If you were going to buy a brand new light for your reef RIGHT NOW, which one would you get?

[Stain]

im upgrading from a 30x12x12 to a 36x18x16, currently running 3 kessil a160we's. I'm going to upgrade the lights as I want some uv. Torn between two reefi uno's and a reefbreders 32 v2. I'm worried about discoball with the reefbreeders, and intrigued by all the uv the uno has.

 

[Fishinabarrel]

If you were going to buy a brand new light for your reef RIGHT NOW, which one would you get? Why?

I would go to Instagram, Find Telegraham and read through his old posts. And decide based on what I found there.
At the moment, that would probably mean I would end up with a Reefi light based on recent posts.

 

[ingchr1]

Coral Care Gen2 or ReeFi or Reef Brite MH with XHOs.

 

[jt8791]

Reefbreeders Photon 24-v2+ gets the job done for me. RBTA's love this light and I don't have worry about my lense melting. Even better it comes with it's own mount. I almost went for a Prime 16HD but melting lens scared me off and it feels inferior in comparison to the Reefbreeders. Would say the new Orbit R24 should make competition for Prime 16HD, spec wise they are pretty close for tiny nano lights. I couldn't see lighting my 3' wide 30 gallon with a tiny piece of plastic with a handful of leds crammed together.

 

[FLReefer101]

I just bought 4 g5 Radion xr15 blues for my 300 build.

 

[ks2509]

I just went with dalua illumagic blaze x and the vitamini strip on my new tank. Love the light spread is awesome great price point. Thinking about replacing my ai prime 16 on my wb 2 with the blaze mini.

 

[AnemoneFan]

If you are working on a budget and need something very powerful that works, the viperspectra works for me..I just bought another one for a nano supernova tank. I have 2 on my 65 gallon and only at 30% blues and 1% white out of 100%

 

[feloracing26]

Sky

 

[phil bevilacqua]

Illumagic Blaze.

 

[Jshiloh]

Neptune system sky

 

[DaneGer21]

Probably the new Sky. With all the Apex integration I already have, it would only make sense.

 

[Not an IT guy]

AI hydra 64 >sky

 

[minus9]

Two Reef Brite metal halide pendants with Hamilton 250w 14k bulbs. Next!

 

[Jsgreef]

I would get three Kessil A500X.

 

[Viking_Reefing]

Well I am actually getting a new light for my new 200x80x65cm tank build, a giesemann aurora v8 1500.
I have the original aurora over my current tank and the upgraded version looks sweet with 1000w of umpf hehe

 

[Hurricane Aquatics]

I would get three Kessil A500X.

Have it and it's fantastic!

 

[ChuckTownReefer]

ATI 8 bulb T5's with reef brite, or reef breeders supplements.


You guys can keep all your fancy LED's and their fancy setting on your phone. Lights are one of those things you set and forget. I don't get the app on your phone as a selling point? Lights are set and forget, what do you need a phone app for?

T5's just plain grow coral with no fancy settings. Just straight up on and off. Couldn't be easier.

I would stay away from T5s there on there way out. Do your own research if you don't believe me. The UK has already started to ban then. Because of the materials that are in them.

 

[SleepyReefer]

ATI Stratons

 

[McPuff]

Currently running Orphek Atlantik and OR3 bars. They are terrific. I'd just get the newest version, but definitely would stick with Orphek. Great products!

 

[jmichaelh7]

3 XR30