to see pictures while turning off the light in your room to see how much light spill

SantaMonica · 11/14/2016, 07:50 PM

Nice shape. But of course, white light is very weak photosynthetically compared to red, or red+blue. Also, the 3 LEDs are probably running at 2 watts each = 6 total watts. So this light would probably best be considered for viewing your sump, instead of growing macros.

zooman72 · 11/14/2016, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SantaMonica

Nice shape. But of course, white light is very weak photosynthetically compared to red, or red+blue. Also, the 3 LEDs are probably running at 2 watts each = 6 total watts. So this light would probably best be considered for viewing your sump, instead of growing macros.

Sorry, but this is BS - this light (I have a pair) grows Chaetomorpha very well in both of my Eshopps 3rd Gen refugium sumps under my 40B's, and they have now for quite a while. One fixture is not sufficient for a very large area, but for smaller areas (probablu up to 12"x12") it is more than enough, plus it has a nice form factor that doesn't take up much space.

While a mix of red and blue diodes grow macros very well, so does a moderate Kelvin temp. white from 5000-6500K, and white lights have grown macros very well for quite a while now. Just because you don't sell them doesn't mean they don't work.

You will have to define "very weak" - how much worse is it really? Of course, feel free to mention that the white diodes in use have quite a bit of blue spectrum in them...

11/13/2016, 10:06 PM	#1
canadianeh Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Canada Posts: 486	Eshopps Curve Refugium light Looking to see if anyone here is using it or did use it. Please share your thoughts and experience. I don't mind about the price as long as it works and strong enough to grow macroalgae. My plan is to use one of chambers in my AIO Innovative Marine Fusion 40 as a refugium and I see this light as the perfect solution for my need as I can just install it right above the chamber. http://www.eshopps.com/products/accessories/curve/

11/14/2016, 07:50 PM	#4
SantaMonica Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santa Monica, California, USA Posts: 2,511	Nice shape. But of course, white light is very weak photosynthetically compared to red, or red+blue. Also, the 3 LEDs are probably running at 2 watts each = 6 total watts. So this light would probably best be considered for viewing your sump, instead of growing macros. __________________ Inventor of the easy-to-DIY upflow scrubber, and also the waterfall scrubber that everyone loves to build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1424843

11/13/2016, 10:29 PM	#2
clowncaldy27 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 72	This is something I have strongly considered multiple times ... Would love to see if anybody has good growth experience with it . It's small enough where I had thought about putting it on a HOB ( probably will get roasted for that ) .

11/14/2016, 06:09 AM	#3
canadianeh Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Canada Posts: 486	Would love to see pictures while turning off the light in your room to see how much light spill