Arctic t247 over 5ft tank

[David M.]

Will 2 fixtures cover the tank if using the mounting legs?

 

[LostInTheDark]

Short answer. No. But it does all depend on your plans. They are very powerful lights but the spread with the legs will be minimal. They only have 90 degree optics.If you hang them you can widen the spread and plan accordingly. SPS just under and slightly to the sides and softies on the ends.

 

[PedroDrummer]

Are those led fixtures good, as far as keeping all types of coral? looking to going with ocean revives , as they seem powerful and like the price tag.

 

[David M.]

Any suggestion on lights in the same price range then?

 

[LostInTheDark]

To be honest I just took down my Ocean Revives and replaced them with an ATI 8x80 over my 225. The ORs were great in the beginning and grew everything including SPS right down to the sand bed. The issue is that after a year or so they began to shift spectrum as the leds slowly degraded and burned out. OR was great and replaced my first pair and they sent me the diodes to fix my second pair. The issue is you cant tell visually that the lights are failing until the corals tell you and I lost a lot because of it. When I switched out the lights I have corals that I thought were dead coming back to life. Its not just an Ocean Revive issue. It seems to be all the Chinese black box LEDs. When I reached out to my local club for help I found out they consider repairs on these unit part of maintenance. It does appear that the better quality(expensive) lights hold up much better.

 

[David M.]

I've been reading the same thing. And I'm actually trying to buy some Maxspect razor 120w right now. Hopefully 2 will cover my tank.