#SECONDARY CHARTS SIRIUS 2.0 FULL#

Tapping and holding the power button changes the intensity between a few pre-programmed settings. The illuminated power buttin is pictured above вЂ“ tapping the button once switches on all the LEDs, another tap turns on actinic, and one more turns the light off. I tested the light over a 20вЂќ cube reef tank, and I measured the light against a 24вЂќ long empty aquarium, just to see how well the fixture rests on the tankвЂ™s rim. The LED cluster is arranged in a clever way, with white LEDS on the outer rows, and then вЂњwrappingвЂќ the blue and red LEDs in four sections, maximizing color blending and evening out the light spread. It measures 22вЂі (56 cm) with the legs folded, and 34вЂі (86 cm) with the legs at their maximum length. That is not necessary a bad thing the light looks and feels sleek, it has a nice low profile and weighs only 2 pounds (900 g). This new fixture looks almost identical to the previous generation, aside from the new touch button and a different LED cluster. The box contains the fixture itself with built-in brackets, a power adapter and a printed manual. In terms of controllability, the light comes with one plug and a single button to operate all its functions, it also has a built in Wi-Fi module to communicate with FluvalвЂ™s own control hub.ДЇinally, Fluval claims that the M&R 2.0 draws 32 W of power and produces 1350 Lumens of effective light on its brightest setting.ДЇluvalвЂ™s Marine & Reef 2.0 comes in a long box, printed on all sides with charts and test results. There is also an optional hanging kit available for purchase. So in this case, the 24вЂќ light can be affixed to a 36вЂќ long tank. FluvalвЂ™s panel has, like in the previous generation, built-in expendable legs that allow one to mount the fixture on tanks up to a foot longer than the light itself. Just like the smaller Halo, the M&R 2.0 is completely waterproof and should survive a drop in the tank without any issue. Primary lenses provide a 120 degree light spread and are covered with a watertight splashguard. The blue emitters have different wavelengths вЂ“ 400, 420, 440, and 460 mm, one 620nm red diode and 15000KВ white diodes. The LED cluster consist of 168 SMD diodes arranged in a conventional rectangular shape, with 4 rows of 42 emitters spread almost through the lightвЂ™s entire length (22вЂі, or 56 cm) they are grouped into two dimmable channels- the white/daylight and the actinic/blue.

#SECONDARY CHARTS SIRIUS 2.0 FULL#

A year ago, Fluval announced the second generation of its reef-oriented LED panels, consisting of the Fluval Halo Nano, the Fluval Sirius Reef (which never made it to the shelves), and the subject of my review today, a new version of the Sea LED, called the Marine & Reef Full Spectrum Performance LEDВ 2.0.ДЇluval uses a lot of technical language to describe its product letвЂ™s start by decoding these claims. The blog donated the light in 2012 to a struggling reefer who had lost his tank during Hurricane Sandy, and he still enjoys it to this day, growing zoanthids and leather corals in a 20g aquarium. The light became popular, and proved that low-power SMD (surface mounted diodes), when packed together tightly, can support growth ofВ photosynthetic animals in a saltwater setup. However, it had an attractive retail price, a large coverage area, a wide availability through chain pet stores, and it grew less-light-demanding corals just fine. At the time, it wasnвЂ™t a revolutionary light, nor was itВ a high end fixture.

Three years ago, I reviewed the Sea LED Light, FluvalвЂ™s first attempt to enterВ the reef-capable LED lightsВ scene.

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