*** 10 WINNERS!! WIN a BRAND NEW Natura iCon Reef Light in The Amazing Orphek Giveaway!! $8,000+ in Prizes!! ***

[disaster999]

DAILY QUESTION: How has reef lighting technology evolved since you first started reefing?

for me it went from buying individual Cree LED on those 20mm PCB boards and 60degree lens, coming up with a pattern spread, wiring up my own driver and programing a lighting schedule, to 100W multi LED chips, to going away from the DIY look and just buying LED fixture with a remote to program the lights to finally app based wifi controllers.

 

[Aqua62]

DAILY QUESTION: How has reef lighting technology evolved since you first started reefing?

It has evolved exponentially, started with T12 fluorescent bulbs, then tried a couple months with metal halide( they just got to hot), eventually went with compact fluorescent for a few years, now I use LED for the past few years.
I can only wonder what the next great lighting product will be.

 

[xnguyen5]

DAILY QUESTION: What light do you have over your tank right now?

Ai prime 16hd

 

[xnguyen5]

DAILY QUESTION: How important is ease of maintenance when selecting a reef light?

It is important for me to maintain good coral growth

 

[waldobotha]

Bonus entry: My magnificent anemone would love the sun/moon cycle

 

[twentyleagues]

@reefGods Check out this giveaway!

 

[mycoralswontgrow]

DAILY QUESTION: How has reef lighting technology evolved since you first started reefing?

Not sure. Only been in for 1.5 years. Pur has been talked about more and spectrum. Par has been less of the conversation even though it’s still a big part.

 

[eelman07]

DAILY QUESTION: How do you use lighting programs like Coral Acclimation and Clouds to benefit your tank?

Ive never had a light with this feature, that would be really cool to try out.

 

[eelman07]

DAILY QUESTION: How has reef lighting technology evolved since you first started reefing?

Not too much, ive only been reefing three years.

 

[eelman07]

@Reeefer00 need a new light?

 

[eelman07]

@Tyberzann need a new light?

 

[eelman07]

@tthielen12 need a new light?

 

[eelman07]

@ttlccholtman need a new light?

 

[eelman07]

@tybox need a new light?

 

[ReefOC]

@prion27
Good luck in the contest.

Thanks @Swede's Reef ! I figure you are saying something to almost everyone to have more posts. Cheers!

 

[ReefOC]

I would love the new iCon lights to make this coral "pop" with color in my tank!

 

[ReefOC]

Can you imagine how happy my coral would be in the iCon Spotlight?

 

[Daniel@R2R]

DAILY QUESTION: What’s the best way to measure the effectiveness of your reef lighting setup?

 

[ReefOC]

DAILY QUESTION: What’s the best way to measure the effectiveness of your reef lighting setup?

DAILY QUESTION RESPONSE: A great Par meter is the best way, and an inventory of the needs of each coral to move them to the place that they will thrive the most from the Par at that spot in the system! Observation of the color and growth over time is the low tech way!

 

[Aaron75]

DAILY QUESTION: What’s the best way to measure the effectiveness of your reef lighting setup?

Coral health and growth is the end all be all.