You’re probably pushing the limits with LPS with this fixture. If you get the Current USA “IC” version of this light then you’re probably good for just about anything depending on the height of the coral in the tank. The IC version is more expensive but it might be worth looking into it.
That's the thing with lights. I wasted tons of money years ago because I wanted to cut costs on lights. They are terribly expensive, but it's better to invest once than just keep upgrading.
Yeah, most of all I would just hate to buy expensive ones just to learn later that it would make no difference or that it's useless too. And with all the reviews and comments it gets really confusing.
Sorry, forgot to "Reply" to your message in my post above.
Not that light, this one (model number is 4105 in the USA):
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I heard about that, so I planned to keep my old lights and put new ones on lowest setting next to them and daily lower old ones and strenghten new ones, until it's all new ones. Would that be safe way to do it?Not that light, this one (model number is 4105 in the USA):
Orbit Marine 24"- 36" IC LOOP LED (4105) - Current USA
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Notice the lighting arrangement is different in this versus the one you posted from Amazon, these contain more powerful LEDs. I’ve seen acropora grown under the IC version of this light so it should be a good light for expanding your coral horizons in the future. Be careful when upgrading lights though, start it on a lower intensity and build it up to avoid stressing or bleaching corals.
Unfortunately, just like above. USA based videos are not very helpful since just don't have access to most items advertised there. Importing things to AU is really a pain and then there is a problem of different electricity woltage and plugs.
You can always run a converter. Many of those companies are based in China, so they might have something for European markets. Do you guys run the same electricity as Europe?
I don’t think that’s a bad plan, you could really do it either way in my opinion. In the past, I have just taken off the old light and replaced it with the new light on lower settings. In my mind, the lighting fixture changes instantly when you take a coral from the LFS into your tank so it’s basically like moving your coral to a new tank with a new light.
Yes, the woltage is the same as European, I would rather avoid the converter if possible tho, for safety reasons.
Thank you! That definitely gave some some starting point to search. I will have a look again and probably post a question again, once I find more options.
