I Changed My Lights (Again) | ReefBrite Quad & Kessils

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@MrPWalden Жыл бұрын

6months max till we see the next lighting update video! Haha.

@mbtravel7294 Жыл бұрын

🤣

@cezar050681 Жыл бұрын

The beginning of the video is absolutely hilarious 😂 you has my 👍after 10 seconds 🤣. Well done mate 👏

@rolisreefranch Жыл бұрын

Good video Alex. You’re on a very similar path as I. I’m running two 48 inch reef rite strips (with their mount)with two Kessel A360x, and a Radion xr 30 in the middle for about a year now and it’s working fantastic. Good choices! 🎉

@rudra7615 Жыл бұрын

A perfectionist and a reefer A blessing and a curse combo!

@tonyallan7956 Жыл бұрын

Love the intro to this …. 😂

@fishpalace Жыл бұрын

Corals are looking really good Alex with some lovely colours. Be great to see how the corals respond with having the same lights for a long period of time

@kenhickey4730 Жыл бұрын

So glad that you invested the time and money in a search for the right light, thank you.

@shelsmuck2599 Жыл бұрын

Great video mate

@zippydoesit7690 Жыл бұрын

I like the bracket, very clean looking. Maybe one day I will upgrade my Viparspectras.

@pauldeacon8764 Жыл бұрын

Very good Alex! 😀👍👍

@smokeandkippers Жыл бұрын

As long as you’re happy, mate! 😆😘

@discovermarine9213 Жыл бұрын

Great video as usual Alex. Your channel and reef is inspirational, I enjoy seeing all the tweaks! The light spread looks even, I assume the shimmer is stronger now you have removed t5's?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely a little more shimmertastic.

@natesaquatics4713 Жыл бұрын

I've got 4x T5s, and just installed 2x of the orphek bars. A good setup. :)

@photographyinflight4183 2 ай бұрын

I like turtles.

@vascojardim6703 Жыл бұрын

👍 for another Stellar Video. It does still look like Mecano scaffolding 😂😂😂

@keelanakokan5407 Жыл бұрын

The intro 😂😂 👏

@ArrickthaRed Жыл бұрын

This is a reasonable change. No more bull replacement. Probably the better option.

@arthurbell9389 Жыл бұрын

Haha why am I not surprised! Literally said that the other day on the stream and you stole my joke :)

@thomascristaldi9303 Жыл бұрын

I love Kessil. I have a 36” 40gallon breeder tank with two old A360WEs. What would you recommend to upgrade to? AP9X or keep my Kessil’s and add reef bright strips? It’s mainly mixed reef but I seem to be throwing more sps up top

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Of those 2 options, I'd go for the Reefbrites - better to have more spread than more punch.

@lunes-1 Жыл бұрын

👍☺️ You becoming famous for changing your🌉🎇 lights ☺️

@elchappo1320 Жыл бұрын

Im going to setup an sps only tank this year. I was thinking of setting up like how your tank is with kessil and led strips. Would that give enough PAR for an sps only tank?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this is loads - my Kessils are only at about 70%

@tycanty21 8 ай бұрын

Would you say this is a good light setup for a 3 inches x 40 inches by 30” tall?

@lovermansmith9082 Жыл бұрын

Looks like an improvement ! Sure ya don't wanna try the 250 watt radium's ? Hee Hee

@jhs9257 Жыл бұрын

Those reef brite strips produce lots of par, it might be too much light for the corals to handle. I would definitely check the par.

@bigadventure3797 Жыл бұрын

How high do you have it mounted above the water surface?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

11 inches to the bottom of the Reefbrites and 9.5 inches to the bottom of the Kessils.

@jules2545 Жыл бұрын

I throw my underpants aganst the wall, if they stick I change them, that does not work with LEDs though. I am a Kessil man myself, I love the A360X and their small profile along with the rigid mounting arms. Where did you get that right angled USB C thingy from please?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

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@bubblyreef1193 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂 i’ll believe it when I see it … unless you are planning on changing tank within a year 😂

@andrewbaker4297 Жыл бұрын

Great Video - where did you get the ReefBrites ?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

2 new ones from The Ocean Project, 2 used ones from ebay.

@photographyinflight4183 Ай бұрын

Thinking about going with this setup, are you still using this arrangement? Are you happy with it? Thanks in advance. Cheers.

@ReefDork Ай бұрын

I wasn't happy with the colour the Reefbrites gave off in the end. Swap them for AI Blades and 🤌

@andyhathaway5043 Жыл бұрын

How would you compare the reefbrites to the or3?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Haven't tested PAR but the spread is MUCH wider than the Orphek

@dandanthefishmanclothier3690 Жыл бұрын

How did you find ur old or3s , I'm thinking about going back to a soft coral tank with a few bomb proof LP's and they seem to be the best value for money

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

I liked the Orphek - basic and not much spread, but gave off a nice look

@dandanthefishmanclothier3690 Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork I was thinking of getting 3 over time and hope that covers a 2ft wide tank, the only reason I'm aloud to do this is because I told the wife I cud manage it on a budget🤣

@bluerider0988 Жыл бұрын

Cool setup. I have to be honest though, I think your Reefbreeders looked better. Of course how it looks is subjective. Keep up the good content.

