Viparspectra 165watt, Anyone using these?

[Screwgunner]

I run mine 18 inches above the water so the colors blend better. O have some spill but what can you do.

 

[HonorableWhat]

How would 1 of these too over a 10g tank only growing zoas?
Too much? I got offered on as a trade on something else

 

[outhouse]

way to bright, maybe 24" above tank Blues on 5% and W on 1%

Would be expensive spending that many watts on a 10g when much less would work

 

[Bigdaddy05]

That seems good to me until it matures up a bit.
White especially helps the ugly stages, low light, low phosphate is a big help in reducing the amount and length of time it stays.

I’ve never moved my whites higher than 5% ever and during the first 6 months, 10%blue, started ramping up blues 10% a month and stopped at 80% and 3%. Never touched them in the following 2 years.

Below is two, Vipers over a 65g, 3 years old.

Have u ever checked par in ur tank?

 

[Uncle99]

Have u ever checked par in ur tank?

Great question….Yes, 80% blue pushed 500 on the surface. While nothing seemed to mine, I have reduced the the blue to 40% which pushed 350 at the surface (light is 8” from surface) about 150-175 12 “ down and 80-125 on the bottom, 50 in the corners.

I turned off the white/red/green channel (hated the colour) and added two 80 watt Halos running 50% (white and blue) which added good pop to the corals and helped mix the Visparspectra lights better.

 

[Bigdaddy05]

Great question….Yes, 80% blue pushed 500 on the surface. While nothing seemed to mine, I have reduced the the blue to 40% which pushed 350 at the surface (light is 8” from surface) about 150-175 12 “ down and 80-125 on the bottom, 50 in the corners.

I turned off the white/red/green channel (hated the colour) and added two 80 watt Halos running 50% (white and blue) which added good pop to the corals and helped mix the Visparspectra lights better.

Appreciate the info!

 

[Daboys2007]

Great info in this thread and noticed today that the price dropped on Amazon! Will be ordering 2 for my setup

 

[Spicy Reef]

Awesome thread! just ordered a 3rd on that sale. I took the other two completely apart. I have the led panels mounted directly on the tank lid, ordered 120 degree lens caps for better spread. mounted the power sup and control board under the tank. Here are some temp readings with no fan. from 100%b x 100%w power to 60%B x 10%W (which is were i've been running them) love the profile ie don't really notice them on top - so thin. temp is so low, I might spray them black and see what happens... here's my lame pt1 vid...

 

[ZaydRossi]

Hey all, I have just finished reading all the information in this group. Thank you to all who have made an effort to put results and data in this forum. I am about to purchase these lights for my 110 gallon tank 4x2x2(feet). It will be a mixed reef. How many lights would you guys suggest im thinking ill need 2. What are your thoughts?

 

[Uncle99]

2 mounted high

 

[ZaydRossi]

Would you say at 14 inches will be fine?

 

[Uncle99]

14” is fine.

 

[LuisEnrique]

Idealmente, diría 2, ya que indica que solo cubre un área de 24x24, pero el tanque de 12 "de alto es bastante poco profundo, por lo que puede salirse con la suya montado más alto y colocar corales que exigen poca luz en los bordes. La desventaja de hacer esto es usted Tendría que ponerlos bastante alto y tener una buena cantidad de luz derramada en la habitación. ¿Podrías probar uno para ver cómo te va?

Tengo 3 sobre mis 125 arrecifes mixtos. Estoy contento con ellos, no puedo superar el precio, tengo un bonito color y mucho crecimiento. Ejecuto el mío con un 55% de azul y un 40% de blanco. están a un pie del agua. los azules están encendidos una hora antes que los blancos y permanecen encendidos una hora después de que los blancos se apagan.

 

[LuisEnrique]

Tengo 3 sobre mis 125 arrecifes mixtos. Estoy contento con ellos, no puedo superar el precio, tengo un bonito color y mucho crecimiento. Ejecuto el mío con un 55% de azul y un 40% de blanco. están a un pie del agua. los azules están encendidos una hora antes que los blancos y permanecen encendidos una hora después de que los blancos se apagan.

TTengo Un 75galones y 2 viparspectra 165w y aun no se que configuración poner están sin los lens estoy corriendolas al 55% azul y el 5% blancos

 

[Spicy Reef]

Here r some pics to help visualize what is going on with the "spread" and why the company recommends 8". Yes I saw brs vid on this issue. I find it difficult to believe their par readings and maybe they don't apply to ViparSpectra... they tend to contradict themselves as time goes either way...
lens spread is about 20 degrees, mirror spread is about 90. the most light is in the 20. These pictures r a bit biased. it was difficult to get the paper just right for the picture. there is more light happening in the 90 than the picture shows but definitely not as much as within the 20 degree.

I literally traced the light and drew the lines in place.

 

[Spicy Reef]

oh... LEDs are 3cm apart center to center.

 

[Spicy Reef]

I mount them directly on the lid, put the controller and power supply's under the tank...

 

[pacotopick]

I have 3 over my 125 mixed reef. I'm happy with them, cant beat the price, I have nice color and a lot of growth. I run mine at 55% blue 40% white. they are about a foot off the water. blue are on an hour before the white and stay on an hour after the whites turn off.

Hey buddie was just wondering if you are still using the vipar lights and how your corals are doing, I have the same size tank as and have 3 vipar 165w as you do and i'm trying to do some corals as a lot of this is new to me sense the last time I did a saltwater tank 20 years ago A LOT!!!! Thanks for your time and have a great day!!!

 

[Uncle99]

This is 2-165w ViparSpectra 14” off surface in 48x18x18 tank

 

[Kuro]

For the folk who swap their led diode for different color. Did you run into some of the leds not powering up until you turn it up to around 30%? I replace some of the white with 415nm and 2 of them don't light up until you crank it up to about 30% and 1 at about 20% till it light up. This is 300w one not sure if it bad LED but the other 415/425/450 work fine.