Show me the PAR readings then, because that isn't true.
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Try saying that to the Mitras or Razor.Orphek Atlantik may be way over priced but have far better looks, better controller, only one cord, best par reading between most all other fixtures, great led spread instead of small pucks in a large fixture. So to me u pay extra$ for the better product.
It's not hard to get high par with 60 degree optics. But you sacrifice spread.My Chinese light is half the price of the Orphek and runs at 580-630mah instead of the 700mah. That hits around ~360 where the Orphek hits ~470 in the vid at the same height of 39". So basically, if I swap the drivers and run it full tilt at 700 mah, I achieve the same results. If you use a Cree fixture, you can use nearly half the amount of leds for the same results.
You will also fry any soft coral or low light LPS on the sandbed at that strength. My Trach brain corals start to bleach if I run my fixture at 100%, so why would you want to be that high at the sandbed unless you're running a full SPS tank?
What makes it worthwhile to spend almost twice as much for that Orphek (a chinese light btw) over other chinese lights, a Razor, DIY, etc? I don't see one, unless you like to waste money.
No UV, it's useless.I have AI Vega colors and love them. However they are now coming out with a new fixture just like it for $100 less that has violet and uv built in.
No UV, it's useless.
Also, all of AI's fixtures aren't as good as some of the Radions, Maxspect, Reefbreeders, etc because they never se WW or NW, and use lower quality leds.
Also a true full spectrum fixture to some is insane, HV (sometimes) TV, CB, cyan, DR, NW, and RB.