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I have a 20l, and now realizing my lighting isnt enough. Im currently looking at VIPARSPECTRA Timer Control 165W LED Aquarium Light Dimmable Full Spectrum for Coral Reef Grow Fish Tank. I like the timer aspect. I found it for around $100 on amazon. Any input or better suggestions? By the look of my corals my lighting just isnt enough.

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I have a 20l, and now realizing my lighting isnt enough. Im currently looking at VIPARSPECTRA Timer Control 165W LED Aquarium Light Dimmable Full Spectrum for Coral Reef Grow Fish Tank. I like the timer aspect. I found it for around $100 on amazon. Any input or better suggestions? By the look of my corals my lighting just isnt enough.
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I just got these ocean revives in and they're awesomee5214b20a7d591f8bad40b2f5221b6c5.jpg

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Thanks Blade, but those would be to far out of my budget. They look nice though.
Well that's the price for 2 lights i think one light was around $160 but if that's too much then look at the chinese black box, i believe that's what it's called. When i was looking for lights the ocean revive and chinese black box were recommended to me

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The problem you'll have with the Viperspectra and most other "blackbox" fixtures on a 20 L is they can easily fry corals if set too high.  It should work though.  Keep in mind most of the cheap overseas fixtures overstate their wattage.   The actual wattage of the fixture should be checked in the equipment specifications,  The Viperspectra for example is 110 watts. 

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2 hours ago, Isaac said:

i have the viaspectra over my frag tank.  i've actually had to turn it pretty low.. its a beast.  I havnt been able to "hack" it to be dimmable from the apex yet... workin on it :)

Let me know if you figure it out! I have two of them over my 75 gallon. I think they're at about 30% power. I hate the programming on them and not being able to control through my Apex!

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19 minutes ago, Paula said:

Let me know if you figure it out! I have two of them over my 75 gallon. I think they're at about 30% power. I hate the programming on them and not being able to control through my Apex!

i picked up one of the "manual" once im testing with... just cant find the time.  ill figure it out someday.  i think i run the whites at 2 and actinics at 15.  once the scrubber starts taking over, im hoping to be able to up this a little.

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