Apogee my-510
Cheapo hydroponic 4 bulb t5 fixture
Only tested two center bulbs 48”
From the light to surface of water 11”
From light to par sensor 22”
Bulbs were also turned on for at least 15 mins prior to measuring par. Maybe not be as long as people would want but enough to get an idea and results.
Ati purple plus x2- 65 par
Ati blue plus x2- 74 par
Ati actinic x2- 54 par
Reefwave x2- 28 par
So I had a debate with a friend. Me being impatient I bought some “wavepoint” t5 bulbs from Amazon “reefwave” supposedly they’re actinic. While waiting for brs to deliver my bulbs. Anyways par was low and in my head maybe “actinic” since has sub 400nm maybe par meter doesn’t measure that and only measures visible light. Regardless the test I guess is inconclusive unless others can chime in with results/data. Want to know if actinic even tho it’s lower par levels but has higher peaks in lower levels can it affect corals more than say the traditional “par” measurements.
Regardless All I can saw is bulbs/brands matter. I’ve always used T5s back in the day and a die hard ati fan. But now being able to get back into t5 and actually owning a par meter it’s interesting to show some results
Wavepoint reefwave
ati purple plus
Ati actinic
ati blue plus
Cheapo hydroponic 4 bulb t5 fixture
Only tested two center bulbs 48”
From the light to surface of water 11”
From light to par sensor 22”
Bulbs were also turned on for at least 15 mins prior to measuring par. Maybe not be as long as people would want but enough to get an idea and results.
Ati purple plus x2- 65 par
Ati blue plus x2- 74 par
Ati actinic x2- 54 par
Reefwave x2- 28 par
So I had a debate with a friend. Me being impatient I bought some “wavepoint” t5 bulbs from Amazon “reefwave” supposedly they’re actinic. While waiting for brs to deliver my bulbs. Anyways par was low and in my head maybe “actinic” since has sub 400nm maybe par meter doesn’t measure that and only measures visible light. Regardless the test I guess is inconclusive unless others can chime in with results/data. Want to know if actinic even tho it’s lower par levels but has higher peaks in lower levels can it affect corals more than say the traditional “par” measurements.
Regardless All I can saw is bulbs/brands matter. I’ve always used T5s back in the day and a die hard ati fan. But now being able to get back into t5 and actually owning a par meter it’s interesting to show some results
Wavepoint reefwave
ati purple plus
Ati actinic
ati blue plus
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