is this light powerful enough to grow corals? or will i need supplemental lighting?
1726760
I am still a marine newbie but I have been successful using the light to grow a number of soft corals such as Zoanthids, pulsing Xenia, polyps etc as well as some large polyp stony corals including Porites and open brain corals. I have only just added a montipora so cannot answer about these.
1726761
It's definitely strong enough. I have a 75 gallon tank full of corals and they are thriving. I'm very happy with this light.
224425
Probably not bright enough for a reef tank. Marine land makes one that is reef bright though. If you were using it in conjunction with other lights to fill out the color spectrum and add intensity it would work. Other than that I've been pleased with mine, I did have an issue with it, but marine land had a new one to me in under a week.
1302520
This light should be more than sufficient for your purposes. It is very bright and works quite well for plants. I no longer have an aquarium, but last spring I set it up for our garden starters; the plants under this light did much better than those under an ordinary full-spectrum light. I hope this helps.
1470987
This light does VERY well, I have dwarf grass, moneywort, telanthera (think that is how it is spelled) among others that require high light and they thrive with this light. I say start with 1 and see how it goes, no matter how much light you have you will always want a c02 system as it really is a requirement for the plants just like food is for your fish so keep that in mind as well if you want a really gorgeous planted tank!
478677
Wouldn't recommend it if you wanna keep more than fish. For the price okay light but i use mine on my refugium. Leds no strong enough to get good coral growth.
1917120
I have only one light on my 72 gallon bowfront (48" long, 24" deep) and it looks great; however, the far sides are not brightly lit. My corals are doing very well but I have softies, zoas, mushrooms etc. Two lights would be ideal and I would imagine a necessity for sps corals, clams etc.
1734452
Hello. I would say yes. I have one of these lighting the back corner of a 90 gallon corner tank. The plants there are now growing well. I will say the plants are a bit on the pale side compared to plants under the t5 fluorescents...but they are growing well.
52043
For small corals yes it will... But I would get brighter so u wouldn't have to uograde in the future
2196802
The light you bought is perfect for corals, as my local fish store uses this light on micro tanks to grow SPS. Your fish will already be use to it. Enjoy the look of the light and watch your tank grow.
744483
Yes absolutely. Since the led light stick is not submersible it can light either fresh water as well as marine. For planted aquariums I find that just one stick/strip supplies more than enough light to keep hardy green plants healthy and happy. I love this light!
1783440
The light on this aquarium will support live plant growth somewhat yes. It will not be really bright to encourage vigorous growth.
309589
You would need a stronger lite for a tank that size of you wish to have corals . Fish only might be ok
2009890
Not that bright, its good for mushrooms ricordeas and low light corals but, corals like frogspawn wont make it.
1383881
Actually this device can support corals up to low light SPS (Place them higher up). However, yes this light absolutely can sustain a RBTA. Having the dual wavelengths seems to do wonders for mine. I recently switched from a quad T5 unit and his color and growth rate are fantastic! I had him near the top before and when I installed the light he moved down a bit but he has grown substantially.
195099
It might but the light output isn't optimised for plant growth. The best source is the "gro-lux" or similar lamps used in aquaria. These have a pinkish light that I haven' seen in an LED yet. If you are worried about power consumption then they are usually a fluorescent type of lamp so are quite low compared to an incandescent lamp.
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.
106987
Low like, easy corals. You should look at getting the 48-60" version or finding another light that uses true 5w leds.