Philips CoralCare Gen2 Par Results
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2020
- Lighting is very important for a reef tank, this light from Philips is different because it incorporates the benefits of different lighting sources in one fixture. not only claiming that it has better spectrum than other reef lights on the market, this light has no fans, no external power supply, is splash proof, has unbelievable spread, and is controlable. This video shows the par numbers for these lights compared to my old set up.
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I need to be clear about the intent of this video, I am in no way trying to say that these lights produce a higher par, than Radions. They don't. However they do produce a par high enough for sps in most of the tank over a 28" deep tank.
What is the size of your tank?
@@v8maro I don't know why I'm just now seeing this, but better late than never. My tank is a 300 gallon marineland deep dimension tank. 6ft long and 3ft from front to back
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Loved the video! Keep 'em coming! :D
They may be sparse but ill keep rolling!
I was wondering about the par readings of these lights. I have a Chinese "white box" that is kind of similar in that it spreads the diodes out across the tank. Great spread. Looks like t5 lighting. Great video.
According to a thread on R2R, the lights provided to the beta testers needed an update to the controller software because the par readings were a lot lower than they were supposed to be. Did your lights get sent back for the update?
If had to do it again which lights would you go with? Custom 260 gallon 24' deep tank arriving next week. One day I'm convinced on Radions, next the AI's and now considering these. Im going crazy making sure I pick the perfect SPS lights!!
Why didn’t you drop the Caralcare gen 2 lights to the lower outputs you had the Radions at then it would have been a more accurate like for like comparison?
Nice👍
When you move how do you move your tank and all of the fish. Do you have to remove all of your coral and fish out of the tank or do you move the tank with everything.
Move everything out of the tank. Unless you epoxyed/cemented all together, and you're only going a short distance 😊 I've moved several systems both ways
Can u setup a 50 gallon breeder as a test tank?
Great video, what measurements your aquarium has, to get an idea¡
72 wide 36 front to back and 28 tall
@@RealReefingTV tyyy
Great video bud , how long do these led last ? And what do you think about nee Ati straton ?
These lights will easily last 10 years, with no moving parts, there's hardly any maintenance.
RealReefingTV thank you , I have ordered by Ati straton .hope they will last long
@@jithenthiraads2799 I'm sure they will 👍 let me know how you like them!
RealReefingTV sure ,I’ll let you know
Can you run the light without the controller via usb?
No usb control. It is just 100% all channels and off. There is no switch so you would need to have a timer plugged into it to turn it on off for you
Great update thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks!
Where can I find these for sale? I can’t find them anywhere? If not in the market yet do you know the price?
Coralvue will be distributing them so it's likely your local retailer will be able to source them for you. They are not live yet I believe. Soon though. I'll see if I can get some answers
Thank you for your interest in the Philips CoralCare Gen2! You'll begin to see the marketing machine ramp-up very soon in anticipation of the launch. But I think it's safe to say that'll be a month away. But that's actually a good thing. We've got a lot to talk about!
You can sign up to be notified of the launch date and other CoralCare news here: mailchi.mp/coralvue/philips-coralcare-gen-2-email-alerts
Cost comparisons?
Yes I also would like to know!
What is SPS?
SPS stands for small polyp stony coral, basically the stick ones you see with the small polyps
@@RealReefingTV cool. Im about to start my first salt tank
A thread on R2R and now 2 videos where you give the width and front to back dimensions of your tank. But still don't mention top to bottom or height dimension. It's driving me nuts! 😂
28"
@@RealReefingTV Thank you for the dimension and great review of this light!
@@davethomas5905 I'm only telling you the depth, don't tell anyone🤫🤣
@@RealReefingTV Don't worry, even though we are clearly on a secure thread, I'll still guard the secret.😎
I don’t know man, I find it hard for to believe that the coral care Gen 2 puts out more light than Radion Gen 4. I agree 100% about spread but no where in the tank except at the top spots should the coral care beat a Radion. It’s less wattage. So either it spreads the light more even with lower par or it has hotspots where the light is bright in some areas and dim in others. You had about 1600 watts of light on the tank and you now have 540 watts, I don’t understand how there are higher par areas with the coral care.
Reefing with O maybe it has better diffusion, the coral care is a whiter spectrum as well maybe it has better penetration, I’m not sure but he used a par meter
@@glenbuyer8738 Better diffusion doesnt account for higher par numbers when he's using 1/3 less light. Diffusion does the opposite where it spreads the light more over a wider area resulting in less par. Its physics, the light is 170 watts - you either have more spread which distributes the light over a wider area or you have less spread with deeper penetration. Phillips didn't develop some kind of new technology that penetrates the water better. That's called optics or lens on a light, this does not have any. Notice how with the new kessil a360x the spread is wide with less par but then you can clip the narrow beam reflector which results in higher par but less spread.
Very disappointed with the par from the Philips. Same way I won’t use kessil over a sps tank. I think the gen5 will have more spread and par.
@@MrToky916 lol nope. gen5 sucks. rather keep my gen4. waste of money.
@@nwyk153 care to explain I went with the G5 and they are coloring coral and spread is amazing.
Not impressed.
Your opinion not needed.