Led lighting inexpensive

Betta-Chetta · Sep 2, 2015

Hey guys I wanted to know yalls imput on what type of lighting I should use for my reef aquariums. I wanted to know what yall have and how well the coral growth really is and if you feed and dose your corals as well. Right now I have a 75 gallon reef with a current USA orbit and need something that is alot better. Also I am going to set up my 29 gallon again and I have a 4 bulb t5 for it. Although I have the t5 I want a type of led just due to it always bleaching out my corals.

ca2or · Sep 2, 2015

for the 29 I would look at the AI Prime

Matt23469 · Sep 2, 2015

I just bought 3 oceanrevive t-247 and I love the color. Best deal I found for the price.

Reefing Madness · Sep 2, 2015

http://www.ebay.com/itm/165W-LED-Aq...Marine-Tank-/181275113350?hash=item2a34d6b786
Identical to Reef Radiance

ifarmer · Sep 12, 2015

Matt23469 said:
I just bought 3 oceanrevive t-247 and I love the color. Best deal I found for the price.

only new hobbyists buy the oceanrevive led because of the price. and I have never seen any successful

Matt23469 · Sep 12, 2015

Well I'm not a brand new hobbyist and I like them so far. So far I have better growth and color than the reef radiance lights that I had. Are their better lights of course. But I would rather not spend $1500 on lights with so much other stuff I would like to have.

palmer · Sep 13, 2015

ifarmer said:
only new hobbyists buy the oceanrevive led because of the price. and I have never seen any successful

3 oceanrevive t-247 here over a 72" 150 gal- I have no problems with any SPS,LPS I previously had under MH

Ron Reefman · Sep 15, 2015

ifarmer has some serious issues and loves to go negative both here and on other forums.

I have T247's over a shallow reef and a frag tank. Corals heal quickly, are healthy and grow fast. Somebody needs to get his head out of his return pump! LOL!

FarmerTy · Sep 15, 2015

ifarmer said:
only new hobbyists buy the oceanrevive led because of the price. and I have never seen any successful

Hmm... I must be one of the lucky new hobbyists of 12 years that got this to work with his reef tank.

Who makes statements like this? Have you ever even owned one?

palmer · Sep 15, 2015

FarmerTy said:
Hmm... I must be one of the lucky new hobbyists of 12 years that got this to work with his reef tank.

Who makes statements like this? Have you ever even owned one?

what intensity are you using on that beautiful tank

FarmerTy · Sep 15, 2015

You wouldn't believe it but 80% white, 20% blue. In person, it looks like a 20k Radium. How do I know? Because the right fixture in the video IS a 400-watt 20k radium. [emoji16]

I don't prefer the overly blue lighting of most LED-lit tanks so I matched it to my Radiums as best as I could visually.

palmer · Sep 15, 2015

Oh wow I am doing 85% blue, 30% white

FarmerTy · Sep 15, 2015

palmer said:
Oh wow I am doing 85% blue, 30% white

Like I said, wouldn't believe me. [emoji15]

It's very unorthodox and I'm not going to say I recommend it but my SPS aren't complaining and my colors haven't shifted at all since the transition. If I have softies or even LPS, I'd be hesitant to try that setting honestly.

Matt23469 · Sep 15, 2015

My tank is a 6 ft 125g I just added 2 clams to the sand bed this weekend all mixed reef. I have been running the t-247 at 50 blue and 25 white should I go up more with them?

FarmerTy · Sep 15, 2015

Matt23469 said:
My tank is a 6 ft 125g I just added 2 clams to the sand bed this weekend all mixed reef. I have been running the t-247 at 50 blue and 25 white should I go up more with them?

How high do you have then hung? Do you know par levels?

Please keep in mind that I was using 400-watt MHs before the transition and I have mainly light loving SPS. I was running 800 par up top, 600 in the middle, and 250 on my sandbed with 30" of depth. I think you can easily roast softies and LPS with the fixture so I wouldn't get too high.

In my frag tank, I'm running more of a normal led spectrum with 60 blue, 25 white and with the fixture 10" above water line, with corals 5" below that, I'm reading 325 par. If you have the standard 6' 125 gallon tank, I think your settings are just fine for a normal tank and if you are sps dominant, you could probably go a smidge higher.

treedog5 · Sep 15, 2015

ifarmer said:
only new hobbyists buy the oceanrevive led because of the price. and I have never seen any successful

This is a complete lie and a very uninformative comment to make. There are numerous threads on this site and many others documenting great growth using Ocean Revive lights..

Wiz · Sep 15, 2015

I use rr 165p+ x2. I've been running them for 9 months now. I get good color and growth. Cant complain at all. Not sure how they compare to t247's.

guy fawkes · Sep 15, 2015

I have found a lot of people will say you cannot grow coral with certain lights. I used fluval LED's on my 30 and did well. I had growth on all my corals. Mind you this is my first tank. I kept stylophoria acropora for 3-5 months with visible growth and great polyp extension. So I'd be careful with people's opinions.

The Chinese LED's work well. I have a few friends who run them. And love them.

For my 100g I still use the short LED, and had a ballast for one bulb and added an actinic blue bulb. Everything seems to be good. 3 months in. Noticing growth on everything. My polyps, my leather, my anemones,

OceanRevive · Sep 18, 2015

OceanReviv lights works well for corals which have many customers proof this. Cheap price, good quality and best service. Thank you for guy fawkes's, Matt23469's and Ron's review here.

FarmerTy · Sep 28, 2015

OceanRevive said:
OceanReviv lights works well for corals which have many customers proof this. Cheap price, good quality and best service. Thank you for guy fawkes's, Matt23469's and Ron's review here.

Oceanrevive, no love for the guy who posted his tank with your lights over it? [emoji12]