Lumini Asta20 LED Light Initial Impressions

[RedCrow]

5 hours ago, gen said:

- SPS : just enough to maintain a small montipora

I’ve got one over a 4 gallon pico, and it’s growing birdsnest, monti cap and digi, and pocillopora at about 60% intensity 

[Clown79]

9 hours ago, gen said:

Hi, been using this light in the past on a mix of softies/LPS/SPS in a 7-8g.

My feedback corresponds to what was already  said :

- soft corals : worked  (meaning growth) on discosoma/sinularia/sarcophyton

- LPS : duncan was opened but didn't really grow

- SPS : just enough to maintain a small montipora (that thing doubled when I switched to HD prime) 

Transfered everyone in a new tank after that and decommissioned the light

 

Right now I m setting it up again on the 3.5g pico in wich I plan to slowly grow a green sinularia or a sarcophyton.

 

I consider it as a decent starting light for someone hesitating about going saltwater  (was my case). It's rather a small investment and can grow easy corals to get used to the hobby. 

Wouldn't advise for people already in the hobby, as stated before you will rapidly need something stronger to grow a variety of corals. 

 

Agree.

 

Any coral I had under this light grew very slow, the ones I moved to my larger systems, doubled in size in a few weeks 

 

My asta is run at 100%

[Gulls]

On 1/20/2020 at 5:53 PM, gen said:

 

 

 

On 1/20/2020 at 5:53 PM, gen said:

I consider it as a decent starting light for someone hesitating about going saltwater  (was my case). It's rather a small investment and can grow easy corals to get used to the hobby. 

Wouldn't advise for people already in the hobby, as stated before you will rapidly need something stronger to grow a variety of corals. 

 

Bang on ... Not too happy with the outcome... time filler uptill now

Looking forward to an upgrade

[Ratvan]

Going to give it one final chance in the Fluval Spec 3 with Acan's. If not it will be relegated to Refugium light for when I set up my big home system 

[karisma]

I've got an asta 20 over a 40s gallon pico. I have a monti cap and it growing nicely. Already encrusrting the rock around it after a few weeks so i know it works.i run all the blues at 100% and white at 20%

[Gulls]

On 3/9/2020 at 3:12 PM, karisma said:

I've got an asta 20 over a 40s gallon pico. I have a monti cap and it growing nicely. Already encrusrting the rock around it after a few weeks so i know it works.i run all the blues at 100% and white at 20%

How do you figure out the intensity percentage 

mine does not have any mentioned on it.

i have to randomly click the remote buttons and take a guess by the light I see

[Ratvan]

1 minute ago, Gulls said:

How do you figure out the intensity percentage 

mine does not have any mentioned on it.

i have to randomly click the remote buttons and take a guess by the light I see

I think that each channel can increase in power by 10 clicks. So each "click" is 10% on the channel 

Yes we go by eye with our settings, for example I dont like blues over my tank so have those at 20% (2 clicks up from off) and have the White and Reds and Greens almost maxed out at 80% (2 clicks from full)

[Gulls]

Ok. I do the same 

but sometimes feel that each click delta is not the same

thanks for the info

[karisma]

On 3/10/2020 at 8:25 AM, Gulls said:

Ok. I do the same 

but sometimes feel that each click delta is not the same

thanks for the info

Ratvan is correct. Each click is 10% 

Great little light for the money!