Did the light work good for coral
1266406
For the corals I have (soft corals, mushrooms and LPS corals) it has worked great, they love it. Not recommended for SMS you would need lights with more watts. I hope this helps.
1266407
Light was broken within 4 months and coral died. Went to artificial reef and lower strength LEDs of different brand.
1437613
It works wonderfully on my 29 mixed reef with SPS in the top half however the ~2" at the sides of the tank are a little under-lit. It is definitely bright enough for the depth of a 75 gallon but I would recommend using 2 lights to fully light the length of the tank.
2170961
In the coralife brand biocube, there are two fluorescent bulbs and a blue led moon light. There are additional slots for more led lights. You can add the white lights to have a brighter light and more shimmer effect. These do not fit in place of the fluorescent lights. They are add on lights
478681
It's the right wave length but probably not bright enough for hard corals. It grows macroalgae, and coralline algae in my refugium so it would probably work in a small 5 or 10 gallon tank for soft corals and mushrooms, and even then you might want two
549717
it may be a little too strong for freshwater plants or a little bit of overkill. But it is a great light. I use my 16" on a 29 gallon biocube. With all kinds of coral. And it's only at 60% a few hours a day. Very nice light. You may want to ask Hobbie Bug this question.
160167
Only low/med. light corals will thrive. I use it for qt tanks. Yellowish tint; the actinic isn't that noticeable. Very bright for such a small fixture however.
582913
The answer is yes, but depending on what type of coral you have, deep of tank and other very important conditions. Thinking that you are familiarize with coral growth, and that you have all the water temperature, chemical, cycle and other important issues controled, lighting is one of the most important assets on your set up. Lets talk about corals...Most corals are photosynthetic and approximately 85% of the energy required for their growth and coloration is provided through the symbiotic relationship they share with the zooxanthellae algae which live within the coral. In order to facilitate the development of the zooxanthellae, it is essential to provide not only the right intensity of lighting (approx. 1w/liter for T5 fluorescents provides optimal photosynthetic irradiation spectrum - PAR), but to ensure also that the lighting provides the correct color spectrum for corals. That means that you need a range from actinic blue to Real red and a combination of those including white from 6500k to at least 14000k or more. The finnex fugeray led can work for some corals but you may need to add some specific more blue and\ or some white on the very hight K range in order to have a complete wavelength apropiate for saltwater and corals. Look at this site and then take your desicion.. http://successfulreefkeeping.com/learn/reef-tank-101/lighting-101/ i hope this will help you... Carlos Alvarado
1129761
I believe it will. I use it on my salt water tank and it makes my corals glow.
463247
They are real good lighting quality and powerful class. at least for my aquarium 55 Gall. is excellent. my corals are growing. I summarize very simple: I have NO complaints. 02 I and my aquarium lamps REEF is fine. (Yourself can graduate the brightness of the lights). It is very easy
1797491
I bought this as a light for my 29G sump for my 15G refugium chamber. It's great for my chaeto, wouldn't recommend for coral.
744481
Yes but I would not it has blue LEDs that are for coral. I would recommend pure white in the 65,000-10,000 k range
1437614
It should provide adequate coverage. PRoviding you come up with a good mounting solution for the light. You may need to arrange your coral and such in the center of the tank.
266611
We purchased this for a 65 gallon aquarium and grew mushrooms, hammer coral, duncans, candy cane, ricordia, pulsing xenias, and zoas with good success. The blue lights are extremely bright and the corals all seemed to love them after we shut the sunlight off in the evening.
978283
Yes this light is good for this situation however if you have corals you will need to go to a different light. Its only a 48 watt light so i would at least go double watts to 96watts. This light would be adequate for Fish Only or FISH ONLY WITH LIVE ROCK.
1568181
You would have to raise it really high to get light over everything... Hint , leds with reds , yellows , blue, violet (full spectrum ) grow coral good..
1715149
When the light worked it gave a decent depth and good saturation of the area. I would recommend using Mylar siding on your grow area to help with the saturation of light to your plants. I really do not recommend this light though. Mine stopped working with less than a month (2 weeks) of use.
54584
My plants have have thrived with my double bright LED. My roommate who used to have a planted tank is impress with how the plants are doing. I wouldnt know about the reef capable LED