Show me your SPS corals under AI Sols!
- Thread starter EthanKyle
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ive had my 6'x2'x2' sps reef under 6AI Sol blues for 1year. the growth was slightly slower than with 3x 250w radium20k, the colors were just a little less popping than with T5 array.
But the efficiency is unbeatable, I havent changed bulbs, and the rock is completely covered in SPS. I dont frag and trade, I dont believe in "LE" coral, I dont believe in "full spectrum", ive lost 2 colonies in the past year (out of 60), and I see my reef in person every 2-3 days. this works for me right now. I dont want to come off as an AI nutthugger, because I also have radions and love them. I'll try any lamp I can get my hands on. Just saying IME LEDs are satisfactory.
All the below coral under AI sol blues, pics from iPhone unprocessed.
ORA red planet and ORA purple stylo
A. formosa (wild)
stylophora pistillata (wild)
tabling A. solitaryensis 30" below the LEDs
A. microclados (wild straberry shortcake)
row of wild acro stags competing against ORA montis purple cap, green cap, spongiodes
coral 6-8" below lights
But the efficiency is unbeatable, I havent changed bulbs, and the rock is completely covered in SPS. I dont frag and trade, I dont believe in "LE" coral, I dont believe in "full spectrum", ive lost 2 colonies in the past year (out of 60), and I see my reef in person every 2-3 days. this works for me right now. I dont want to come off as an AI nutthugger, because I also have radions and love them. I'll try any lamp I can get my hands on. Just saying IME LEDs are satisfactory.
All the below coral under AI sol blues, pics from iPhone unprocessed.
ORA red planet and ORA purple stylo
A. formosa (wild)
stylophora pistillata (wild)
tabling A. solitaryensis 30" below the LEDs
A. microclados (wild straberry shortcake)
row of wild acro stags competing against ORA montis purple cap, green cap, spongiodes
coral 6-8" below lights
Peter, a good experiement is Vivid Aquarium's 800g SPS tank, from the start half under MH, half under radion (which have more "spectrum" and less par than AIs).
http://reefbuilders.com/2012/01/10/vivid-metal-halide-led/
see it yourself in Canoga Park. The other day I saw it, no difference between LED side and MH. But, they do have high turnover, mostly adding new wild colonies to both sides all the time and removing a few unhappy ones.
http://www.vividaquariums.com/MH-LED-lighting.asp
http://reefbuilders.com/2012/01/10/vivid-metal-halide-led/
see it yourself in Canoga Park. The other day I saw it, no difference between LED side and MH. But, they do have high turnover, mostly adding new wild colonies to both sides all the time and removing a few unhappy ones.
http://www.vividaquariums.com/MH-LED-lighting.asp
No doubt SPS do best under MH, but I'm anxious to see how they do under my new "full spectrum" setup. I was seeing lots of super bright green, and red. But for some reason blues and purples were just ehh whatever. I'm hoping with the addition of green and more 420nm LEDs they wil help bring out the blues. (im talking about SPS)
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