Quick Lighting Question

sudman · Nov 10, 2018

Frjends, my tank is 72 x 19 x 20 . Will this light work for Corals / Fish / Anemone

Current USA 4108 72" Orbit IC LED https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M6ZIGPP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_lr15Bb54XFSSB

saltyfilmfolks · Nov 10, 2018

Yes.

The par specs provided on the website are pretty accurate.

sudman · Nov 10, 2018

saltyfilmfolks said:
Yes.

The par specs provided on the website are pretty accurate.

Will I have any trouble growing any corals ? My tank does not seem to be too deep ?

AshwinRavi · Nov 10, 2018

I had a lot of doubts when going to current usa, they grow corals, I can definitely vouch for that. my tank is 21inch deep.

AshwinRavi · Nov 10, 2018

sudman said:
Frjends, my tank is 72 x 19 x 20 . Will this light work for Corals / Fish / Anemone

Current USA 4108 72" Orbit IC LED https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M6ZIGPP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_lr15Bb54XFSSB

If you are about to buy these lights, buy them from saltwater aquarium, they are giving free mounts for current usa lights

cvrle1 · Nov 10, 2018

saltyfilmfolks said:
Yes.

The par specs provided on the website are pretty accurate.

Looking at the specs, they are using 0.5W LEDs. From all the research and reading I did, 0.5W LEDs are good only for really shallow tanks and low light corals. At 6-9" depth, these lights provide only 120-160 PAR, which is really low when you compare to any 3W LED fixture. They produce 3X more PAR at same depth. What am I missing?

sudman · Nov 10, 2018

cvrle1 said:
Looking at the specs, they are using 0.5W LEDs. From all the research and reading I did, 0.5W LEDs are good only for really shallow tanks and low light corals. At 6-9" depth, these lights provide only 120-160 PAR, which is really low when you compare to any 3W LED fixture. They produce 3X more PAR at same depth. What am I missing?

Thank you very much ! What are the specs you recommend I look for ?