Yeah, normally I would recommend Radions for LED but if its just supplemental lighting you are looking for what about some Reefbrite strips? I plan on getting one of those myself. I too am severely limited on space in my canopy.
It can be if you have a lot of random moments at the surface. I have my pumps on wave mode and the shimmer is very natural looking. The kessils put out some serious par also.Kessils drive me nuts, can't stand them. The shimmer is so overdone it's like a rave.
I have MH supplemented with T5.
For me, the blue led strip would just be for a little extra pop when the halides are off morning and evening.
And the reefbrite is a direct bolt-on for my Hamilton fixture.
It can be if you have a lot of random moments at the surface. I have my pumps on wave mode and the shimmer is very natural looking. The kessils put out some serious par also.
Lol. Good luck with that!Agreed. I guess we should tell the sun to stop being a single point light source while we're at it too. [emoji38]
I was seriously considering some kessils as supplemental lighting for my MH. I might still do that.
how long can I expect my coloration to improve on my acros after switching from radions to MHs I have noticed the MH are much brighter
I'm excited. thanks.It depends on the coral. I saw big improved growth and color on some acros within a matter of weeks just because they were actually getting a decent amount of light now, when there just wasn't enough light reaching them before from not running enough leds.
Some acros starting showing color and PE underneath now that light was wrapping around them.
Some other acros just changed color. Not necessarily better (a matter of personal opinion) but just different.
So it just depends. But you should start seeing some positive changes fairly quickly.
how long can I expect my coloration to improve on my acros after switching from radions to MHs I have noticed the MH are much brighter
Agreed. I guess we should tell the sun to stop being a single point light source while we're at it too. :lol:
Agreed. I guess we should tell the sun to stop being a single point light source while we're at it too. :lol:
Lol. Good luck with that!
Haha... Thank you.![]()
Do you realize how silly this sun comparison is when talking about our tanks?
I just brought a multi branch sps coral outside (no joke) and it was completely lit up, every single part of it with no shadows, better than my tank with multiple MH and T5.
Pretty sure that single-point light source comment was in regards to the complaints about shimmer. Lighten up (pun intended).![]()
I was at Unique Corals a few months ago for a local meet and one of their propagation tanks had been entirely switched over to Kessils. I asked the owner what he thought of them and he raved about them, and brought me into his office to look at the tank in there which was also Kessil-lit. It made me feel even better about my choice to go with them for my tank. I think if you have the budget for them and want to go entirely LED, they are probably your best bet. I've definitely seen an improvement in my SPS since switching from an older blue/white LED combo.