LED light for 30g breeder

Kistos · Aug 24, 2022

Hello fellow reefers!

I need your expertise on some dillema I have to upgrade my light on my 30"x18"x12" tank.
It is a 30g with lots of rock inside (see picture)

It is a small experimental project I am going through this time and I am planning to make it mix of some SPS, LPS and zoa.

I am currently between two lights
Maxspect ethereal 130w or AI Hydra 32HD

I have an offer same price for both is just a matter of me know to decide witch one will be the best so give me your "lights"

oreo54 · Aug 24, 2022

Reflectors beat lenses almost any day so Maxspect wins.
Personal opinion.
Other more invested can take it from here.

Derrick0580 · Aug 24, 2022

I’ve never seen the lighting from a maxspec in person but I love the colors that ai puts out. Wish I had went with ai instead of radions over my 120.

oreo54 · Aug 24, 2022

Couple things regarding the Maxspect.
1)

Maxspect Ethereal work with rimmed or rimless tanks and will clamp onto rims up to 1" thick.

2) Does it include the controller?

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X-37B · Aug 24, 2022

Kistos said:
Hello fellow reefers!

I need your expertise on some dillema I have to upgrade my light on my 30"x18"x12" tank.
It is a 30g with lots of rock inside (see picture)

It is a small experimental project I am going through this time and I am planning to make it mix of some SPS, LPS and zoa.

I am currently between two lights
Maxspect ethereal 130w or AI Hydra 32HD

I have an offer same price for both is just a matter of me know to decide witch one will be the best so give me your "lights"

I would get 2 16hds maybe 3.
Here is 3 on my 36x24x12 frag system.

yanetterer · Aug 24, 2022

I would think a single unit of either may create some shading in the upper corners of a 30" tank. Just something to consider. On my old 30" tank I had an ocean revive fixture that had some shadowing and got much better coverage with a pair of Kessils.