!!!!Putting Phillips new Coral Care Gen2 LED to the test!!!!!

[rc1626]

Looking good! What are the whiter T5 bulbs that you're running?

 

[DaveRaz]

They look great. Thanks for sharing.

 

[DaveRaz]

I’m a follower. That’s ok..... Of the best SPS farm on the planet, that is.

 

[Bo.]

@Battlecorals Hey Adam, how high do you have these mounted roughly?

 

[phil bevilacqua]

Are those t5 on side? If so what enclosure

 

[xionggotstyle]

@Battlecorals Can we get an update of these lights? Do you like it? Or not? How is the impact on coral growth and coloration?

 

[acropora4u]

Yes Adam, what happened with these, did you keep them going?

 

[Battlecorals]

@Battlecorals Can we get an update of these lights? Do you like it? Or not? How is the impact on coral growth and coloration?

Hi there.
yeah man totally. and sorry for the lag on this one. I like them a lot. Corals have responded very well to them. growth isn't explosive, but that's nothing new around here anyway. lol.


I'd say these are as close as you can get to t5 type coverage with an LED Overall, definitely a solid lighting choice. I'll try to get a few new pics of the corals under them up here.

 

[xionggotstyle]

Hi there.
yeah man totally. and sorry for the lag on this one. I like them a lot. Corals have responded very well to them. growth isn't explosive, but that's nothing new around here anyway. lol.


I'd say these are as close as you can get to t5 type coverage with an LED Overall, definitely a solid lighting choice. I'll try to get a few new pics of the corals under them up here.

@ Battlecorals how did you mount these lights? @ 20 lbs per unit it's whack! I'm thinking 80/20 aluminum.

 

[xionggotstyle]

I took the plunge guys. I have a 400 gallon tank. It's a new build. 96 inch length x 28 inch width x 24 inches high. I ordered 4 units from brs and the controller as well. Wish Me luck guys! Below is the lights it will be replacing.

 

[IKD]

Is that a red coris wrasse? Any issues with temperament or coral safeness?

 

[xionggotstyle]

Is that a red coris wrasse? Any issues with temperament or coral safeness?

He sucks. The Beauty and appeal of the fish itself is Awsome! The colors really pop on this fish. Especially the small blue dots it has near the tail. But he is huge! And he flips all my coral frag tiles. We are talking the big ones too. Not the standard frag plugs. Debating if I want to keep him or not. He is stunning though regardless but definitely a predator. All your inverts will get harassed or eaten.

 

[IKD]

He sucks. The Beauty and appeal of the fish itself is Awsome! The colors really pop on this fish. Especially the small blue dots it has near the tail. But he is huge! And he flips all my coral frag tiles. We are talking the big ones too. Not the standard frag plugs. Debating if I want to keep him or not. He is stunning though regardless but definitely a predator. All your inverts will get harassed or eaten.

Oh no! Ive always loved these guys but read about those horror stories. I was really hoping you’d say that reputation is unfounded and they are model reef citizens! LOL

 

[BoneDoc]

I’m seriously considering this over my 6 ft tank. I just love the Kessil shimmer though

 

[xionggotstyle]

I’m seriously considering this over my 6 ft tank. I just love the Kessil shimmer though

Stick with the AP9x then. Those are excellent lights. 3 would be enough for your tank if it's a mixed reef. 4 would be good for sps dominated tank.

 

[shblink]

I’m seriously considering this over my 6 ft tank. I just love the Kessil shimmer though

If you like the Kessil shimmer, you won't like the CoralCares. They have very little to no shimmer similar to T5

 

[qhduong]

Anyone used both the cc2 and xr30 g5? How's the comparison?

 

[Battlecorals]

@ Battlecorals how did you mount these lights? @ 20 lbs per unit it's whack! I'm thinking 80/20 aluminum.

yeah, very good question. I was super paranoid about the standard mounting hardware and while I'm sure it's more than safe I went a little further and ran a couple of "safety" wires just for peace of mind. If one fixture hit the tank wall on the way down they'd break it for sure lol.


but again id really like to think that they ran all the appropriate tests on this before committing to this hardware. It is. a little scary though because they are so heavy.

 

[Superlightman]

Hello, do you still use them? How happy are you with the? How they compare to radions?

 

[Mattiejay6]

@Battlecorals how is it going with these lights