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AquaticLife HME Marine 48" Edge Blue LED
AquaticLife HME Marine 48" Edge Blue LED
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INTELLIGENT DESIGN - Delivering vivid colors and brightness, the Edge Marine with wireless smartphone control is designed to make fish keeping easier and more enjoyable. Pick one of six pre-programmed lighting scenes to mimic nature at it’s best or create a completely custom lighting scene.
MARINE LIGHT FEATURES - A powerful blend of name brand Cree, Osram Duris and Prolight LED’s deliver up to 72 watts (48” marine light) of Triple Actinic Blue 400nm/420nm/450nm, Dual Blue 472nm/515nm, Dual Daylight White 2,700K/6,500K and Red 660nm LED’s in the photosynthetic range for the perfect blend of light for strong coral growth and amazing fluorescence.
WATERPROOF IPX7 - Completely sealed, the Edge fixture is waterproof up to 1 meter for 30 minutes. This also means you can rinse the fixture at your sink for easy cleaning and because of the passive cooling design with no fans needed, the fixture is quiet.
SKINNY -At 3/4” thick, the rustproof aluminum housing provides a low profile while delivering performance. The adjustable mounting legs fit aquarium frames 44.5” to 50.4” (48” light).
SMARTPHONE CONTROL - Simply ensure your iOS or Android phone’s wireless is turned on, open the HME Aqua Master App and connect directly to the fixture. No need for complicated routers or networks.
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LIGHT
LOW: Place coral at the bottom of the tank. Depending on the type, coral may need to be placed off sand and therefore mounted on a ceramic disc of piece of rock.
MEDIUM: Place coral at mid-range of the tank. Best placed/glued on top of a rock scape at mid-range height.
HIGH: Place coral from mid range to just below water level. SPS coral are shallow growing so they require and are able to tolerate intense light.
FLOW
LOW: Most soft coral do well with a small, gentle pulse. There are certain corals that can even be placed in areas of indirect flow, meaning places aside a rock structure or set into a entrance to a cave style space.
MEDIUM: Many LPS types of coral prefer medium pulse current. Most Euphyllia or corals that have more tissue structure connected to their skeleton, don’t like to be in a high flow area like the direct flow of the wave pump.
HIGH: Similar to high light, SPS enjoy being in some heavy current. Most LPS and SPS that branch encrust or plate prefer high flow that simulates the top water waves.
SKILL
ENTRY: While some may say beginner level, "Entry" is a good term to be used when starting out in the world of corals and marine life. Prior to adding livestock, you want to ensure that your reef has the proper parameters including zero levels of ammonia and nitrite. Seeing traces of nitrate in your waters is a good sign - just keep them at a lower level of 2ppm to 10ppm. Maintaining correct temperature and salinity are a huge factor to stable parameters. Starting to monitor your PH, alkalinity, calcium and magnesium is a great habit to get into to keep a successful reef.
While some soft coral don’t require too much light, having a proper reef light that puts out the proper pars is very important. You'll also want to have a good amount of flow and protected rock areas, as placing corals in their happy spot is ideal for success.
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