Getting back into hobby

[19Mateo83]

Welcome back! Im in the same boat with you, an old salt back after 12 years. Get ready because technology has changed the lighting game. Like you i knew the world of MH and T5HO, got great shimmer from them. I just put a Kessil a80 tuna blue on a nano tank and the shimmer is the same as the old MH but the A80 is only 15 watts. Crazy right!? Anywho, I look forward to seeing your future tank!

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

I use kessils and they have fantastic shimmer. I add some diffused light using t5 in one tank and a reefbrite strip in another to help with shadowing.

 

[JC1977]

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome back, glad you are here!

 

[Reeflix]

WELCOME BACK!

 

[PotatoPig]

Hello!

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and back to the salty world.

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to the Reef

 

[RichWise73]

Wassup fellow reefers! It has been 13 years since I last had my tank up and running. I need guidance. I used to have a metal halide and actinic light bulbs in a coralife fixture. I’m searching for something in LED powerful enough to create a great shimmer.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[tharbin]

Welcome to R2R!

LED lights have come a long way and are very good. Many of the lights are tending toward a larger dispersion area and tend to be flatter, more like VHO/T5 lighting. Most of the puck type lights produce some shimmer but it is usually more what we call disco-ball effect; lots of little shimmer lines of different colors. Some of them are better than others. The one LED light known for being close to MH in shimmer is Kessil. I wouldn't really base my choice on shimmer today though. As nice as it is, coverage and spectrum are much more important. LEDs tend to be even more a point source, or multiple point sources, than even an MH with a decent reflector.

 

[Pacific North Reef]

Welcome back!

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello, and welcome to the group.

 

[twentyleagues]

Im in the same boat! Away for 12ish years and just now heading back. Welcome! Im a big fan of shimmer and kessils. Ive got 3 a160s tuna suns on my planted 125g. I am not a stranger to LED but I do need help determining the perfect lights for my wants vs coral needs.