Got a 10 gallon reef. Mostly softies and a few LPS in there right now. Using two 23 watt cfls right now looking to upgrade. Thinking about going with a 165watt marsaqua led light from amazon. I just don't know if this would be too much light even on the lowest setting. I just don't want to get a 20in t5 hood just to end up putting in the closest in a few years if I upgrade. I figure the black box is pretty future proof. Same thing with going with par38 bulbs. It would just be a waste of money if I upgrade at some point. Anyone got a Mars aqua over a 10 gallon? Is it too much?
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I have considered that as well but it's so new that I haven't seen much in terms of reviews and growth with that model. Not sure how well it would preform with a 20 in tank. Also if I upgraded to a larger tank I fear that I would not have any use for the a80 anymore. Seen any decent reiews on it?
tkeracer619
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Use use a black box over a 20gal long tank and it is set pretty low. I started out acclimating at the lowest settings and worked my way up to about 50%. It houses a bta.
What about one of these SB Reeflights Black boxes?
https://sbreeflights.com/sbox-nano-reeffuge/7-sbox-sprite-reef-nano.html
What about one of these SB Reeflights Black boxes?
https://sbreeflights.com/sbox-nano-reeffuge/7-sbox-sprite-reef-nano.html
bayoureef337
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won a set of 2 180w black box leds on ebay. i havnt paid for them yet because im not sure about the company that makes them. i have a friend that uses the mars aqua brand 3x over a 125 and has great results with sps. the colors of the light are great too. real blue. but i am not sure about this one, there arent as many blue leds and only one spectrum of blue. if anyone could possibly shed some light on this
thatd be greeeeaaattt thankss
thatd be greeeeaaattt thankssbayoureef337
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bayoureef337
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or should i just pay the extra 50 and get 2 mars aqua?
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