New Lighting Questions ViparSpectra 165W

[Krist d]

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It suck

 

[diver22]

I have been using these lights for three years, two over my 65g and one over my frag tank.
These lights are very powerful, at 8”,can push 750-800 par under the fixture.
I would follow the manufactures recommendations at the beginning, and move upwards slowly to @lapin suggestion of 70% blue, 10 (maybe 20%) white.

Definitely move upwards from 8” to 12” or “14 so the colors defuse well.

After two years, I have got mine up to 100% blue and 20% white and they have been that intensity for a year now.

Hey nice setup you seem experienced with these lights, I’m getting my lights tomorrow I got 3 of them for my 150 tank is 72Lx 18”W x 30 D, I’m planning to put them at 14” over the water level, with 70 blue and 10 whites depending on the spectrum of the white. So long story short would I get 100+ Par at the sand bed which is 31” ?

 

[diver22]

For anyone that can help out here in deeper tanks, I’m getting my lights tomorrow I put 3 of them for my 150 tank is 72Lx 18”W x 30 D, I’m planning to out them at 14” over the water level, with 70 blue and 10 whites depending on the spectrum of the white. So long story short would I get 100+ Par at the sand bed which is 31” ?