Quantra Meso Blue

Steven Garland · May 20, 2022

Has anyone used this specific light,not the more expensive one but this SPECIFIC one ?

Quanta - Meso Blue | Quanta Lights

Don’t let the price confuse you, this light kicks out a seriously wide blue spectrum for your corals. A great supplemental light that adds additional violet light to fill in where other lights miss. Since they are lightweight mounting them to your already existing lighting system is super easy...

www.quantareef.com

blaxsun · May 20, 2022

Not here. Anyone else?

afrokobe · May 20, 2022

I have a meso blue pro

Edit: saw you are asking about the cheaper one

minus9 · May 21, 2022

What info are you looking for?

Steven Garland · May 21, 2022

minus9 said:
What info are you looking for?

Does the user after some time of owning one like it,do corals like it,how is the spectrum,do they do the job,par,pop ect ect ect. Basically the questions people should as about a supplemental bar ?

reefingaz · May 21, 2022

I just got a Meso Blue and OG pop, could not decide on exact color so got one of each for that price. I was 100% sold on the Reefbrites XHO. I have XHO in my 3 tanks. Well these Quantras blow away my reefbrites. My new tank will be these two strips and T5. Love the color, the pop, and insane park numbers. The build quality is 200% better than my other strips. Just got them going so no long term results but they absolutely pass the eye test.

oreo54 · May 21, 2022

reefingaz said:
I just got a Meso Blue and OG pop, could not decide on exact color so got one of each for that price. I was 100% sold on the Reefbrites XHO. I have XHO in my 3 tanks. Well these Quantras blow away my reefbrites. My new tank will be these two strips and T5. Love the color, the pop, and insane park numbers. The build quality is 200% better than my other strips. Just got them going so no long term results but they absolutely pass the eye test.

Sounds more like the "pro" version not the .2w leds used in rhe "regular" version .

Except for lots of bars and/or shallow tanks 20 plus watt bars will not provide high par.

Each Quanta Meso Blue light will add roughly 50 PAR to an 18” wide tank.

reefingaz · May 21, 2022

oreo5457 said:
Sounds more like the "pro" version not the .2w leds used in rhe "regular" version .

Except for lots of bars and/or shallow tanks 20 plus watt bars will not provide high par.

Yes, That’s why I got the Quanta Pros

Steven Garland · May 21, 2022

I am assuming I will have to be the one to try them out since it seems like nobody uses them. Unless @Lousybreed can chime in on his product may some pics,par graph,exactly what spectra of leds are on the light,ect ect.

reefingaz · May 21, 2022

Steven Garland said:
I am assuming I will have to be the one to try them out since it seems like nobody uses them. Unless @Lousybreed can chime in on his product.

Why not get the Pro and then there is no worry about par, pop, color anything. It’s not a huge price difference. Check the YouTube video review on the Pro. It’s insane color and par. My par is double what my t5 fixture was pushing with the Pros

Steven Garland · May 21, 2022

reefingaz said:
Why not get the Pro and then there is no worry about par, pop, color anything. It’s not a huge price difference. Check the YouTube video review on the Pro. It’s insane color and par. My par is double what my t5 fixture was pushing with the Pros

I very easily can,but I am wondering about this specific light.

minus9 · May 21, 2022

OP, what size tank and corals are you keeping?

oreo54 · May 21, 2022

Steven Garland said:
I am assuming I will have to be the one to try them out since it seems like nobody uses them. Unless @Lousybreed can chime in on his product may some pics,par graph,exactly what spectra of leds are on the light,ect ect.

Pretty sure spectrums posted. Believe it is 4 types of " blue" (inc. 2 violets).
Hmmm "assumption" seems to be both have roughly the same spectrum only differing in power.

Figure 3 bars = 2 t5ho's. Optimistically they assume 1:1(1/2 watt to 1).

AFAICT the mesos are all blue. Suggest some "color" should be added.

FAQ & Product Selection Guide | Quanta Lights

Learn more about the different light combinations that that can be used for your tank. Read about the recommended combinations for SPS dominated reef tanks!

www.quantareef.com

As a side note being constant voltage driven controllers are cheap.

Steven Garland · May 21, 2022

minus9 said:
OP, what size tank and corals are you keeping?

24" x 10" x 10" and probably not much until its ready for acro's. I have a Tek 4 bulb and I am going to run 2x Giesemann Actinic Blue,1x Giesemann Super Actinic and 1x ATI Coral+ @ 8" off the top of the tank.

oreo5457 said:
Pretty sure spectrums posted. Believe it is 4 types of " blue" (inc. 2 violets).
Hmmm "assumption" seems to be both have roughly the same spectrum only differing in power.

Figure 3 bars = 2 t5ho's. Optimistically they assume 1:1(1/2 watt to 1).

AFAICT the mesos are all blue. Suggest some "color" should be added.

FAQ & Product Selection Guide | Quanta Lights

Learn more about the different light combinations that that can be used for your tank. Read about the recommended combinations for SPS dominated reef tanks!

www.quantareef.com

As a side note being constant voltage driven controllers are cheap.

I mainly looking for a budget option for pop,I mean if I can get a small bump in par maybe 60-80ish I'll be happy. I am already running a 24" 4 bulb Tek t5 fixture 8" off the top of the tank.

Apparently nobody is running these yet and went straight for the big boys. I don't feel like I need a $140 one for pop,hence why I asking about these.

minus9 · May 21, 2022

If you’re just looking for extra pop then the non pro version will probably suffice, but if you want a boost on par then the pro version will do. But in your situation, two bars (one on each side on your T5 fixture) of the non pro meso blue will do. Email Luca directly and he’ll help you pick the best lights to go with your bulb combo.

Steven Garland · May 21, 2022

minus9 said:
If you’re just looking for extra pop then the non pro version will probably suffice, but if you want a boost on par then the pro version will do. But in your situation, two bars (one on each side on your T5 fixture) of the non pro meso blue will do. Email Luca directly and he’ll help you pick the best lights to go with your bulb combo.

Its between these or ReefBrite LumiLite strips. It looks like Quanta maybe has some more spectrum than the RB which would be nice for broadening my spectrum with the T5's.

minus9 · May 21, 2022

Steven Garland said:
Its between these or ReefBrite LumiLite strips. It looks like Quanta maybe has some more spectrum than the RB which would be nice for broadening my spectrum with the T5's.

I love my Reef Brite halide pendants, but having used the xho's, I would definitely go with the Quantas. Luca is really good at matching his bars to your specific lights, just send him an email and he'll be happy to guide you.

icedgxe · Jul 4, 2022

Did you ever get one of the non-pro Meso Blue strips? I’m thinking of doing the same along side my Kessils, but can’t seem to find many people using them.

Steven Garland · Jul 4, 2022

icedgxe said:
Did you ever get one of the non-pro Meso Blue strips? I’m thinking of doing the same along side my Kessils, but can’t seem to find many people using them.

I did not,unfortunately. In the future maybe I am just letting the t5 rock out for right now.

maxwell · Jan 13, 2023

I run 2 Meso blue pro's here's a pic of my tank last night after 9pm with 4 bars as i have just put my OR3 uv/violet back on a timer for early morns and late nights ,the other bar on is a reef factory (60%) tank is 54 x 30 x 30 i fitted the meso's after removing OR3 blue pluses when leds burnt out