smartlite/ coralife?

alistair

Member
I'm new to sw/ reef keeping. I'm looking to buy a 96W powerQuad retro kit. I've found two; one from Smartlite and one from Coralife. There is a considerable difference in cost.
Is there a difference in quality between these two units?
Is there something else that you could recommend?
 

squidd

Active Member
I have one of each, although not the "power quad" you mention.
One is the Custom Sea Life..."Smartlite" 2 X 96 watt PC and the other a Coralife 2X65 watt PC
The "Smartlight" is a 50/50, each bulb is supposedly 10k and actinic, but I see the bulb as blue rather than a purple of a "true" actinic...and you may find some confirmation if you do a search for "True Actinic"
The Coralife is a "pair" of the 10k (white) and 03 actinic (purple) two separate bulbs...Which as the actinic has a shorter life expectancy than the 10k, you may want to stay away from the "combo" bulbs...
HTH in your decision
 
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