What is a good light bar for extra par?

[ajremington68]

Q: What can I use to add more light to my tank (light bar). Looking for a more budget light bar to add to the back of my regular 55-gallon aquarium. I have 2 K7 mini noopsyche lights and the front of my tank gets decent light not my back for whatever reason. Would a 4-foot or 3-foot light bar work? If so what are some good budget brands that'll get me extra par back there. Thanks!

 

[tzabor10]

Orphan is popular. But I love Reefbrite

 

[ajremington68]

Is there any good cheap options? I have seen the blades, orphek, and reef brite. Ans waiting to strike on the Facebook groups for cheap but wondering if there is any other options. Also are your reef brutes programmable at all?

 

[ajremington68]

Also, would I do a 3ft or 4ft for a 4ft tank. Question being would a 4 Ft spill a lot out of the tank or no?

 

[JoJosReef]

Take a look at the Reefbarpro by 21ledusa. They are budget bars, can do sunrise and sunsetting, and put out very decent PAR. Made by a shop in Texas that does different types of lighting, including aquarium lighting.

ReefBar Pro

ReefBar Pro

21ledusa.com

 

[ajremington68]

Take a look at the Reefbarpro by 21ledusa. They are budget bars, can do sunrise and sunsetting, and put out very decent PAR. Made by a shop in Texas that does different types of lighting, including aquarium lighting.

ReefBar Pro

ReefBar Pro

21ledusa.com

That looks great for the price, if I only plan to add one and my current tank I have 2 k7 minis Noo-Psyche do you think it would be better to do a actinic blue or a pro which is the mix of white and blue? I guess it’s preference but the full blue looked super windex

 

[tzabor10]

Is there any good cheap options? I have seen the blades, orphek, and reef brite. Ans waiting to strike on the Facebook groups for cheap but wondering if there is any other options. Also are your reef brutes programmable at all?

Yes, mine are on a 10 v dimmer

 

[ajremington68]

Take a look at the Reefbarpro by 21ledusa. They are budget bars, can do sunrise and sunsetting, and put out very decent PAR. Made by a shop in Texas that does different types of lighting, including aquarium lighting.

ReefBar Pro

ReefBar Pro

21ledusa.com

Is the ultra actinic reef bar pro in the pictures labeled the full spectrum pro on the website?? Confused but it looks to be with the mix of diodes.

 

[twentyleagues]

Is the ultra actinic reef bar pro in the pictures labeled the full spectrum pro on the website?? Confused but it looks to be with the mix of diodes.

From what I see the pics are labeled as to what bar or bars are being used in the pic. It also appears that the same pics are used on all the products which is confusing I get that. Actinic is deep blue no white. A 50/50 would be an even mix of blue and white. Blue heavy would be more of a mix like 75% blue and 25% white and so on.

 

[kindafun]

I'm using 4' Quanta Pro lights to supplement with a particular spectrum and better coverage. I've had good success with them and believe they are a quality light at a reasonable price. There are several options on size and spectrum. They have no adjustment, just on/off.

I have no affiliation with Quanta.

 

[shakacuz]

aliexpress led bar. it was the budget LED bar before quanta and the ai blades came along

 

[JoJosReef]

Is the ultra actinic reef bar pro in the pictures labeled the full spectrum pro on the website?? Confused but it looks to be with the mix of diodes.

I had a pair of "blue heavy" bars that had white, blue and uv/violet, but I don't see them listed right now. You can email the guy, Steve, and he was very responsive with me. If you go actinic bars, it will be very windex blue.

As others here have said, quantas have a solid reputation and, although I haven't seen aliexpress bars, others say they are great value.

 

[Vested]

Quanta pros, unbeatable for price to quality

 

[ajremington68]

aliexpress led bar. it was the budget LED bar before quanta and the ai blades came along

Do you by chance have a link as it is very broad typing in light bar from aliexpress.

 

[shakacuz]

Do you by chance have a link as it is very broad typing in light bar from aliexpress.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832657411052.html?src=google&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=708-803-3821&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&albagn=888888&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&albcp=19623912707&albag=&trgt=&crea=en2251832657411052&netw=x&device=m&albpg=&albpd=en2251832657411052&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD6I-hE_q_Wys04qspNpRDlNFozDo&gclid=CjwKCAjw_e2wBhAEEiwAyFFFo94iSGokDEKSJp1PmBwMrGu38omoygnh1d2amimZascFf18hX46H2xoCSaMQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&aff_fcid=1f37a2fb8f244ec4b1f182f5985da369-1713100937317-07894-UneMJZVf&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&aff_platform=aaf&sk=UneMJZVf&aff_trace_key=1f37a2fb8f244ec4b1f182f5985da369-1713100937317-07894-UneMJZVf&terminal_id=db229b44eda34c588a0f3f1946581302&afSmartRedirect=y&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

has 3 bar options. you can also message them and pick a custom spectrum

 

[ajremington68]

I had a pair of "blue heavy" bars that had white, blue and uv/violet, but I don't see them listed right now. You can email the guy, Steve, and he was very responsive with me. If you go actinic bars, it will be very windex blue.

As others here have said, quantas have a solid reputation and, although I haven't seen aliexpress bars, others say they are great value.

Once you had them did you just use the mounts them came with or buy the hanging mounts?

 

[Reefing102]

I run AliExpress with my halides. But I don’t measure par, but I believe most put out around 100-150 par

PopularGrow Par Readings

Hey guys, So I’ve been researching LEDs just to get more info if I decide to switch later on. I see a lot of people recommending the PopularGrow LED bars as a supplement light. I have a set of their blue bars but no one local has a par meter and I can’t afford the “rental” of one. I did a...

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I did come to mention I’ve heard fantastic things about QuantaPros for the cost.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

aliexpress led bar. it was the budget LED bar before quanta and the ai blades came along

Yup. If you were local to southern CA, I'd have some to sell, CHEAP.

 

[reefingshepherd]

Illumagic vitamini

 

[ajremington68]

Yup. If you were local to southern CA, I'd have some to sell, CHEAP.

well let me message you and see what ya got. I can pay shipping