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[Scotty333!!!]

Guys,
Ahead of a par meter coming to tell me my par levels are to low for a mixed reef I’m looking at 2 leds to fix inbetween the light clusters on my maxspect r6
Anyone use AI ? I’m looking at those cos they’re 4” which will fit perfectly
Any other suggestions?

 

[Scotty333!!!]

What about these https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/1005...13000054887a40a3635e62dd453&afSmartRedirect=y

 

[Scotty333!!!]

Found the AI for cheaper

AI Prime 16HD Marine/Reef Aquarium LED Light - White #2D100 | eBay

Bluetooth connectivity and a redefined more compact design. The 7 colours are made up from the following –. This has not adverse effects on the LED’s life and will allow you to tune the lights spectrum to show the most vivid of colours.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Scotty333!!!]

Light will be 85cm from sand , need enough par for trachys and acans on the sand

 

[griss]

AI are very reputable lights.

 

[griss]

The PopBlooms are supposedly knock offs of the Red Sea LEDs.

 

[Scotty333!!!]

AI are very reputable lights.

My lfs used them

 

[Scotty333!!!]

The PopBlooms are supposedly knock offs of the Red Sea LEDs.

These?

https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/1005006189020810.html?src=google&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=272-267-0231&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&gclsrc=aw.ds&albagn=888888&ds_e_adid=&ds_e_matchtype=&ds_e_device=m&ds_e_network=x&ds_e_product_group_id=&ds_e_product_id=pt1005006189020810&ds_e_product_merchant_id=100967652&ds_e_product_country=PT&ds_e_product_language=pt&ds_e_product_channel=online&ds_e_product_store_id=&ds_url_v=2&albcp=20695431540&albag=&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwxLKxBhA7EiwAXO0R0CRxaEKTuV5qKMAvhJFEaHCM686ny3FCCRdvA_lba6jvf_58_Osm_xoC-18QAvD_BwE&aff_fcid=22e8ba05f91349db9840ed33d3cedcff-1714232046447-02534-UneMJZVf&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&aff_platform=aaf&sk=UneMJZVf&aff_trace_key=22e8ba05f91349db9840ed33d3cedcff-1714232046447-02534-UneMJZVf&terminal_id=0a97213000054887a40a3635e62dd453&afSmartRedirect=y

 

[griss]

These?

https://pt.aliexpress.com/item/1005006189020810.html?src=google&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=272-267-0231&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&gclsrc=aw.ds&albagn=888888&ds_e_adid=&ds_e_matchtype=&ds_e_device=m&ds_e_network=x&ds_e_product_group_id=&ds_e_product_id=pt1005006189020810&ds_e_product_merchant_id=100967652&ds_e_product_country=PT&ds_e_product_language=pt&ds_e_product_channel=online&ds_e_product_store_id=&ds_url_v=2&albcp=20695431540&albag=&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwxLKxBhA7EiwAXO0R0CRxaEKTuV5qKMAvhJFEaHCM686ny3FCCRdvA_lba6jvf_58_Osm_xoC-18QAvD_BwE&aff_fcid=22e8ba05f91349db9840ed33d3cedcff-1714232046447-02534-UneMJZVf&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&aff_platform=aaf&sk=UneMJZVf&aff_trace_key=22e8ba05f91349db9840ed33d3cedcff-1714232046447-02534-UneMJZVf&terminal_id=0a97213000054887a40a3635e62dd453&afSmartRedirect=y

Yes, those are the PopBloom lights. Supposedly knockoffs of Red Sea. You can get them on Amazon and eBay as well.

 

[Scotty333!!!]

Says 500 par at the surface!

 

[Scotty333!!!]

These are the rl90 apose to the rs90 above but can’t find the difference

PopBloom RL90 WiFi Reef LED Light Units Marine Reef Lighting Aquarium Fish Tank | eBay

PopBloom LED Aquarium Reef Lighting for40-300cm Marine Coral Fish Tank. For 24’’ Marine Reef Tank. For 36’’ Marine Reef Tank. For 48’’ Marine Reef Tank. For 60’’ Marine Reef Tank. For 72’’ Marine Reef Tank.

www.ebay.com

 

[kharmaguru]

These are the rl90 apose to the rs90 above but can’t find the difference

PopBloom RL90 WiFi Reef LED Light Units Marine Reef Lighting Aquarium Fish Tank | eBay

PopBloom LED Aquarium Reef Lighting for40-300cm Marine Coral Fish Tank. For 24’’ Marine Reef Tank. For 36’’ Marine Reef Tank. For 48’’ Marine Reef Tank. For 60’’ Marine Reef Tank. For 72’’ Marine Reef Tank.

www.ebay.com

RL90 is wifi, RS90 can be upgraded to wifi.

