irishmarine
Member
Hi everyone,
Firstly im back after a couple of years away, and jumped from a d130 to an s650.
Just wanted to get some opinions about lighting, as I am at a junction!
I have a Red Sea Max s650, I don’t do expert level corals or anything, beginner to novice hardy stuff is what I am interested in keeping. Advanced corals etc although beautiful are perhaps too time consuming and delicate for the amount of time I can dedicate to the hobby.
I basically want lights that can keep up with the demands of easy to moderate corals, SPS/LPS, and will bring out the color in all life in the tank including fish!
I have currently have LEDs overhanging the tank, they are called ‘Intelligent LED’. They work according to the human eye at least, they light up, but I’m worried that over time the spectrum or wavelength of light may have deteriorated in these LED lights, they are at least a few years old, im worried they fade over time, even though visually to us they appear turned on and working. Not like you can change a bulb as in the MH or T5's.
I have the existing Red Sea S650 lights, they have fluorescent tubes, T5, actinic, blue, pink and moonlight. I hear they use more electricity (they are 800 Watts) but, if you replace the bulbs every 12 months it’s like owning a new light again. I personally have NEVER used them, I bought the tank from the previous owner who was using the LEDs so I just went with them.
So before I shell out $1,000-$2,000 on a new light system I was looking for everyone’s input...probably an age old battered question
Anyone else using these older Red Sea T5 lights out there or had LEDs and find they are back to T5’s?
How do these older RSM T5 fixtures compare to modern day lights? (They seem a quality build, do I really need to upgrade?)
Will I be ok with getting ATI bulbs for the RSM light fixture?
I do have a chiller btw to cope with the heat, and the house has central air too! Never gets hot!
Sorry for all the questions, I am trying to give this s650 a new lease of life and chapter, and I have been out of the game almost ten years.
Firstly im back after a couple of years away, and jumped from a d130 to an s650.
Just wanted to get some opinions about lighting, as I am at a junction!
I have a Red Sea Max s650, I don’t do expert level corals or anything, beginner to novice hardy stuff is what I am interested in keeping. Advanced corals etc although beautiful are perhaps too time consuming and delicate for the amount of time I can dedicate to the hobby.
I basically want lights that can keep up with the demands of easy to moderate corals, SPS/LPS, and will bring out the color in all life in the tank including fish!
I have currently have LEDs overhanging the tank, they are called ‘Intelligent LED’. They work according to the human eye at least, they light up, but I’m worried that over time the spectrum or wavelength of light may have deteriorated in these LED lights, they are at least a few years old, im worried they fade over time, even though visually to us they appear turned on and working. Not like you can change a bulb as in the MH or T5's.
I have the existing Red Sea S650 lights, they have fluorescent tubes, T5, actinic, blue, pink and moonlight. I hear they use more electricity (they are 800 Watts) but, if you replace the bulbs every 12 months it’s like owning a new light again. I personally have NEVER used them, I bought the tank from the previous owner who was using the LEDs so I just went with them.
So before I shell out $1,000-$2,000 on a new light system I was looking for everyone’s input...probably an age old battered question
Anyone else using these older Red Sea T5 lights out there or had LEDs and find they are back to T5’s?
How do these older RSM T5 fixtures compare to modern day lights? (They seem a quality build, do I really need to upgrade?)
Will I be ok with getting ATI bulbs for the RSM light fixture?
I do have a chiller btw to cope with the heat, and the house has central air too! Never gets hot!
Sorry for all the questions, I am trying to give this s650 a new lease of life and chapter, and I have been out of the game almost ten years.