Philips Coral Care Gen 2 - DEEP DIVE! 

Answered my question on par at depth really well Sam. Thanks so much. Really appreciate the effort you put into this video! Looks like they will suit my build quite well.

Check some of the BRS videos. They've done some extensive testing on various lighting set ups over the years. Not the Phillips though, but a good source of info. They cover the impact of black background as well as reflection from the sides. Also, they did some interesting tests with multiple Kessils showing that evenly mounting 4 of them over a 4 ft tank isn't the best for even par values. Something to do with over lap and reflection. They've found that leaving a larger space between the 2 middle ones have a better spread. I actually rented a par meter from them and confirmed that I needed to jack up to 100% intensity during my plateau and also that spreading them as they suggest improved the even spread of par values. My corals have responded well to this. Great vid. It seems the Phillips may be the only LED solution for a really deep tank. Perhaps 2 of them on a longer tank would give even more interesting numbers due to overlap and reflection. I have to say, I'm kind of surprised the MH numbers weren't higher.

Your video always making senses to me.

Merci pour cette vidéo PARKER !!! 👍👍👍

The 1m results are great considering its in a black container. You saw how much a black back on the glass tank made a difference in reducing refracting light on the back so image off the glass those number could be higher. The price is huge and the only way to get us closer to Europe and the US is to get more people into the hobby something your channel does :D!!

I think this light looked great. Coverage was incredible, you could have stocked that 20gal with sps to the top.

Great video as always 😁. When the pandemic is over, should go check up on Evan Luos tank again

Nice! Looked amazing in person fantastic colour rendering! I think it easily could replace your metals.... but I’m just an AI hydra fanboy hahahah. But it will really depend on the pricing, for a deep tank though for sure looks good for PAR

Watch out BRS. Parker has quite the testing regimen.A little joshing,perhaps,but you stuck with it.I did not think it got so chilly in Australia.Stay safe.Are you able to work from home in these times?Bye,and GL BC out

I would really like to see what a prime 16 is like because I'm using them and some things in the middle of my tank do good and others not so much

Im very interested in these i need to see the colours for my self. Not sure these are for sale in the UK yet

Здравствуйте, прошёл уже год как у Вас эти светильники, подскажите стоит их брать? Надёжный светильник?

Why were the halides placed so much higher than the LEDs? They should be tested at the same height to have an apple to apple comparison between the different types of lights.

While I can totally understand the simplicity of it, and not a fan of it, I don't want a warm/cooler slider as if I don't know what I want out of my tank. I want mega royal blue? Let me crank that up to max with no influence from other LEDs. I know Kessil used to do this as well, not sure if they still do this with their fixtures like the AP9x, but there is something to being able to change individual channels to find what you like as far as color even if you're only really going to do it once.

The Coral Care never gets to a T5. An ATI Straton LED can. We compared the ATI against the Coral Care Gen 2, new Redeon and Orphek. Especially between the first lamps there are worlds in between. There is nothing comparable in terms of power, distribution and quality on the market.

Hi Sam, i am building a 100x100x45cm tank. Do i need 1 or 2 units of this phillips coral care?🙏

Was that a black background on the test tank? I think that may be why the par numbers for the back are lower. It doesn't have the reflection that you get on the front glass. Great video!

Wow its around 1150 Australian Dollars in Germany.....

It would be nice to compare with Ai Hydra 64HD..

Hello! I've got a SPS tank with 150x70x45 cm ... Do you think that pannels will be ok or I will need 3 to have a perfect light covering? I'm asking you because once my tank is very shallow, I don't know if 3 will be too much or not with these lights. Thank you !!!!!!!!!

How do the other lighting options compare in cost?

This is bullshit. Phillips is obviously releasing the Gen 2 in sub prime markets to get feedback and work out kinks before they release it to us over in the U.S. I want this.

The price point is so disappointing, a company like Philips has the potential to revolutionise reef keeping. They’ve instead opted to churn out yet another absurdly expensive light, leds aren’t this expensive.

i think this light will sute a 60cm tank with 25cm abov the water and i rekon for your dream tank 4 of these bad boyes you can grow some mermaids 🤣🤣🤣 .... waiting for a frag thu good work man

Only if robbing banks was legal! I was thinking Philips would turn the reef industry on its head by using their economies of scale but no....how many kessils i can buy in this price?

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