What LED Lighting should I get?

[eyesinthedrk]

I am using 3 ApolloReefLED pendants with an apex controler and I love it. Check out their web page for par and coverage but I'm getting great growth and color on sps. In less than a year my first tyree purple acro bleached from light acclimation ignorance. Stn from the tip and in the middle. To the point of growing hair algae. It not only made a full recovery but has 20 or so new growth tips some as much as an inch long.

Things I like rather than having 2 to 4 light pucks for a total of 24(ish) diodes it has a grid of 55 soothe diodes with a wider spread. No spot lighting to the naked eye though it will show up on my cell phone pics

This is just after recovery maybe march

This is a top down from last weekend. Could have done better but was too worried about dropping my phone in the tank

And here is some FTS all pics taken on iPhone to give an idea of overall appearance

 

[ridetheducati]

Mr. Snapper,

Please consider the following observation...

 

[dkeller_nc]

I have been doing a bit of research about running two and I just don't see how it's feasible. The fixtures won't have nearly enough par in a least 1/3rd of the tank. I am exploring other options and am think of going with AI sol super blue or AI Hydras. However I'm not sure what one is the better option. They cost the same so I'm trying to fugure out what the better one is for a reef.

One thing I was told by AI about the difference between the Sol and the non-color Vega is that the Sol has much more focused optics than the Vegas, and the Hydras have more diffused light than either the Sols or the Vegas. AI told me that the Sols were/are intended for deeper tanks, at the cost of having to use more of the fixtures to cover the tank area.

 

[cleverbs]

Well I'm going to stick with what I have for now and see how they do for a few months. I think maybe my tanks just out of wack and ill see better growth with better matinence of the new tank.

 

[Mont67]

If you can afford it the Mitras is the way to go. The LED light makes colors pop, it has true UV and corals love it

 

[sirreal63]

...it has true UV and corals love it

No it doesn't and no they don't. UV damages corals and the Mitra has Violet, not Ultra Violet, which would be detrimental to the corals.

Cleverbs, I wold probably wait as well, especially with an impending tank move.