[LidijaPN]

Yeah that all makes sense.

I’m surprised tho, by the general narrative on this forum I had the feeling my kit light is pretty terrible.... but over time and watching the plants grow I don’t see anything struggling with lack of light. Ok the pearlweed is growing upwards. But everything else seems to have enough light... true I’m not growing any ambitious plants but I see a lot of people with a collection of fairly low maintenance plants but getting the super overpowered lights....

I had thought for a while I had to switch lights to get anywhere but right now I feel they’re perfectly matched to the rest of my setup. Of course I’m low tech so that probably makes a huge difference too. But I do often read posts like ‘I’m running my lights at 15%’ and it feels like taking your Ferrari out to go get groceries?

 

[MoreliaViridis]

I don’t see anything struggling with lack of light

Most plants can do very well with way less light than people think.
Most of those "high tech" plants that you see might be ok even with your lightings.
In fact they will be easier when it comes to CO2 or other nutrient demands. (It doesn't mean they will do well with no CO2.)
They won't be as colorful or compact, but you really need very low light (and I mean VERY low) over a long period to kill a plant with lack of light if you do other stuffs correctly.

I often find random stems of "high tech" plants in my tank that is completely covered up and denied from light.
No algae no dead leaves no deficiencies...nothing.
It is smaller and slower and often completely green, but mst of the time it grows just fine.

And H. glomeratus normally grows upward.

it feels like taking your Ferrari out to go get groceries?

Exactly.....

 

[Kitsune]

and it feels like taking your Ferrari out to go get groceries?

If I had a Ferrari I would absolutely go get groceries with it!

 

[LidijaPN]

If I had a Ferrari I would absolutely go get groceries with it!

I mean fair point 😂😂

 

[Amphiprion1]

I know I might be reviving an older post, but has anyone here had an in-person comparison with the original WRGB 2? How does the color rendition/saturation compare? I’m looking to upgrade so that I can lift the unit a bit higher to get some more coverage without sacrificing intensity.

 

[rzn7z7]

No, I've not compared the 2 lights in person, however, AFAIK the Pro adds dedicated white LEDs which you can manage thru an additional white channel/slider in the app...in theory if you turned the whites down to 0 there'd be no differences between the two lights...with the whites enabled, however, one would think you could obtain colors in the Pro that are not possible with the original WRGB2 which may make comparisons moot

I should add I have the WRGB2 Pro and am very happy with it

 

[Marc_G]

Still loving my WRGB2 Pro. I only use it at about half intensity, but it's nice to know it has power to spare.

 

[jake21]

Would be interesting to compare the wrgb2 pro to hydra freshwater and ghl 7004.

 

[Amphiprion1]

Still loving my WRGB2 Pro. I only use it at about half intensity, but it's nice to know it has power to spare.

May have to consider one in the very near future, then. Thanks for the feedback!

 

[chvvkumar]

A quick and dirty $5 shade cover for the WRGBII I made for my 40 breeder. It could take some refining but pretty happy for a 5 minute job. For my tank, only one sheet was sufficient.

I wanted something that left the heatsink exposed and did not want to shell out almost $90 for the official shades.
Materials:

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[Marc_G]

Looks great! But doesn't it trap humidity?

 

[chvvkumar]

Looks great! But doesn't it trap humidity?

Shouldn't be a problem, I had a similar shroud made for my reef tank made of foam board that did not deform after two years on the tank. I also left the back open for hot air from the heat of the light to escape.

 

[jake21]

Shouldn't be a problem, I had a similar shroud made for my reef tank made of foam board that did not deform after two years on the tank. I also left the back open for hot air from the heat of the light to escape.

I wouldn't be worried about the foam; i would be worried about the light. Unlike, for example, the fluval 3.0, the wrgb 2 are not sealed and sensitive to humidity.

 

[Marc_G]

I wouldn't be worried about the foam; i would be worried about the light. Unlike, for example, the fluval 3.0, the wrgb 2 are not sealed and sensitive to humidity.

Exactly this. This concern was the basis for my earlier comment.

 

[Asteroid]

I'm pretty sure in the description it states that it's not designed to be used under a closed top.

 

[Marc_G]

Perhaps the openings on the side at the top provide sufficient ventilation?

 

[chvvkumar]

Good point about the light not being completely protected from humidity. I'm probably going to add a computer fan to pull air out from the back. Off to the 3d printer to see if I can design a mount.

 

[Asteroid]

Is there an internal fan? I see that the mini has one

 

[Marc_G]

No internal fan on the WRGB2Pro.

 

[TigerWithBarbs]

Reviving this thread in case anyone would like to share their lighting profiles. I've been tinkering with mine for a couple of months but haven't found anything I like.