LED only tank

hart24601 · Dec 20, 2015

dochow said:
What LEDs are you using?

I was using reef breeder value fixtures but switched to hydra 26s. Check out the tank spotlight series, it was last months tank spotlight. The reefbreeders grew coral great, just needed a bit more power. I target 300-400 PAR on acros running 2:1 blues:whites and related colors.

dochow · Dec 20, 2015

jsker said:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-72-bowfront-build-revised-thread.216842/ here is the link,

Awesome thread

hart24601 · Dec 20, 2015

So to answer your question yes, it's easy to grow a wide variety of corals including sps with LEDs. People get too worked up over lights. Get proper PAR and photoperiod and worry more about flow and keeping the system stable.

http://www.reefedition.com/reef-spotlight-bret-hartmans-120g/

jsker · Dec 20, 2015

dochow said:
Awesome thread

thank you, like @hart24601 said you are going to have to find your PAR/want work for you. I was think that I need a different, more expensive lighting, but just take your time and make minor changes. My LFS runs there lights about the same as I do with the percentages.

ifarmer · Dec 20, 2015

redfishbluefish said:
Without question an all LED tank is possible. I ran two Apollos for about 3 years before adding a Mars Aqua about eight months ago.

I am giving away/throwing away corals they grow so fast. I'm kicking myself for ever putting in monti cap....I throw that away by the bucket.....it's a weed.

You throw them away because they lost the color?

redfishbluefish · Dec 20, 2015

I'm throwing it away because it grows too fast.

Salty1962 · Dec 22, 2015

gfox said:
What hybrid?

I have my Aquatic Life XS LEDs mid to back and Aquatic Life T5 quad in the from. Cuts down on shadowing.

dochow · Dec 22, 2015

Salty1962 said:
I have my Aquatic Life XS LEDs mid to back and Aquatic Life T5 quad in the from. Cuts down on shadowing.

What size tank?

Salty1962 · Dec 22, 2015

dochow said:
What size tank?

CadLights 70G ArtisanII. @ 68G for DT.

edmond · Dec 25, 2015

How much power do they consume?

Salty1962 · Dec 25, 2015

@246 watts for both, 156 for T5s and @ 90 for LEDs . No kill-a-watt meter to know for sure though. I use the T5s for my lower light LPSs and the LEDs for the light overs. Hope that helps some.