92 gallon lighting suggestion

[CHEMCHEF]

I gave you a suggestion bud. You get what you pay for. The Reefbrites are VERY high quality. If your dead set on LED than ditch the Acan and go AI. At 10" above the water you'll have about 24 square inches of coverage from a single unit. Slightly more if you can go a little higher. I've seen both the Acan and AI in person and the output of the AIs is a step above the Acan IMO. May be your best route. Still think a single 24" RB may be all you need. Their output is crazy.

I have an acan 600 and I dont agree with this at all. I have my fixture 13" above the water line. Running 55%w 100% blue at my brightest point of the cycle.
I could broil a pork chop under it at 100/100.
I saw the AI at 100/100 at PW in Carle Place last night nad "to MY eye" The AI doesn't seem as bright.

 

[anthony27]

While I do not dispute what u are saying the acan has 1 Watt leds. The AI has 3 Watt u need to.run the acans higher rate of brightness then the AI. Now the new acans have 3 Watts which is a very nice addition. So do you have the new model of acan or old model.

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[CHEMCHEF]

I think the new. It was the 104 now its the 600 series.

 

[anthony27]

I belive that is the new model but do not quote me on that.

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[duke62]

im not sure which one i have.it was the A103 and they go for over 1800 so im guessing its a 3w bulb unit. but with my tank its hard to light the back and front so i need some supplemental for those spots. Acan has the strips but it would cost me another 350 for a 3ft strip and they dont make 18

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

To grow coral, you need LED with lens in stead of plan 120 degree angle. So DON'T get any strip without this option. Look for models of LEDs that have 60 degree lens.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

just found it lol:smash::smash:

hahaha!! Lol!!

 

[strgazr27]

I have an acan 600 and I dont agree with this at all. I have my fixture 13" above the water line. Running 55%w 100% blue at my brightest point of the cycle.
I could broil a pork chop under it at 100/100.
I saw the AI at 100/100 at PW in Carle Place last night nad "to MY eye" The AI doesn't seem as bright.

Going by eye they may seem brighter but the PAR the AI's kick out is CRAZY. What king of coverage are you getting with the Acan at 13"? The new 600 are definitely brighter than the older Acan's.

And from what I can see I see no Acan fixture that is running 3W Cree's. If I missed it let me know.

 

[garys reef]

I gave you a suggestion bud. You get what you pay for. The Reefbrites are VERY high quality. If your dead set on LED than ditch the Acan and go AI. At 10" above the water you'll have about 24 square inches of coverage from a single unit. Slightly more if you can go a little higher. I've seen both the Acan and AI in person and the output of the AIs is a step above the Acan IMO. May be your best route. Still think a single 24" RB may be all you need. Their output is crazy.

Hey duke can you mount 1 AI unit in front maybe an AI nano

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[duke62]

i dont think the colors would match up. i would do that in a heart beat for the backl but it would be useless if its not the same colors

 

[garys reef]

I don't think they are that far off you can adjust them im sure you know that you can come by and see mine we can play with the Color and are if you like them

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[duke62]

i would have to bring my lights for comparison. if they are 2 different blues it would look funny. we compared color to wingos blues and reefbrites blues and they were 2 totally different spectrums.

 

[garys reef]

Have u seen AI's. I have seen acans and they are close

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[duke62]

I saw one the other day. I cant really tell unless they are side by side. If someone has the nano and wants to bring it by to test over my tank that would be awesome

 

[Acan Lighting]

AHHHHHHHH I just want strips no t-5 no MH why cant i just get a answer on LED strips stop trying to convert me i want a LED system not anything else LMFAO.... i will ask ACAN LIGHTING if they sell strips and i will look into. i checked out reef brites and WOW for a 36 and 18 strip im looking at 500 bills. im not going to make my own i have no patience for putting together little components and i will end up making it look like sh!7.. panorama modules look interesting but ill have to look into there intensity

Come on Duke. You see the acan strips every month over our left 92. Lol. Give me a call Monday. I will help you figure something out. I have some ideas. Have a great weekend.

 

[duke62]

when i go to the meeting im checking out the ladies not looking at the lights LMFAO.. i will call you monday.. your the best

 

[Acan Lighting]

im not sure which one i have.it was the A103 and they go for over 1800 so im guessing its a 3w bulb unit. but with my tank its hard to light the back and front so i need some supplemental for those spots. Acan has the strips but it would cost me another 350 for a 3ft strip and they dont make 18

Your A103 uses 3W LEDs but we only run them at a littlie over 1W. That's why we use moe LEDs than anyone. More bulbs that will last longer.

 

[garys reef]

Should have went with AI'S from the start lmfao just kidding

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[duke62]

its a very well built unit but you know Ken how hard it is to light the 92 corner you have 2 . just getting tired of the shadows in the back and towards the front part of the tank. like i said i should have upgraded to a rectangle tank 2 years ago instead of this tank

 

[garys reef]

when i go to the meeting im checking out the ladies not looking at the lights LMFAO.. i will call you monday.. your the best

If you are checking out the ladies York lights are not your only problem gonna lmap

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