Cube lighting ideas
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jgirardnrg
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I'm using this over my 60g cube (24x24x24):
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Photon 16-V2+ LED Light Fixture
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reefcoralclam
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Thank you for responding are you growing clams.
Rjukan
Broken
Nice, the description of that light sounds great for the price. I wish they had suggested depths in addition to the coverage numbers tho.
@jgirardnrg have you had a chance to check par levels at the sand? Any disco effect?
I have a Kessil A360we on a 60g cube, it's a great light but I wonder if having a led spread like the one mentioned above might be even better. Especially since you get a controller included, whereas I had to purchase the spectral controller separately. I havent tried to grow clams, and I don't run my light anywhere near full power but BRS did some really good video reviews of the light that shows par values down to the sand at different power %s if you want to look them up.
@jgirardnrg have you had a chance to check par levels at the sand? Any disco effect?
I have a Kessil A360we on a 60g cube, it's a great light but I wonder if having a led spread like the one mentioned above might be even better. Especially since you get a controller included, whereas I had to purchase the spectral controller separately. I havent tried to grow clams, and I don't run my light anywhere near full power but BRS did some really good video reviews of the light that shows par values down to the sand at different power %s if you want to look them up.
Palegic
Active Member
Personally I love kessils and their small form factor. However, I feel that for a cube and single fixture there would be just too much shimmer and shading from a direct light source. For that reason I would probably use an XR15B. Which also IMO has the best spectrum on the market still. I do think the Kessil is a great option but I personally would want to add some supplemental lighting to mute the shimmer a bit, which would in turn ruin the sleekness and form factor of the cube, not to mention add to the cost and put you over the cost of the XR15B
jgirardnrg
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Testing right now running the "Sunny Day" preset: 200-220 at the sand with the light about 9 inches above the water line.
Top of the rocks it's reading 350-380... no more disco effect than other LED's I've tested on that tank.
The Sunny Day preset seems to be all channels at 50%. So the light has plenty of power. You can see the mounting I used and the tank in my build thread:
Build Thread - 60 gallon cube build
I picked up a used Deep Blue 60g cube from a local for my home office. I also have a 180g in wall for the man cave with fish room but we're going to save that for another thread. I have just about everything I need to get the tank wet, just need to find the time to do so. The stand... I got a...
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