 

[Scotty333!!!]

Rl90 is cheaper?

 

[oreo57]

Rl90 is cheaper?

You will find popbloom pricing is all over the board...
EDIT.. removed link the cheap $60 one was for the Refugium version.
yea Turing controller version is more expensive..

$188.10
$285.00-34%
Extra 5% off with coins

PopBloom-RS90 Aquarium LED Lamp, Coral Marine Aquarium Light, Saltwater Aquarium Tank, Sunrise Sunset Light, 60cm-240cm, SPS LPS​

Coupon & Discount
$20.00 offOn orders over $400.00
Color: 1 lamp with hang kit

Its kind of messy still stands..

WIFI version..

$150.25
$285.00-47%
Extra 10% off with coins

PopBloom RL90 WiFi Led Aquarium Light Reef Light Aquarium Tank Saltwater Coral Reef Growing Seawater Marine Aquarium Tank Lamp​

4.9 40 Reviews ౹ 162 sold

Coupon & Discount
$20.00 offOn orders over $400.00
3% offBuy 2 pieces
Color: 1 WiFi Hanging Lamp

Turing Controller has been around a long time. WIFI is new-ish..
They partnered with Tuya at some point.

Popbloom RS90 wifi upgrade

Starting a new thread about the wifi upgrade for the popbloom lights. They have been kind enough to send me a board I installed in one of my lights and started testing it a few weeks ago. The software part have been designed by tuya and is controlled via the home automation tuya software which I...

www.reef2reef.com

Oh yea keep in mind that if you get a faulty WIFI board and you bought it NOT from Popbloom you may have warranty issues.

 

[Scotty333!!!]

So go with the rl?

 

[kharmaguru]

So go with the rl?

I believe the RS has the turing controller whereas the RL uses a phone app. The RS can be upgraded to wifi and thus also use an app ( I think). The RL has no controller ( no idea if it can be added) so that's why the lower price.

 

[Scotty333!!!]

Oh right thanks for that , well I want to replicate my current maxspect light settings , on at 8 peaks 1-5 and off at 11
I’ll go slow though given the par figures it claims (500 at surface)

 

[oreo57]

So go with the rl?

Well that is your decision.. You can upgrade the RS90 with Turing controller to the Wifi version by purchasing a Wifi module to plug into it.

Just an update for anyone else following the thread. I have two RS90 that I've upgraded to the wifi model. One light has been fine (my right hand one) but my left one has had two faulty boards.

I've swapped the first light back to the old style manual controller. I'll probably do this on the other light as well just so they are the same, at least until I can get the left side light fixed.

I'm lucky I have the option of going back to the manual controller.
Jan 5, 2024

Normally a bluetooth/wifi type app is preferred by me as long as its not cloud based.
In this case I'm not sure the Wifi mod is ready for prime time yet.
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It might be a bit painful going back to a wired controller but in this case "I" would.
As I said they are always (hopefully) upgradeable.
Yea kind of expensive from the cost difference to the add on module..
Your call

49.99US $ |PopBloom WiFi Module For RS90 LED Marine Aquarium Light Upgrade RL90 WIFI

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YMMV.

Oh there are things to consider in ALL programmable lights. Which controller/light has what you really want.
e.g How many time point can you set? Can you shut off moonlight..ect..ect..
Unfortunately I can't answer that for these..

 

[Scotty333!!!]

Very informative, thank you

 

[oreo57]

Very informative, thank you

Popbloom stands behind the wifi module...

Also, there are more than 3K new wifi modules send to all over the worlds in this 3 months. no one broken.
So, I am very confident with Tuya WiFi modules

Yes, I am very confident with Tuya WiFi modules.

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