Lighting for a JBJ 30 gallon rimless

Fishninja · Sep 14, 2015

I am looking at lighting options for these, trying to keep it under $200 at most $250. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thanks!

redfishbluefish · Sep 14, 2015

I put a ReefBreeders Value fixture over my JBJ 28. If I had to do it today, it would be THIS fixture which I'm currently using over my 90DT.

Fishninja · Sep 15, 2015

redfishbluefish said:
I put a ReefBreeders Value fixture over my JBJ 28. If I had to do it today, it would be THIS fixture which I'm currently using over my 90DT.

Are they pretty much the same thing? Is one bigger or louder than the other?

steelheader.262 · Sep 15, 2015

Maybe a Kessil A160we

redfishbluefish · Sep 15, 2015

Fishninja said:
Are they pretty much the same thing? Is one bigger or louder than the other?

Yes, they pretty much are the same thing......55, 3W leds running at 2 - 2.1 W in a black box that, by the eye, looks to be the same size. Noise is equal.....I really don't notice any noise, but I'm sure if I climb on top of the canopy I'd hear the fans.

Fishninja · Sep 15, 2015

redfishbluefish said:
Yes, they pretty much are the same thing......55, 3W leds running at 2 - 2.1 W in a black box that, by the eye, looks to be the same size. Noise is equal.....I really don't notice any noise, but I'm sure if I climb on top of the canopy I'd hear the fans.

Would they be strong enough for sps?

redfishbluefish · Sep 15, 2015

Fishninja said:
Would they be strong enough for sps?

Without question. I'm growing everything.

Fishninja · Jan 8, 2016

steelheader.262 said:
Maybe a Kessil A160we

Would a kessil A150 do ok? Does anyone have any thoughts about the aquaillumniation prime?

Fishninja · Jan 9, 2016

Anyone?

xavier009 · Jan 9, 2016

Ive heard good things about the prime. Do experience myself but like i said i read a lot of threads of nano tanks where the prime was used with large amounts of success

Fishninja · Jan 16, 2016

Do you think it could handle sps in this tank?

xavier009 · Jan 16, 2016

I would think so.

Fishninja · Jan 16, 2016

Ok thanks!

lazlodawg · Jan 20, 2016

On my JBJ 30 mixed reef, I started off with the 18" Orbit Marine Pro and I really liked the sunset and sunrise feature as well as the programmability. Unfortunately, it just wasn't very bright, even with both channels at 100%.
I ended up buying an Ocean Revive T247-B a couple of weeks ago while it was on sale for $158. It has separately programmable channels for whites and blues, but no sunrise/sunset feature. I chose it because of price, power, and tank mounts as I can't hang lighting in my situation.

I am beyond pleased so far. The lights are quiet and extremely powerful. I only have it at 30% power blues and 10% power whites for now. I had shadowing problems with the Marine Pro, but none of that with this light. My shrooms, palys, and zoas have shown noticeable growth and my Monti is encrusting more in the past week than in the month before.
I know lots of people poo poo the Chinese black boxes, but it seems to be a great option for lots of reefers including myself.

Fishninja · Jan 20, 2016

lazlodawg said:
On my JBJ 30 mixed reef, I started off with the 18" Orbit Marine Pro and I really liked the sunset and sunrise feature as well as the programmability. Unfortunately, it just wasn't very bright, even with both channels at 100%.
I ended up buying an Ocean Revive T247-B a couple of weeks ago while it was on sale for $158. It has separately programmable channels for whites and blues, but no sunrise/sunset feature. I chose it because of price, power, and tank mounts as I can't hang lighting in my situation.

I am beyond pleased so far. The lights are quiet and extremely powerful. I only have it at 30% power blues and 10% power whites for now. I had shadowing problems with the Marine Pro, but none of that with this light. My shrooms, palys, and zoas have shown noticeable growth and my Monti is encrusting more in the past week than in the month before.
I know lots of people poo poo the Chinese black boxes, but it seems to be a great option for lots of reefers including myself.

I keep going back and forth on wether to invest in an AI prime or do a black box type of led…[emoji52]