Reefbreeders LED fixture value

Lots of good reviews on them over on the big site (RC). I have no personal experince with them but wish I would have seen them before I went the DIY route.

 

I have the controllable version and I love it. It is basically the same as the value fixture with extra goodies. I actually have a value fixture on the way so I can let you know what I think of that later.

I have only been running it a few weeks so I can't comment on any long term experience but my bubble tips seem to love it and I have a few other things really coming to life. I have not yet added any demanding corals and I am only running at 30% with 90 degree optics.

 

Well I am actually using it now on a 24 inch square probably 6 inches above the water. I plan to eventually hang it a bit higher or remove some of the optics. The optics are really easy to swap and do not void the warranty so I have options.

 

do you think 2 of these fixtures would be good on my 90gallon reef tank?? 48"x24...its a wave front to the width varies? 90 degree optics????

 

I would reach out to Logan at Reef Breeders...he will give you the best option. I definitely believe 2 would cover a 90 gallon reef but it depends on how high you hang it as to whether you want 90 or 120 optics. Honestly my 90 optics at 6 inches are too narrow for 24 inches but if I raise them to about 10 or 12 inches they work great. I am setting up a larger tank so I am doing sort of a temporary setup until I decide the permanent location for everything. I am actually thinking of experimenting with my 90 degree optics over a 36" square (150DD) building up just one island under the light and leaving a bunch of swimming room. I will mainly be keeping lower light demanding corals and I want to stock it more like a 60 gallon cube while taking advantage of an extra 100 gallons of water volume. It is just kind of a weird experiment to see how "low maintenance" of a tank I can set up.