Black Box LED Vs High End Reef LED, One Year - Side by Side Comparison
Hello again fellow reef keepers, welcome back to Craft Aquatic, I’m Matt G
Now there’s something going on with the 120 gallon mixed reef that I have intentionally not mentioned and I think you may be very interested in hearing about it. Close to a year back, I decided to begin the process of upgrading my main LED lighting, to a setup that I’d run for the next 5 years or so. Instead of simply replacing both of the Viparspectra Black boxes at once, I thought it might be a bit more interesting to run a high end LED along side a budget LED, to observe the differences in their performance. Well it’s now been an entire year that I’ve been running a high end $630 dollar LED fixture, right next to one of the most popular $130 dollar black box LEDs. Want to see how they compared? Stay tuned and I’ll show you.
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Black Box LED vs High End Reef LED (One Year - Side by Side Comparison)
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Viparspectra 165 Watt Reef Aquarium LED Fixture
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AI HYDRA 64 HD
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AI HYDRA 32 HD
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Sublaster t5 Strip Light 2-4 foot option - these are an amazing deal, for a LED / T5 hybrid option
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Here is a link to the absolute best PAR meter for LED lights, Apogee MQ510. It is the same one that I use in this video. This is a good price, including the wand. Using a quality PAR meter, is one way to justify using lower end LED lights, especially if you plan on placing two or more, over a reef.
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Here is a link to a Reef2Reef thread about the LED strips that I am running. They can be found on Ebay for around $80 for a 48" LED Bar light. They do get mixed reviews, but I have had excellent luck running one over the rack and rubble frag tank for 3 years now. IMO, you can't beat these price and quality wise, for supplemental lighting.
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I've hear great reviews on these Reefbrite LED strips, though I haven't used them myself. If I add two more strip lights to my aquarium, it will be something like these.
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