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Yeah they did look very good

@jameswithers3066 Жыл бұрын

Can I ask how you transition to a new light? Thanks in advance

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Test the par before and after ideally to make sure there's no significant increase. If not, reduce the intensity of the new lights to make sure they're not much more powerful, then build up over time. Less light is fine at first, too much can shock your corals.

@Blackbookproduct10ns Жыл бұрын

Are you using the blue xho or the 50/50s?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Actinic - 100% blue

@CoralEuphoria Жыл бұрын

Dude, you might as well try halides and LEDs for 6 months.

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

🤤

@timmmyt101 Жыл бұрын

check out the quanta bars, i think they are much nicer than the reefbrites

@clarkeyscichlids7430 Жыл бұрын

Oh Alex, I do believe you may be denial about keeping these (or any) lights for the duration of the tank 🤣Unless you already have plans to replace it 😉 Really interesting about the colours of the fish Alex. Keen to understand more. Are you noticing better colours in the fish whilst the whites are ramped up (because our eyes can see their more natural colours better in this light) or do you notice better colours in the fish at other stages in your light schedule? As always, thanks for your vids, Neil

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

When all lights are at their peak. Fish always look better under whiter lights of course, but it's more than just that - their colours are much more vivid and bright. Looks really cool.

@clarkeyscichlids7430 Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork That's really cool and glad that's the case. I'm wanting to move towards a whiter light schedule during the day too 😊

@Bokeem80 Жыл бұрын

Hey ..Can you tell me the name of the Acrro at 2:14? The yellow one

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

It's a Pikachu

@Bokeem80 Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork Very nice..Thank you

@mohnick Жыл бұрын

I prefer the shorter video's :) i dont really like the 2 -3 hour discussions etc :P BUT keep IT going ON dude, i watched all of your video's 🤘🤘🤘🤘

@philwu271 Жыл бұрын

Why did you stop using the 2 reef breeders? Those look like great coverage.

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

They were awesome but I missed the way my tank looked under Kessils

@philwu271 Жыл бұрын

Ah so it was the shimmer from the Kessils. I see.

@ICanDoItMyself Жыл бұрын

When I installed my own solar system, I looked into how much electricity my 300 gallon system was using and the results were shocking. For a year, we use on average 12,500kWh for our home. The system uses 4,500kWh! A third of our electricity goes to the system. If I were to bring myself to get rid of it, we would generate enough solar energy that we would never have an electric bill. My DIY solar install: kzfaq.info/sun/PLyxu9kw9bYcSuF0PlkNysfsfbzxbiscdv

@shabbir78 Жыл бұрын

OYE again ???? 😮😮😮😮😮😮

@bopeep7806 Жыл бұрын

I had reefbrite xho sold them on half price, not as good as I thought :) hope they work out for you

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

What didn't you like out of curiosity?

@bopeep7806 Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork the Bluetooth module for the app control wasn’t great and you couldn’t set them at 1% or some leds flickered on and off until it reached 7% so I had to set it from 1% and add another straight after for 10% and the same but in reverse for lights out, and when I measured the extra par they wasn’t worth the money they cost. Charterhouse aquatics are getting better and better they even stock philips now

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

@@bopeep7806 interesting, I was thinking about getting the BT module. Sounds a bit naff.

@bopeep7806 Жыл бұрын

@@ReefDork I sold 2 5 month old xho bars and blue tooth module for £200 cash, i did like the extra coral pop, but the controllable reef factory bars are much better and they add more par and a crazy neon effect too all my acros :)

@ashton6269 Жыл бұрын

Fluval evo update where is it?

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

Reef Dork Xtra channel...

@MalcolmCrabbe Жыл бұрын

Would love to see a breakdown of the cost of running a reef tank in todays silly high prices of electricity.

@ReefDork Жыл бұрын

I'm working on that - it's why I bought the energy monitor...

@jhaych Жыл бұрын

My 1400 ish watt tank costs me about 1.20 a day

@davidleach4689 Жыл бұрын

400 watt halides all day long never will I rely solely on leds I do supplement reefbrite lumi lite pro , uv light is very important and led lights do not produce any!

@Langenbergh Жыл бұрын

I also have an energy monitor, but have plugged it in... I just don't want to know how much electricity I'm paying for reefing 🤐

@Pyrope_Facet_8_Cut_luv Жыл бұрын

This aged well

@DJDorrat Жыл бұрын

I have a 4ft reefbrite blue for sale.

@TimChump Жыл бұрын

I’m a tight bastard, I need every penny to spend on high end corals, never gonna change my evergrow’s

@jhaych Жыл бұрын

Love my evergrow

@TimChump Жыл бұрын

@@jhaych it’s all the light you will ever need 👍

@jhaych Жыл бұрын

@@TimChump mine came with an upgraded chip inside which I've just left in so it's performance is even higher, but I know how good the standard light is