Lighting choices

Lighting choices · West Coast Reefers

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Joined Aug 202688 posts364 pts📍 Porter Ranch, CA

Sep 8#16

@mescobar wrote: Right now the big tank is running 2 XR15 G5 Blue's and a 21" AI Grow. The XR15s came with the tank and AI blade was an easy upgrade to add supplemental lighting. My new Nano has the Kassray T120 (Straton X clone), and these lights are clean. I'm getting a ton of PAR and I appreciate how good the spread and blanket light is. I also like that there are no fans/moving parts, and the reflectors keep light from shining directly into your eyes when looking at the tank (no shroud required). I don't like how I pretty much have to jerryrig my own mounting solution to get these lights situated given how heavy it is (~8lbs). Overall, I think I'd struggle going back to puck lighting after seeing these panel lights running for a few days. The panel lights have given me the Diderot effect, I now look at my XR15s as dated and inferior. I'm now exploring changing the big tank lighting setup entirely. I'm currently between the ATI Straton X and the Zoox Phantom. I'd like to go with the X since its significantly lighter, but the Phantom is more a more powerful light and future proof. The Phantom would also fit my tank footprint better as well. I would strongly consider the Luca's panel light, but there just isn't much info to go on right now, and I don't think I'd want to wait until early next year (March 2027?) to get my hands on the quanta panel light.

Yeah, those lights are pretty good. I think Julian is using them or keloray on his new nano setup. I really think it’s great that there’s some competition out there, as this drives innovation, which we truly need in this hobby. The big boys have done nothing in this regard, so it’s up to hobbyist creating and bringing new ideas to market, which I’ll always support. I think Luca’s panels will be out later this month or next month? But I know he mentioned they would be out this year.

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