CoralVue Aquarium Products Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The 120 degree Maxspect Razor reflectors have arrived and are available on the CoralVue parts store.http://www.coralvue.com/maxspect-raz...-reflector-397Chris Link to comment
famousdan314 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Hello Chris, Have you guys attempted new PAR ratings with these or the dimensions of the size tanks the different lights (60W or others size) will cover with the 120 degree reflectors? Link to comment
CoralVue Aquarium Products Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 We are not changing the recommodations on what Razor for which size aquarium. The new reflectors are designed to increase spread, we plan to do PAR tests next week. Chris Link to comment
littlebigveteran Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Not too clued up on reflectors/lenses but in theory does this mean that you could lower the height of the unit to give more intensity whilst adding the reflector to give a better spread too? Link to comment
markalot Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 We are not changing the recommodations on what Razor for which size aquarium. The new reflectors are designed to increase spread, we plan to do PAR tests next week. Chris Really looking forward to the PAR measurements for these new reflectors. I'm looking to get on of the 27" units to go over a 40 breeder on legs, no hanging option, so the wider spread is key for me. Link to comment
Mirya Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I ordered one of these yesterday to see how much it helps with the disco-balling on my Nano. I'll be sure to post a review as soon as I get it. I don't have a PAR meter though, so I won't be able to attest to that. Link to comment
xena Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Just installed on 120w with legs over 60 cube looks great no disco whats so ever. Much better spread to. Link to comment
Mirya Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Got my reflector the other day and finally got to installing it tonight. Install was fast and easy; less than 5 minutes. Just a Philips head screwdriver is required. The spread is definitely wider. I didn't really need tht aspect though as this is only over an 8 gallon tank. The reason I got it was to look at the light quality. I'm MUCH happier with the light now. No disco-blue-polka-dot effect. Very nice soft blending of the various LEDs now. Link to comment
conceyted Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Any update on a PAR test? I had a 120 over my BioCube and sent it back due to the heavy disco. I am picky, but my non-picky friend took a look and also disliked the way it looked. Link to comment
Mirya Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I just posted this in the Maxspect Razor Owner's thread, but thought it would be useful to repost here as well... OK, PAR values have been obtained! The 120 optics definitely negatively affects PAR as compared to the 90 optics. It decreases PAR by roughly 20%. I still think that the 120 optics give a better quality light though. (Hurray for no more disco!) I've made some charts of the PAR readings from my tank. The PAR meter was pretty finicky, just tilting the sensor slightly could really affect readings. That being said, I tried to be as consistent as possible with sensor placement. I think you can get the idea of the trends. I also played around with the settings on the Razor to see what PAR various settings were putting out. Here is a shot of my tank with the sites where I took measurements marked, as well as a scale for depth reference: Now, for the readings... W: 50 B: 50 90 120 1 104 83 2 70 50 3 45 44 4 61 43 5 61 47 6 65 53 W: 75 B: 75 90 120 1 285 205 2 187 129 3 126 115 4 164 112 5 161 123 6 169 141 W: 100 B: 100 90 120 1 520 365 2 345 240 3 230 210 4 299 204 5 297 238 6 317 255 So, my take away from this experiment is that I can work on slowly increasing my light settings since I will continue to use the 120 optics. I had already been doing so, just based on how some of my Palys were stretching and fading in some Zoas. Also, it was interesting for me to see how I actually have higher PAR down at the sandbed, due to reflection of light, than I do slightly slightly closer to the light. Link to comment
markalot Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Thanks for the PAR readings. I put the 120 degree reflectors on my new 160W model and took them back off a day later. Too much spread and loss of brightness IMO, and I really don't like the white reflector. I just raised my unit higher to compensate. Link to comment
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