Supplemental lighting?

[Sir Alex]

So far I like my lights a lot... They seem to grow corals well and I've hardly had any algae growth. But... I'd like it if it were a little more on the blue side.

Would a 48" magenta/453nm blue stunner make a big difference?

 

[kevdogg]

my magenta/453nm blue's are much more purple then I expected. Are you looking for the blue light or more algae growth?

 

[Sir Alex]

my magenta/453nm blue's are much more purple then I expected. Are you looking for the blue light or more algae growth?

Algae growth??

 

[kevdogg]

Coraline algae?

I try to grow a little hair algae in my tank just to have something for my angels to pick at. It really doesn't have much of a chance to grow though.

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

A LFS here in Orlando uses the Current USA TrueLumen LEDs on their 500g display tank (the Deep Water strips) an it looks AMAZING! I use the mixed color one on my 29g and love it. The initial cost sucks but once you have the power supply you can link up to 6 strips.

 

[Nonfamous]

Take a look at a 12" blue/magenta strip. I have one on mine and it adds a lot of colour. The magenta is supposed to be good for algae growth from what I've read. Please correct me if Im wrong. I have the full 48" actinic/white strip ove mine too and it's almost like a black light. I'm also running 1 actinic and 3 10,000k t5's over mine. It's enough light for my softies and fish.

 

[Northstar24]

Alex - there are some that use LED lighting that feel the current white / blue / royal blue is missing something from the spectrum - the consenus seems to be something either in the red or UV spectrum. Several people have tried adding UV stunner strips to get this additional color but I have not really seen a definitive answer in any of those threads. You could try adding a magenta/UV stunner strip and see if it helps out.

I have considered doing this on my tank as well, once i get past the water issues I'm currently having

 

[Sir Alex]

Alex - there are some that use LED lighting that feel the current white / blue / royal blue is missing something from the spectrum - the consenus seems to be something either in the red or UV spectrum. Several people have tried adding UV stunner strips to get this additional color but I have not really seen a definitive answer in any of those threads. You could try adding a magenta/UV stunner strip and see if it helps out.

I have considered doing this on my tank as well, once i get past the water issues I'm currently having

Well I'm hoping those SOLs have better coloration than my light...

 

[Northstar24]

They do, the color of the tank is not the issue. Apparently some SPS lost some of the color they have without the UV lighting. I don't have much in SPS at the moment... so I havent really made playing around with the LED coloration a priority

I really have no complaints about the SOL's, other than the required wiring making them look messy. Color wise I can go anywhere from about 5.5K to 20k+ with the spin of a dial

 

[Amba]

IF you just want some pop check out R2 Moonlighting.