Calling Noopshyce k7 owners

[stinkydavis]

Just got a few corals and setup lighting with my Seneye PAR reader. Knowing some of these are wildly inaccurate I just wanted to see if an other light owners have their program similar with similar par readings.
lights sit 7” about tank and at the bottom I am getting a reading of 50 Par and the highest rock I am at around 165. I plan on a LPS dominant tank. Pictured below is the program and a pic of the tank.

 

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How big is your tank? 6’?

 

[LgTas]

I'm at lower intensity than you with higher PAR at similar height and depth... can't say mines more accurate as I'm using a seneye too! I actually had to turn mine down as the original setting was causing my zoas at the bottom of the rock to melt.

 

[exnisstech]

My settings and some par reading Here the 13th post. Taken with an apogee 510

 

[stinkydavis]

How big is your tank? 6’?

5’

 

[stinkydavis]

My settings and some par reading Here the 13th post. Taken with an apogee 510

That’s crazy. I made the same title even haha. I must have read it back in October(when I first bought these lights) and forgot about it!

 

[Dbichler]

On a five foot tank you really need a minimum of 4 lights. On my 6’ I have 6 and still want led bars.

 

[WVNed]

Well, 3 at least.
I have 4 on a 6 foot with some help
They peak at 60%

 

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I was going to say you need more lights. Noo-Psyche told me 1 every 2’. I will get some more readings and let you know. I use the apex par meter.

 

[stinkydavis]

Confused on why a would need more lights? Explanation are welcomed. I don’t have a lot of undesirable shading and from what my Seneye is saying I have plenty of room to go up power wise. I more just was hoping for a third party confirmation that they have similar par readings at similar levels of power output. I wish I had the extra cash to buy a more widely know accurate par meter.

 

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When I talked to them they said a light covers a 2’ span. When you are measuring are you measuring straight down from the light? I have found that moving from left to right there is a considerable difference in par vs straight down from the rock. I will get mine hooked up on my new Frag system and try to get you some readings tomorrow.