Anyone having success with SBReef lights or Photon V2?

[Velcro]

Looking for tanks that have been somewhat grown with these fixtures. Just curious if there's a lot of success.

 

[cheseenlo]

ive seeen some amazing SPS tank with these black box LED.
if that is what you are looking for, and you dont mind the ugly factor.
then im certain they will grow anything you want.

 

[happyhourhero]

Dont know what you consider success but I think SB do pretty well. Have had them about a year and a half now.
Jan 11, 2016

Aug 10th, 2016

Nov 28th 2016. Had to pull acros due to AEFW.

Moved across town in early march so my tank has had to rebound a bit and I lost some corals but that freed up space for new ones.

Last week.

Frags I am cooking as of last night.

 

[dragon99]

@Battlecorals uses the Reefbreeders, I'd say he's successful
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/7...r-a-build-or-what.281197/page-13#post-3664305

 

[Holy_makerel]

My SB reedlights have grown anything i have put in there from acros to zoas

 

[Velcro]

Dont know what you consider success but I think SB do pretty well. Have had them about a year and a half now.
Jan 11, 2016

Aug 10th, 2016

Nov 28th 2016. Had to pull acros due to AEFW.

Moved across town in early march so my tank has had to rebound a bit and I lost some corals but that freed up space for new ones.

Last week.

Frags I am cooking as of last night.

I would certainly consider that success Have you had t5 or halide in the past and if so what do you like about these compared to the traditional lighting?

 

[Velcro]

@Battlecorals uses the Reefbreeders, I'd say he's successful
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/7...r-a-build-or-what.281197/page-13#post-3664305

Yup, I've talked to adam quite a bit about them. I just wanted to see more displays that use them to see if they deal with issues in a display type aquascape with SPS to the edges of the tank.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yup, I've talked to adam quite a bit about them. I just wanted to see more displays that use them to see if they deal with issues in a display type aquascape with SPS to the edges of the tank.

IMO, the 16in SB has a bit of trouble hitting the full 20x20x18 square of my cube with all the lenses in. Right now its at 13in, and i pulled just under half the lenses and it just scrapes the sides.
I did have it at 11in with most of the lesnes pulled and it was actually better with a lot of power left. Its not t5 perfect coverage but its darned good.

 

[happyhourhero]

I would certainly consider that success Have you had t5 or halide in the past and if so what do you like about these compared to the traditional lighting?

I have not used t5 recently enough to compare. I only can say that the SB reef lights perform better growth and color wise than my Galaxy Hydro black box did.

 

[enveetie]

Does anyone have PAR numbers from the SB 16"? A guy over on RC posted numbers in the mid 200's with blues and whites at 100% and I figured that seemed low compared to other Chinese generics, but I am trying to keep in mind SB uses different spectrum lights. And I've never seen the creator of the SB lights actually give PAR numbers for his product, perhaps realizing the lower numbers would not help the marketing.

I myself am very curious how they do with SPS growth and mature coloration. Most tank pics and growth shows I've seen with SB were mainly LPS tanks.

 

[happyhourhero]

Does anyone have PAR numbers from the SB 16"? A guy over on RC posted numbers in the mid 200's with blues and whites at 100% and I figured that seemed low compared to other Chinese generics, but I am trying to keep in mind SB uses different spectrum lights. And I've never seen the creator of the SB lights actually give PAR numbers for his product, perhaps realizing the lower numbers would not help the marketing.

I myself am very curious how they do with SPS growth and mature coloration. Most tank pics and growth shows I've seen with SB were mainly LPS tanks.

Here is a pretty in depth look. To say they only put out 200 par is pretty laughable.

 

[enveetie]

Here is a pretty in depth look. To say they only put out 200 par is pretty laughable.

I've seen that video, he runs 3 retrofit lights AND t5's.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=25021811&postcount=1584
theres the post comparing par values of a mars unit and sb.

 

[happyhourhero]

I've seen that video, he runs 3 retrofit lights AND t5's.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=25021811&postcount=1584
theres the post comparing par values of a mars unit and sb.

Thank you for linking that. When I swapped out the board on my galaxy hydro, i left my settings the same and ended up bleaching some acros. They recovered once I turned the fixture down. That could be from a spectrum shift I suppose though. I have not mapped out my tank but I guess I could be growing sps with 200 par.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I've seen that video, he runs 3 retrofit lights AND t5's.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=25021811&postcount=1584
theres the post comparing par values of a mars unit and sb.

Thank you for linking that. When I swapped out the board on my galaxy hydro, i left my settings the same and ended up bleaching some acros. They recovered once I turned the fixture down. That could be from a spectrum shift I suppose though. I have not mapped out my tank but I guess I could be growing sps with 200 par.

interesting.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/par-for-sb-reef-light.271205/

Hex doesn't mention t5s here, and the seney has a narrow view. He's runnin 800+ across the top.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/s...using-seneye-reef-125-gallon-aquarium.274296/

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Pretty happy with my SB Reef 32" on my 48x24x16 tank.

 

[BoomCorals]

I have six of the 16" SB reef lights over my 180g. Love them.

 

[Abhishek]

Think one of the greatest masters Adam from @Battlecorals uses photon . If its good enough for him, it should be for all of us

Regards,
Abhishek

 

[Reefer40b]

I use a photon V2 32in over a 40b and able to grow anything with it. I have a teal stag that I swear I can see growth everyday from it growing crazy fast! PC rainbow, green slimmer, garf bonsai, purple pylop green birdnest also all growing fast! I have plenty of LPS/zoas also doing great

 

[domination2580]

I run sbreeflights. I couldn't be happier, grows everything...

 

[domination2580]

Here's a comparison, about a years growth.