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[Jeremy Brito]

Lighting equipment and tank as requested.
So to conclude not happy with my lighting, its hard to tune properly and I am sure I can adjust and tweak the lighting and blend but doing so and the ramp up timer is just not for me. I'm looking at options to improve my light and coral

 

[iTzJu]

Lighting equipment and tank as requested.
So to conclude not happy with my lighting, its hard to tune properly and I am sure I can adjust and tweak the lighting and blend but doing so and the ramp up timer is just not for me. I'm looking at options to improve my light and coral

I have no idea what those fixtures are, they look like a knockoff Orpheks. what are the LED layout on them? If you really want to upgrade your lighting and you only plan on keeping LPS and softies, I'd recommend looking for some 2 used Kessils A360W. Probably the easiest to set up with the Spectrum controller and with the new A360X announced i wouldn't be surprised to see a few for sale. I wouldn't really recommend T5s for just LPS and Softies since they will thrive under LEDs just fine.

 

[Trio91]

SB Reef lights could be another option
SB Reef Lights

But the chinese black boxes from Ebay will work just fine and are totally budget friendly

 

[Jeremy Brito]

I have no idea what those fixtures are, they look like a knockoff Orpheks. what are the LED layout on them? If you really want to upgrade your lighting and you only plan on keeping LPS and softies, I'd recommend looking for some 2 used Kessils A360W. Probably the easiest to set up with the Spectrum controller and with the new A360X announced i wouldn't be surprised to see a few for sale. I wouldn't really recommend T5s for just LPS and Softies since they will thrive under LEDs just fine.

There s a whole thread on here I believe in my tales of the tank forum that breaks down,every aspect of these lights even has diagrams. Just to be clear yes the lights work and can do what I am looking for how ever to me personally they are a pain in the ass to tweak the blending and intensity correctly for good coral growth. Right now LPS and softies are my thing but one day maybe Sps, really for my personal prefrence I'm looking to get something better that I know is proven easy to use and pleasing on,the eye.

 

[Mrx7899x]

What do you have them set at now.

For an lps softy tank you don't have to get to crazy about spectrum and intensity just set them to how you like your tank to look. I like a little more blue so I set my lights to be on the blue side. Once you set them leave them alone and let the coral adjust to them. If you play with the lights to much it will mess with the growth.

 

[iTzJu]

There s a whole thread on here I believe in my tales of the tank forum that breaks down,every aspect of these lights even has diagrams. Just to be clear yes the lights work and can do what I am looking for how ever to me personally they are a pain in the ass to tweak the blending and intensity correctly for good coral growth. Right now LPS and softies are my thing but one day maybe Sps, really for my personal prefrence I'm looking to get something better that I know is proven easy to use and pleasing on,the eye.

Kessils are your best best then. Aesthetically, they are the best LEDs in the market for shimmer and color blending. Their "Kessil Logic" keeps the spectrum in the right balance for coral health. Their spectral controller are one of the easiest thing in the world to use and even then you can use any 0-10v dimming to controller them.

If one day you do decide to move into SPS, then grab a hybrid fixture and another Kessil light and you'll be good to go. Other options are there like Radion and Hydra or even the RapidLED Corona, but if you are having issues with your current light blending spectrum then, I'd recommend Kessils since all you need to worry about is intensity and how blue you want your tank to be. If you are on a budget then i'd grab 2 of the wifi controllable blackbox or the a single wifi controllable 30" black box and that should be adequate enough and provide easier controls.

their are many proven lights out there, i'd suggest do some personal research in respects to how much you are willing to spend and where you feel you'd be at in the next year or so in regards to your tank. once you narrow down some of the lighting options, it'll be easier for us to give you our opinions. Not trying to knock you or anything or seems condescending in anyway but your question was really vague from the beginning on what you wanted to accomplish.