Ai Prime Freshwater for soft corals

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A guy is offering two older generation AI Prime 16 *freshwater* lights for $200 total. Seems like a good deal. I'm mostly interested in soft corals and macroalgae, so that also seems like a good fit. But what do people think? Would you purchase? Thanks!
 

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I wouldn't use them on a reef even with only soft corals.
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This spectrum lacks ultra violet and violet which are very important even for soft corals. Connsidering a single prime 16 reef costs about the same and will do a way better job I would just get that instead. Also this spectrum will have your tank growing algae very fast, maybe scratch the soft corals and just do macros?
 
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I wouldn't use them on a reef even with only soft corals.
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This spectrum lacks ultra violet and violet which are very important even for soft corals. Connsidering a single prime 16 reef costs about the same and will do a way better job I would just get that instead. Also this spectrum will have your tank growing algae very fast, maybe scratch the soft corals and just do macros?
Super helpful, thank you! I'm hearing the same from a local fish store guy. I'll just save the money. Or maybe buy one for the fuge.
 

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I wouldn't use them on a reef even with only soft corals.
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This spectrum lacks ultra violet and violet which are very important even for soft corals. Connsidering a single prime 16 reef costs about the same and will do a way better job I would just get that instead. Also this spectrum will have your tank growing algae very fast, maybe scratch the soft corals and just do macros?
Not to be too much if a contearian but it's a " nobody knows for sure" unless of course they actually tried it. .
Light has plenty of royal blue in the cool white LEDs. " Windex blue" with the reg blue LEDs.
Many coral lights have used warm white supplemental LEDs.

Green can be used by the coral pigment perdinin.

Deep red is very photosynthetically active in chl a. Apparently too much can be problematic.

That said the big thing is how much power you are left with after turning down what you don't " like".

Now again, just a thought exercise.
 

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Not to be too much if a contearian but it's a " nobody knows for sure" unless of course they actually tried it. .
Light has plenty of royal blue in the cool white LEDs. " Windex blue" with the reg blue LEDs.
Many coral lights have used warm white supplemental LEDs.

Green can be used by the coral pigment perdinin.

Deep red is very photosynthetically active in chl a. Apparently too much can be problematic.

That said the big thing is how much power you are left with after turning down what you don't " like".

Now again, just a thought exercise.

I agree!

Although I am not sure I would suggest it to someone new. I’d be very interested in trying it myself, though.
 
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Not to be too much if a contearian but it's a " nobody knows for sure" unless of course they actually tried it. .
Light has plenty of royal blue in the cool white LEDs. " Windex blue" with the reg blue LEDs.
Many coral lights have used warm white supplemental LEDs.

Green can be used by the coral pigment perdinin.

Deep red is very photosynthetically active in chl a. Apparently too much can be problematic.

That said the big thing is how much power you are left with after turning down what you don't " like".

Now again, just a thought exercise.
Interesting. Well, I bought one of them, so I could always do an experiment. Two separate LDS owners also recommended against using this light alone, though. I suppose it'll depend on what alternatives I find. Thanks!
 

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I’ve kept soft corals under 'indoor plant lights' before. It works, the corals live and grow , but they turn brown. The spectrum of the light is different. I expect the same will happen if you go with the freshwater light.
 
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I’ve kept soft corals under 'indoor plant lights' before. It works, the corals live and grow , but they turn brown. The spectrum of the light is different. I expect the same will happen if you go with the freshwater light.
Thank you for sharing your experience! That makes sense
 
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