I use one full spectrum and 2 ultra actinic. Running at 60%. I've had one for 4 yrs and others less. No issues. The par numbers they talk about are accurate. My newest tank I nuked 2 montis before I realized I had them full blast. I'll buy more. One lps tank on one bar. Ultra actinic.
So 8 would be overkill? On. 120 gallo. Sps tank?here's the 30 mixed with one ultra and one 50/50 blue and white.
I don't think you would need 8. I'd start with 4. You can add and get more later. I'll bet you won't need to run 4 full blast. The salesman is named Billy. Very helpful. Give him a call or text. He's in Texas
Pretty sure 5w " class" diodes have 2 "3 w class" led cores inside them.
Yea what he was saying is the 5w doesn’t put out more energy because the power supple is the same as the 3w. It just runs cooler hence has the potential to last longerPretty sure 5w " class" diodes have 2 "3 w class" led cores inside them.
Not sure about reds though I suspect 2 cores in parallel.
Anyways 2 x the V(f) of 3w point in that direction.
Anyways none matters till the design and power supplies are known..
Black boxes ( and some bars) use "3 watt class" diodes with a 550mA constant current drivers.
Which is 2 watts each approx.
Use 5w class at 7V with the same driver 3.8 watts each. But it's 2 diodes..
Anyways just use them to increase power density per inch.
AFAICT.
That was for 6 , 36" bars
For the most part, UL listing requirements seem like a myth for residential home insurance. For most insurance, fire is a covered peril regardless of how it starts. The exception is if the fire starts from faulty household wiring (not the end device). At least, that is my understanding and what I could gather from the internet. Commercial insurance could come with UL or similar requirements.
yea after researching for a while i think im gonna get the quantas. 5 is the best amount for acropora tank right?I currently have Orphek OR2 blue plus bars and RB xho’s, but just bought three 3’ Quanta Pro meso blue bars and I can say with absolute certainty that the Quanta bars out perform Orphek and xho’s together. These bars are legit and I would recommend them to anyone considering supplementing your current lights or even using them as your main source of light. These are not the same as the other bars and have been heavily modded to maximize their performance. I just put them over my tank to get a few measurements, so they’re roughly mounted. The tank is 36x36x16 and they are 11”-12” above the tank.
Sorry, no filter with this pic, just wanted to record the setup for future tuning. The bars on the ends will be angled in when I actually mount them, so I would wager the numbers will be a little better.
I put two of them over my temp tank, which is a cadlights 125g. Just two lights cover the entire tank. When the two 3’ xho’s and the three 2’ OR2’s barely covered the tank and had some dark areas, but not with the Quantas.
The Orpheks suffer from poor blending and spread, but have some punch and xho’s have spread, but really poor par. That’s not the case with the Quanta bars, they simply rock! I wouldn’t hesitate to use them as my main source of light, especially with the spectrum options Luca offers. @Lousybreed these things rock!
i hear the guy is trying to start business in america first then move on to international. just a post i saw
Ledusa. Cheaper version of orphek. The controllers aren't the best but adequate and affordable. 30 bucks.
