black box

Broke down a tank for a move. Need to sell equipment by Sunday, 11/26. Tank w/ Stand: Deep Blue 58g - $50 Sump: Eshopps RS-100 - $50 Lights x2: Black box, full spectrum 2 Channel w/ built in timer - $50 -- SOLD Algae Scrubber: Santa Monica HOG1 Algae Scrubber - $40 -- PENDING Skimmer NOT FOR...

Thread title really should have just been "Help me spend my money", but that's not very specific! Currently I am running a pretty established 90 gallon (3 years as FOWLR) that just finished year 1 of being a mixed reef. I wouldn't go as far to say it is a budget build, but I saved money where I...

Hey everyone I just wanted to make a post really quick that I feel needs to be put out into the reefing world. im not here to argue about lighting or which is the best Lux / par wise. I just wanna say that on my most recent tank build. (40b 20L sump...

Anybody use their stimulus money to upgrade lights and have some Viparspectras to sell? I'm currently working on modding one so I'd like to get a few more to go with it.

Hello fellow reefers, Looking for some advice on lighting my tank, as I am not happy with the current visual aesthetic. I have a 165W black box (actually don't know the brand, got it from another reefer who said "it was the best around 2014"). My first corals (LPS and Zoa) are doing great and...

I was going through @Michael Lane's post about controlling Mars Aqua lights to allow them to ramp up and down. A litlle while into the discussion the topic starts to turn towards Viparspectra lights being controlled by a Reef-Pi system. Michael sells adapters for this purpose and I was...

So I finally got around to getting rid of my black box LED lights that I bought from Amazon and replacing them with the AI Prime HD 16 lights. I picked up the Prime lights from my LFS and I was able to set up the light with the tank mount in about 20 minutes. I already have the Nero 3 powerhead...

Just for fun, let’s see what everyone is using these days as lighting to grow their sps “sticks”. I know many here run a combination, so feel free to go nuts with your choices. Let’s see some pretty pictures and settings!

Hey reefers looking for some advice and or opinions.....i currently have a 60 gallon standard size..... reef doing just fine with the cheap china black box lighting but i don't really like them and i know buying a better light will help much more this was the only mistake i rushed into when...

Hi Guys, I am just got a 180 gallon 72X24X24 tank and I am in the market for new LED lights. I have always kept freshwater tanks and this is going to be my first reef tank. I really don't want to spend more than $600 on lights. I looked into T5s and are not that practical for me since buying...

Been looking into lighting my 6' 150 Gallon tank. LPS and softy tank. Any thoughts on the Jabeo AL150 or the SB 18" SBOX extreme wifi. Thanks, Chris

2 black box 165watt led lights with built in WiFi for control. Also has 2 knobs to manually control light intensity for each spectrum. $130

Looking to buy cheap black boxes hit me up if you have some you want to sell

Long story short is that I have roughly three options to illuminate my 180. I’m kinda leaning towards a mixed Reef, but if the equipment doesn’t allow it then at least be able to put a few of my favorite pieces and an anemones or two in it. First Option - 1 Kessil AP700. I would love to get a...

So I have went a different route with my lighting and have some items for sale. 2 Kessil A160 Tuna Blue LED's new in the box, never used just plugged in to make sure they work. $200.00 each or both for $375.00 3 Philzon Black Box LED's. Work great been used about 8 months with no issues. These...

Almost a year ago I upgraded my ViparSpectra black box LEDs to the custom SB Reef Light boards. Since then I have seen slow but consistent growth in most of my corals. Anyway a friend of mine loaned me his BioTek Marine BTM3000 PAR sensor and decided I'd share my results. This is my initial run...

I have 2 300 watt all are 6 months old have hag glass under the lights 95% of the time all work great each light is 2 channel each can be dimmed independently 190for all shipped to the 48 Or 110 each

Just upgraded my Viparspectra 165w to the SB Reef Light PCBs. This was a fairly easy upgrade, however they use a different shape Molex connection so I had to splice my wires and use my old pin connections. It was nerve wracking but simple when using butt splices. First thing I noticed was on...

Recently My boys and I started a separate 45 gallon frag tank using two 54 watt Nemo leds. Recently I purchased a 180 watt Wattshine LED from Amazon after reading a lot about “black Boxes.” My intention was to use the Nemo lights for lower light demanding corals and the Wattshine for higher...

Basicallywhat the title says. The dimmers work, they just don't dim very far... I specifically am looking to dim the white chanel farther. Can i buy a new dimmer or what would be the best way? Any help would be appriciated.

The story of Flippers reef started long ago.......... In a time before a thing called "The Internet"existed. Land locked Missouri, mid western U.S.A. back in 1993. I had just got out of the army in 1992 and got busy starting a family. See, I had fresh water tanks off and on since I was very...

Hey guy/gals... I have 2 of the Chinese 165w wifi black boxes... " I love them". Seem to have a issues with keeping them in sync.. I can set the time on both lights... they work perfect for a week or two.. then they slowly start get out of sync...with in 3 weeks.. they will be 30 seconds off of...

So, over the past year I've been changing LEDs and lenses to find a good spectrum, light dispersment, limited shimmer and most importantly less "disco" effect, on my 165w wifi black box. I think I've found a combination. I decided to keep the 120° lenses and mixed 90° beaded and not beaded...