Well, these can be a challenge with any lights.

Where I have seen a negative with LEDs is acclimatization with new corals, especially if they have come from T5 lighting, but even MH. LEDs seem to be harsh on them at the beginning, esp chalices. But what I found is that you have to give them a few months (ramping intensity up slowly), and then suddenly growth takes off, and I mean really takes off. That also goes for the deep water smoothies. Same with colour, can be bleached or brown at first, but then really changes later, and even much nicer than some of the original mother colonies. I have some corals (eg purple cross) that colour up much nicer in my tank, than with other lights.

Led+T5 !!! Why not have both?:D


-Tony

light settings? would u share them

I also agree with other people on not getting the right look on colors and getting that pop out of your corals. I found that my reds really didnt show up at all and tried to find and tried different LEDs to supplement them. No luck until I added a couple of Hydras to the mix. I have 4 Sol Blues and 2 Hydras.

I can't wait months though I don't have the real estate to house Frags for months on end at $50-200 a polyp or inch trial and error isn't a.luxury I can afford

T5 has its issues as well I'm not saying t5 fixes all these but from a propogation point of view its a easier start

Halides are good to but at 12" for height on my coral beds was not rally a good choice

Leds are great seen some incredible tanks that are no doubt top notch

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Great thread though. Love it, again...:lol:

That's Brads turf lol

But reefing is an expensive hobby so what's new? Plus led+t5 is not that expensive .... Depending on what your goal is and what your comparing it to.


-Tony

Why I didn't buy one too much money now that I've seen them I then I do think IRS worth it but have no experimenting with them and hard to keep corals in time I guess

W75% B66% R75% with a 2 1/2 hr ramp period from 9:30am - 8pm with a 4 hr ramp down period down to R2% for moonlighting.