Reef Light Suggestion, what to use

[nanoteef20g]

Hello Everyone. im planning to upgrade ligting for my 20g 450x450mm cube. What lighting should i go for? Im currently planning to go for AI prime 16HD.

 

Any other suggestions?

Thanks

 

 

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[Evolutionz]

What corals are you keeping? if its softies/lps dominated, prime 16HD should be sufficient. if SPS dominated you'll probably need a AI 26/32HD.

[nanoteef20g]

softies and lps, the probably position some lps on the upper most. Im mostly concern about the fan noise ( was it too loud)? and the disco effect everyone is hating


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[soggycookies]

if you’re worried about the disco ball effect you could go for something with blended lighting instead of individual leds. something like a kessil A80 for a more budget plug and play option and configure it at max intensity about 8-12 inches above the water for good spread as another option too, for softies and lps but if you plan to add sps in the future you’ll definitely need stronger lighting.

hope this helps


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[nanoteef20g]

ok thanks


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[nanoteef20g]

if you’re worried about the disco ball effect you could go for something with blended lighting instead of individual leds. something like a kessil A80 for a more budget plug and play option and configure it at max intensity about 8-12 inches above the water for good spread as another option too, for softies and lps but if you plan to add sps in the future you’ll definitely need stronger lighting.

hope this helps


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is the disco effect that bad?


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[soggycookies]

is the disco effect that bad?


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to me, not really. but certain lights eliminate that altogether


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[nanoteef20g]

to me, not really. but certain lights eliminate that altogether


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can u send some pic? or vid? thanks


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[Otaku Reefer]

is the disco effect that bad?


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i running hydras and disco is minimal, AI lights has some kind of diffuser in place(i tink). if u really worried disco, u can tune down red green and run mostly blues, with only 1 dominant type spectrum the blending will be ok. Just my 2 cents.




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[nanoteef20g]

i running hydras and disco is minimal, AI lights has some kind of diffuser in place(i tink). if u really worried disco, u can tune down red green and run mostly blues, with only 1 dominant type spectrum the blending will be ok. Just my 2 cents.




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red and greens, noted thanks


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[soggycookies]

can u send some pic? or vid? thanks


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i don’t have pics of it over my reef cause i’m using different lights on it but here’s
a single kessil A80 mounted high above my fowlr when i just set up my system months ago:

as you can see the shimmer on the sand doesn’t have the disco ball effect





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[nanoteef20g]

i don’t have pics of it over my reef cause i’m using different lights on it but here’s
a single kessil A80 mounted high above my fowlr when i just set up my system months ago:

as you can see the shimmer on the sand doesn’t have the disco ball effect





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thanks


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