BrendanG December 12, 2013 Share December 12, 2013 How would you light a PicoAquarium 15x15x8 Looking to Keep Ricordea, Zoanthids, Blasto's, Acans, and Rock Flower Anemones. What fixture would YOU, put over such a tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoelace December 12, 2013 Share December 12, 2013 What's your budget? A PAR38 bulb is less expensive. The Maxspect Razor nano is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8 2 RISE December 12, 2013 Share December 12, 2013 PAR 38 or 1-2 ecoxotic nano arms with 6 total light strips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella December 12, 2013 Share December 12, 2013 kESSIL 150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt December 12, 2013 Share December 12, 2013 You'd give it to me and I'd put somewhere under my d120...haha. For your livestock plan and tank depth...you might even go old school wih some cheap PC fixtures. I've not used ecoxotic, but the following seemed kind of useful to me on the low end (small/shallow tanks). http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=2998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz123 December 12, 2013 Share December 12, 2013 Just be careful not to overlight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad908 December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 Nanobox is the best led out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 Brendan, If I were you I would go to a LFS and check them all out in person. Quantum Reefs has AI's, Maxspect, Radions, Kessils, and more on display. What light looks good to me may not necessarily look good to you. Keep in mind all of the brands mentioned above will grow corals - All of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova423 December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 Nanobox is the best led out Yes one of the minis would be perfect for a pico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 Maxspect Razor Nano is by far the nicest looking LED on the market for a tank your size. Has lots of features and super sleek.. If youre going for function and style, its your best choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad908 December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 The razor nano is big, uses crappy led's, and lacks any real controlability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoelace December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 Lol. Here we go again. What car is better? Mercedes or BMW? Ryan is totally right. Go look at a few and just as importantly, consider your budget. The nanobox is nice, though. Perhaps that is the Ferrari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 You're right. The razor is huge at 0.9" thick, uses Crappy cree LEDs and it doesn't even with a storm controller to be purchased additionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 I don't own these, but someone rather well known does http://www.google.com/imgres?biw=1261&bih=681&tbm=isch&tbnid=wc-O4r7irwNfzM:&imgrefurl=https://www.ecoxotic.com/community/ecoxotic-shot-of-the-week/kevin-kohen-of-live-aquaria-amazing-nano&docid=zc8_ePZUvaC4QM&imgurl=http://www.ecoxotic.com/community/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/kevins_ecoxotic_DSC_0716.jpg&w=600&h=904&ei=mFGrUqihDef32QWuw4G4CQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=143&vpy=206&dur=1840&hovh=276&hovw=183&tx=137&ty=300&page=1&tbnh=142&tbnw=92&start=0&ndsp=26&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0,i:96 Any given Sunday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 IMO & IME ecoxotic is junk.. Maybe there new products are better, but the older ones were crap. Had them for a while and they didn't last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 IMO & IME ecoxotic is junk.. Maybe there new products are better, but the older ones were crap. Had them for a while and they didn't last. I'll defer to an actual user. I'm just wondering if the OP really needs to go full bore given his livestock plans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 I was getting ready to light an 8x8x8, and it was recommended to me to try aqua style online. If you're in the market to try DIY, their customer service was pretty spectacular. I never ended up getting what I wanted, as my other half didn't like it taking up half of our living room table. I know a couple of our members who have ordered from them, and have had great results for great prices, plus you get to learn a little something if you go the DIY route. Whatever route you go, let us know what you end up getting, lots of different advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 (edited) 8" deep tank and NO sps... Most of the above lights mentioned will melt everything. THIS http://www.rapidled.com/12-led-par38-bulb-mixed-color-with-uv/ would be perfect imo. 80* lenses and get it dimmable. Hang it up like 12" Edited December 13, 2013 by BowieReefer84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoelace December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 I've heard good reviews about Ledtric also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz123 December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 8" deep tank and NO sps... Most of the above lights mentioned will melt everything. Thank you! There is always a tendency to make suggestions based on sps, when in fact the corals mentioned prefer lower light. A PAR 30 may even be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad908 December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 build my LED makes nice lights. http://www.buildmyled.com/saltwater/ Had one over a 12" cube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bqq100 December 13, 2013 Share December 13, 2013 For a frag tank of similar dimension I am planning on using a PAR38 bulb. However if I was putting together a display tank that size I would probably go with DIY LEDs and one of these: http://www.ledgroupbuy.com/dim4-4-port-led-sunrise-sunset-controller-v1-0/ I love that it's a controller that doesn't need separate drivers for up to 12 LEDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanG December 15, 2013 Author Share December 15, 2013 I currently have (2) 6w stunner strips with reflectors (16) 445nm Blue and (8) Magenta per strip lying around. I've been contemplating purchasing possibly 1 or 2 additional stunner strips to supplement White Light Perhaps a (18) 8,000k White and (6) 453nm Blue how important is providing UV spectrum for corals? Would It be Wise to purchase a 403nm UV Stunner Strip? My other options would most likely be a Dimmable PAR38 or PAR30...12"+ Hanging Height... Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanG December 17, 2013 Author Share December 17, 2013 That Maxspect Razor, does look really clean over most nano's....(is it dimmable? will I risk bleaching corals with it) The Par 38/Par 30 are great options as well...( I've seen some units are dimmable) I'll prob ditch the ecoexotic stunners...They just sit atop the tank, and take away from the display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trockafella December 17, 2013 Share December 17, 2013 The razor has its own built in controller, very simple.. So, yes its dimmable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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