ID this led lighting system plz!
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Albz
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So dont buy it haha ? I dnt even know wat brand it is
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Do you think its worth buying it?? i don't know what brand it is to try to find review them
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What are your plans for this light? coral/fish/refugium/sump? If for coral what kind and how deep is your water?
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well i have a biocube 14gallon and planning on 3 fish and corals. i might upgrade the lighting to the ai prime hd but if i can get something cheaper id rather buy the cheaper lol
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yea ill just stick to the stock lights and later on upgrade to a ai prime hd led..
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Personally that looks like a freshwater light. Usually planted tanks are 6,700k but a 10,000k makes it look a little more blue. Then saltwater is something like 20,000k+. The issue would be the red in the lower color temp is usually what algae likes and your corals aren't going to glow under 10,000k light it would with 20,000k.
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it makes sense cause his tank he's selling is full of algae haha..
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Sorry if replying too much. Kinda bored ;p
20,000k (with filter on phone).
10,000k (same gel filter)
If you look at my LED you can still see the blue lights. Just the white overpowers it a lot.
20,000k (with filter on phone).
10,000k (same gel filter)
If you look at my LED you can still see the blue lights. Just the white overpowers it a lot.
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Sorry if replying too much. Kinda bored ;p
20,000k (with filter on phone).
10,000k (same gel filter)
If you look at my LED you can still see the blue lights. Just the white overpowers it a lot.
No keep replying!!! What lights are those??? Your tank looks awesome
Frop
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AI Hydra 26HD (basically the set up from the prime). This light is overkill for what I have in it but I bought it as an investment so I could upgrade in the future to a larger tank and keep this light and move it over (if I got a 40 gallon Id probably have two of these over it)
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ima possibly buy the prime hd. Thn in future ill upgrade my tank to a 50+ gallon and use two prime hds. That probably be good.
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Algae and coral grow under the same light. Cuz coral has algae in it. The difference between reef and fresh is it's a more true full spectrum yes around 5600. By full I mean a more even spread of all frequencies. A reef tank is not truly a full spectrum and the 10k and 20k are not truly balanced. They emulate light at the different depths of water. Also by pulling the g y o and r it makes the corals look better. Instead of brown Luke under a true full spectrum light.
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I was going to get something like a Prime or a Kessil for my Biocube, but ultimately decided I wanted to keep the lid on the tank and got an LED Retrofit from Nanobox Reef. It was pretty easy to install and I enjoy the features that come with it. I just got an Innovative Marine Abyss tank, so I will be moving everything from the Biocube into that, and I plan on getting a Duo from Nanobox Reef for that tank. My favorite thing about the light is that it simulates weather conditions in whatever area you have the light setup for. Mine is set up for my local weather, but you could set it for, say, a place like Fiji if you wanted to. I have an AI Hydra 52 HD (same makers of the Prime) for my 68 gallon, and I like the light, but I bought it with the impression that it would also simulate cloud cover. Turns out that's only with the older models if you have a controller for said older model. I do like the light cover though.
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I think i might go with the Prime HD too, and in the future if i upgrade to bigger tank i can use it in that one and buy another... So investing seems like a good idea..
