I'm trying to put some LED info into the lighting section of SETTING UP

Sk8r · 01/25/2016, 04:52 PM

It's not there yet.
All I know is that I use one, and I use their pre-programmed schedule, so I'm not the fount of all knowledge on LEDs. My own research said that a Radion Pro could be effective all the way to the bottom of a 30" tall tank, and it does seem to be. The colors are pretty, and I love them changing throughout the day. So do the critters, apparently. They make themselves scarcer during the brightest light, unless I walk by (they expect food, then) but are out and about in the slightly dimmer light. The corals seem to like it. (LPS euphyllia, and an acan) Ok. That's what I know.

The floor is open for opinions, info, and questions.

gone fishin · 01/25/2016, 06:42 PM

I have been using Maxspect razors for about 2 years or so and I like them. I have some softies, LPS, SPS and gorgonians. The one thing I can't emphasize enough is to start low and slooowly work the intensity up.

davehead86 · 01/25/2016, 07:10 PM

Ive noticed that with the new wide angle lenses being offered less lights per tank are required but the drop off in usable light at the end of these lenses is appreciable. So unless you dont plan on having corals all over it seems that the lenses may be a waste and the second light may be a better option.

Sk8r · 01/25/2016, 10:39 PM

Corals do jockey for position, though, slowly, and different types can succeed in other light zones. I've got a wedge-bow so tall I have to use a ladder, but only 30" wide, so I arranged my rocks in a lacy pyramid that gives me a lot of levels, and midway seems to make the ones I have happy. I could see corals like bubble (a lower light stony) and maybe fox doing pretty well lower than they are, and maybe work up to some sps branching montiporas and pocilloporas on the upper tiers. This is all new to me, but i'm b'guessing and b'goshing my way through this thing and judging by coral expansion and color.

01/25/2016, 04:52 PM	#1
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I'm trying to put some LED info into the lighting section of SETTING UP It's not there yet. All I know is that I use one, and I use their pre-programmed schedule, so I'm not the fount of all knowledge on LEDs. My own research said that a Radion Pro could be effective all the way to the bottom of a 30" tall tank, and it does seem to be. The colors are pretty, and I love them changing throughout the day. So do the critters, apparently. They make themselves scarcer during the brightest light, unless I walk by (they expect food, then) but are out and about in the slightly dimmer light. The corals seem to like it. (LPS euphyllia, and an acan) Ok. That's what I know. The floor is open for opinions, info, and questions. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/25/2016, 06:42 PM	#2
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	I have been using Maxspect razors for about 2 years or so and I like them. I have some softies, LPS, SPS and gorgonians. The one thing I can't emphasize enough is to start low and slooowly work the intensity up. __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT

01/25/2016, 07:10 PM	#3
davehead86 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Monticello, IL Posts: 819	Ive noticed that with the new wide angle lenses being offered less lights per tank are required but the drop off in usable light at the end of these lenses is appreciable. So unless you dont plan on having corals all over it seems that the lenses may be a waste and the second light may be a better option. __________________ My build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=24225945#post24225945 Current Tank: 65 Gallon Mixed Reef\| 40B Sump\| 2 Radion Gen 3's\| 2 MP10wes\| Vectra M1 \| Reefkeeper Lite

01/25/2016, 10:39 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Corals do jockey for position, though, slowly, and different types can succeed in other light zones. I've got a wedge-bow so tall I have to use a ladder, but only 30" wide, so I arranged my rocks in a lacy pyramid that gives me a lot of levels, and midway seems to make the ones I have happy. I could see corals like bubble (a lower light stony) and maybe fox doing pretty well lower than they are, and maybe work up to some sps branching montiporas and pocilloporas on the upper tiers. This is all new to me, but i'm b'guessing and b'goshing my way through this thing and judging by coral expansion and color. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.