Reefbreeders Photon V2 or 250 watt metal halides?

[flyfisherman]

radium all day

 

[MarvinsReef]

I picked up some 20K reeflux bulbs today new for $10.00 each. I am going to give this a try for a while as I slowly save up up for some reefbreeder photons to supplement the halides.

 

[jesse alex ethier]

Got mine v2 from dong have red and green at 30 percent blues at 100 and white at 70 so far so good

 

[Chris A.]

How far off the water is it?

 

[jesse alex ethier]

6 inches

 

[Chris A.]

Your definitely blasting your tank with light

 

[jesse alex ethier]

Why you think I should have it higher

 

[Chris A.]

They’re pretty strong lights specially the blues and whites. They use 5watt cree LED’s on those channels.
@dz6t can probably give you a better idea than me

 

[gurumasta]

Why you think I should have it higher

My hydras are 12" above my water surface and provide plenty of light. My T5's are about 10" above. Just a reference.

OP this sounds like an awesome tank do you have a pic?

 

[jesse alex ethier]

I just turned the power down red and green at 10 blues 80 and white 45 some of sps are losing color and tips on losing tissue I tested dkh was 9 and nitrate between 5 and 8

 

[Chris A.]

It’s way stronger then I thought as well. I’m down to 35 blue’s 15 white,red and green

 

[Aquanaut]

I got the photon 16" on my biocube 29. settings are 45% blues 10% R/G 15% white. PAR is 360 top of the rocks and 140 sandbed. Reefbreeders are strong

 

[Chris A.]

I got the photon 16" on my biocube 29. settings are 45% blues 10% R/G 15% white. PAR is 360 top of the rocks and 140 sandbed. Reefbreeders are strong

Do you have it in the hood or on the legs?

 

[Aquanaut]

@Chris A. legs middle height

 

[Chris A.]

Mines in the hood but not for long.

 

[Chris A.]

How’s the overspill of light like that?

 

[Aquanaut]

not too bad