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Mike
@rebel.reef · 7 months ago

Including a wide variety of LEDs in the 380 - 500 nm range will ensure you get the best “pop” out of all your corals. I stumbled upon this great example while playing around with these flashlights after dark in the frag tank. Some popular LED bars used for supplement (and even some main fixtures!) only contain one or two different wavelengths of blue LEDs, but with this setup you’re likely missing out on some corals which fluoresce at different wavelengths. When I’m looking for an LED bar to supplement “pop” I look for something that includes as many different wavelength diodes as possible.

#reeftank #reefaquarium #coralreef #reefkeeping #saltwateraquarium #eatsleepreef #coral #reeflife #led #fluorescence

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User Avatar @billy 213d

Very cool. Did not know that. What lights do you like best?

User Avatar @rebel.reef 213d

Orphek OR3/OR4 Blue Plus offers the most diversity of diodes in a supplement bar that I’ve found.

User Avatar @ShinyBreeze59 213d

This is awesome. All those Acro frags look insane under the blues and you’re totally right about spectrum making a massive difference in coral color pop. I’ve definitely noticed some SPS glow way more when you play with the wavelengths a bit!

User Avatar @the.coral.garden 213d

Awesome video 👍🏼

User Avatar @amberbamber 213d

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