My Taotronics PAR results...

PAR results at bottom of this post if you dont want to read coral growth results....

Well I finally was able to get a friend over to get a par reading on my taotronics lights.. Before posting my results, Since I have not any experience in typical growth I will break down the growth in some of my corals:

125 Gallon tank
2x Taotronics dimmable 120W lights
I have over 70 corals (SPS, LPS, softies)
2 Tunze PH 7095 controller
Lights run time - Blue 12hr/day, White 8hr/day
Calcium 420-450
Alk 7.5 - 8.4
Mag 1260-1380
**Alk bottoms out quickly so I have to dose it and occasionally dose calcium..
Weekly 20% water changes


Using lights 8 weeks:
Xenia & Kenya trees - Since switching to the Tao's I have had to throw all my xenia out, I had waving hand pink and blue... It was thrown out as it has almost quadrupled in size and taking over EVERYTHING!

Mushrooms, Ricordea & Yuma - Almost doubled in size

Frogspawn and Hammer - Obvious growth, not doubled by any means be definitely grown.. Very helathy and happy looking.. Lots of babies

Torch Corals - both are huge.. They let out much much farther than the gys tank I got them from.. Not sure if they have grown doubled but they let out doubled

Candy canes - Obvious growth, multiple head splitting

Crocea clam - No obvious growth

Star Polyp (multiple types) - Major growth

Lobo's - slight growth

Zoas - spreading out.. Obvious growth

Blastos - has added 2 heads (had 4 to begin with)

Nepthea tree, finger leather - Obvious growth, very obvious

Toadstool - No obvious growth.. Difficulty finding a place ts happy.. doesnt open regularly...

Galaxia - No obvious change

Favia, war coral, chalice - some growth, not significant
***Bleached an area of a favia from placing to high in tank... Lowered about 3 weeks ago and no more color loss and seems to be getting a little color back

Goniopora (1 large purple and 1 large pink) - signs of growth but not significant

Cali blue tort - signs of growth but not significant

Efflorescence - No obvious signs of growth ***only been in tank for 3 weeks

Setosa (3 separate pieces) - Extreme growth.......

Monti Cap (2 separate) - Extreme growth.......

Hiyacinthus table - No obvious signs.. In tank for 4 weeks



Now for the PAR readings:

55% whites and 100% blues

Water surface (10" from fixture) = 400
6" below water surface = 330
12" below water surface = 210
18" below water surface = 177
24" below water surface = 147
Note: Tank depth only 22" however due to the angle the lights are hung I was able to read the PAR levels at the 24" mark..

 

Sounds good. Where did you buy yours? Any pictures you can post?

 

There are lots of pictures of my tank just after the lights and my tank on the first 2 pages of the following link..... I believe page 2 of the link is where the pictures of my lights with whites on are at and shows how I have them hung.

http://www.3reef.com/forums/led-aqu...-taotronics-light-review-good-bad-134342.html

I am ordering additional leds tomorrow from rapid..I am starting with 24 more additional leds... I am adding 2 24" bars that will have 4 cyan, 4 violet and 4 lunar in each.... I may add some whites as well (cool white, warm white)... I am attempting to give a better spectrum, transition of dusk/dawn, and adding lunar lights at night.. I may need to add more than that but thats where I thought I would start.. I can add more if needed... I may be going about it all the wrong way.. I am open for advice....

 

Hey Jay great thread man!! Would you have a problem with me linking this to my Taotronic review? This info is invaluable to people considering this fixture.;D8)

 

Thanks for posting the numbers and your experiences with the fixture.

 

Absolutely no problem...

 

Is this the taotronic light or the identical dimmable non brand?

 

Well honestly that's a good question. I have assumed they are taotronics. I looked on the light and do not see a name. No box and on the shipping/order email it jut says 120w dimmable and doesn't have a brand.

 

Here is the item if link works.

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=251050443325

I bought them from ipentezqh on eBay

 

Thanks. I was about to buy a similar unit (just with greens, reds and violets in addition to blues and whites), but it wasn't taotronic (it's what you linked).