Before and after Sunbrite F Series videos.

[jtbadco]

After the initial set up and run ,...I took another more detailed look today.

They are quite a bit brighter than my T5's,...I did a side by side comparison and there is no doubt. I have actually turned them down to 70-75%.

I also noticed that all of my LPS are more full today, more fleshy, and better polyp extension on the sps. Not sure if this has to do with the light or not.

The colors are alot more vibrant and I love the shimmer.

There is a little color separation at the edge of shadows I noticed but only very small patches. Hardly noticeable.

Only real issue I've had is that the LED's shine almost directly where the optimum viewing angle is. I have made a makeshift canopy to block the glare so it doesn't bother me.
If the manufacturers extended the cover down on the front of the unit at a 45 degree angle it would solve this issue and wouldn't block any useable light.

All in all I am pretty happy with my investment already and I am looking forward to seeing the growth results.

[mess7777]

taggin along, interested to see how it goes as these lights have a great price point.

great looking tank by the way!

[jtbadco]

Thanx!!!

[blacknife]

Looks good, moving these a little higher up my want list for upgrades.

[mess7777]

you have a lot of euphyllias and all doing well. What is giving you the nice flow?

[jtbadco]

I am running two Koralia 1050's and two Aquaclear 70 HOB's.

The AC70's are of course front to back. the koralias on each side facing up and towards each other

It seems to provide a 'natural' looking opposing current

[Snaz]

Certainly the colour balance with the LEDs is better. The florescence bulbs were very blue and washed out whites.

[mess7777]

Originally Posted by jtbadco

I am running two Koralia 1050's and two Aquaclear 70 HOB's.

The AC70's are of course front to back. the koralias on each side facing up and towards each other

It seems to provide a 'natural' looking opposing current

AC70s, are these running as a fuge or the actual filter?

[Foxface]

Originally Posted by jtbadco

After the initial set up and run ,...I took another more detailed look today.

They are quite a bit brighter than my T5's,...I did a side by side comparison and there is no doubt. I have actually turned them down to 70-75%.

I also noticed that all of my LPS are more full today, more fleshy, and better polyp extension on the sps. Not sure if this has to do with the light or not.

The colors are alot more vibrant and I love the shimmer.

There is a little color separation at the edge of shadows I noticed but only very small patches. Hardly noticeable.

Only real issue I've had is that the LED's shine almost directly where the optimum viewing angle is. I have made a makeshift canopy to block the glare so it doesn't bother me.
If the manufacturers extended the cover down on the front of the unit at a 45 degree angle it would solve this issue and wouldn't block any useable light.

All in all I am pretty happy with my investment already and I am looking forward to seeing the growth results.

Any new updates with these lights? I'm thinking of getting the 48" F series. Any issues with these leds?
Any info would be helpful. (re: growth of your corals) Thank you.

[jtbadco]

I have been running these lights for almost a year. One of the red LEDs burnt out after only 6 months use.

They are ok, but I have seen a ton of DIY units since I bought mine and you can have better lights made for cheaper.

The programmability is nice but you are better off buying a Neptune or reef keeper elite and getting a DIY unit built.

They are much better than the T5s I had previously but the 3w blues, purples, greens and reds are not powerful enough to get a good color mix with the 5w whites.

If you are looking for a store bought unit I have heard tons of good stuff about the Mitras and it is around the same price.