Introducing PARwise - Tune your lights for growth, health & efficiency!

In this episode we sit down with Craig Timms from ITC ReefCulture to discuss their latest product release, the PARwise.
We talk about what the PARwise actually is (more than a light meter?).
Who might want one, and how it can help your aquarium be more of a success!
Grab a brew and join a couple of fish keepers talking about some cutting edge technology!
LEARN MORE & SHOP PARWISE HERE - charterhouse-aquatics.com/sho...

[@cezar050681]

That is a sweet opportunity for my 4 years reef tank to finally know what par I'm running my Radion G5 at, and if I have to change something or how to change the seting for a successful reef tank! Uk based as well. Thank you, Charterhouse !

[@robertfleming4094]

Id love it because none of the shops or people in the Facebook pages in Northern Ireland have anything like this to rent or buy!! And as a newbie it would be a great help 😊

[@neiltatham8298]

Just about to order my first new Red Sea aquarium and been looking at par meters and other methods of measuring light to ensure that my attempts at coral growth are as successful as possible. I’d love to give the parwise a go!! 🪸 ☀️ 😊👍🏻

[@im160bpmplus]

Having a Par meter will help me because I have a deep tank and it makes it hard to judge or use comparisons, I feel like my Radeons are either too low or too high intensity and I'm never satisfied. Cant wait to see more from you guys in the future!

[@sethwexler4201]

As a current law student and aquarium hobbyist I do not always have the ability to pay for all the tools that would allow to me maintain the healthiest and most successful Aquarium. Often, I find myself relocating my corals because they are either receiving too much or too little light. If I had a way to test the intensity of the light my reef tank It would vastly Improve the health and safety of my corals as I would be able to accurately place them in areas of the tank most suitable to their needs! Love your videos, looking forward to the next one!

[@billclarke7893]

An issue I find in a full aquarium of corals is moving those which are being out competed into a area where it has both similar light and flow conditions surrounded with neighbours that are more forgiving, the ParWise will help resolve one of those problems.

[@nimal_r]

Nice giveaway! I am planning on some new lights soon so being able to measure PAR and match to the existing will be sweet! 🤞🏼

[@txstanger]

A great piece of equipment that every reefer should have!

[@nim6us]

I feel like I’ve spent a lot of time nailing my water chemistry but I don’t really have the tools to study my light setup. I’d love a chance to win one of these! 🤓

[@johngraves2185]

I’ve been waiting for the US release ever since I saw the video from Interzoo. I definitely need one, as I’m one of the few holdouts still using metal halides, so it would be nice to chart the bulbs lifespan and spectral output. I need one!

[@itcreefculture]

This will be a really useful tool for you with Halides... got a bit of personal love for the halide colour and shimmer...! Too expensive to run in the UK now though!

[@kingey888]

I've been struggling with GHA in my tank for over a year, the parwise would really help me get my light setting at the correct level for my tank!

[@markj7911]

If it’s made as well as the reefdelete it will be great! Love ITC innovation

[@itcreefculture]

Thanks Mark!! We'd like to think so! Don't swing it around the room though!

[@curtisobbard7616]

Im getting an upgrade soon, and with the addition of new lights/depth, it would be great to get them fine-tuned from the get-go on the right levels with the help of the par meter.

[@jeffthomas7383]

Parwise looks very cool! As long as it’s accurate, having PAR and Spectrum could be a great tool for any reef hobbyist. Stores could purchase these and rent them to hobbyist.

[@cooksterni]

I would love to give this a go to tune my lights to the correct spectrum

[@christiancorals816]

Just set up new tank from Charterhouse and love to own this bit of kit so I get my light stop on

[@E140789]

In my 8 years of reef keeping one constant question for me has always been how much par my corals are getting, is it to much not enough, would my corals do better with more or less. Now with this tool not only can I measure the amount of light each coral is getting but I can also know if it’s the right spectrum for the health of each coral.

[@rossmorris1547]

I'm at the stage of starting to put corals into my tank, so it would be great to set up my lights properly to help with the corals

[@dc905]

Would love too add some WISE par to my tank.. looks like a great product and great upgrade to my seneye 👌

[@dc905]

Who won ???!! Really want one lol

[@tristanobrien81]

I would love to have an accurate reading of the output from my Hydra 32s to make sure I have my corals in the right spots with enough to light to flourish. No LFS anywhere near me have a PAR meter to rent or borrow. Owning my own would be amazing!

[@itcreefculture]

Thats the beauty of it - once you've got one - every time you get a new coral you can be sure of the light and spectrum you're giving them - and then share that data with other hobbyists for what your successes are vs theirs!

[@damasteroc]

As a saltwater aquarium person getting into aquarium maintenance this parwise product would help in my home tanks and servicing customers tanks.

[@thetaberfamily]

A PAEwise would help me as I have always used LED lights but have no idea of the par they produce! I am also slowly increasing the lighting levels but again, no idea if this is too much or too little.

[@itcreefculture]

That's just what we do! :)

[@cottysreef3704]

I set my current lights using the Seneye,I’d love a par wise to help improve on my current settings that have been running on my current tank since it got salty!👍🏻

[@ABSnorm]

I currently keep planted tropical aquariums and knowing and understanding the light requirements for a reef tank is one of the main things that keeps me from moving into marine so something like this would be very helpful in taking away one of the worries.

[@Taylor6681]

I am getting a new light soon and it would be good to see what i am currently getting now to what i get with the new light… great video as usual 👍🔥🐠

[@jamesgaythorpe2344]

I've been looking for one of these at the right price and it would be good to access the website for reference on coral species👍

[@queencityreefs]

Would love a comparison between this and other known PAR meters. 🤔

[@itcreefculture]

The beauty of PARwise is, because we're able to measure spectrum - We can ignore parts of the light spectrum that don't fall into that technical range. This makes a big difference to the level of accuracy as many PAR meters over read with near UV light! Given the popularity of the BRS Biology Band that's cropped up - we could include that 'spectral range' as a measurement as a method of light comparison too.... provided the community can decide on the range they want to compare!

[@skeptics_reef5575]

Great product, I love mine, and great video, very informative 👍👍

[@eddieparker9126]

I am getting a new tank soon this will help me get the most out of my light's

[@scottmacandrew]

That is so great I have a Red Sea reefer 300 xl. With 2 x hydra 52s and would love to know what my par readings are I Have been looking for one and this would be a great opportunity. Plus help others with their par readings .

[@ukm120]

Always been interested in what light I’m getting throughout the tank but never sure how to interpret it. This sounds like it gives a fuller picture and certainly would improve my understanding and hopefully help with those corals I never seem to have any success with. Appreciate its not only light we need to consider with achieving a healthy tank but it’s certainly a big part of it.

[@omerpolak]

I've been looking for a fairly prices spectrometer for over 6 month trying to realized our needs for progressing the success of our high school coral farm. We plan to use this instrument for small light and corals experiments where we both teach our students how to do research and also to improve the knowledge of the effect of light to the aquarium industry. We promise to keep you all updated.

[@edzzzz1]

Always have problems with Acro`s not growing and convinced it’s my light settings. PARwise looks like it would help me with getting the sweet spot for the corals tov thrive in my tank.

[@itcreefculture]

That's exactly what its for :) For the corals you've got today.. and all those you'll get in the future!

[@one-armed-reefer5184]

Would save me buying one just saving up for one as run 2 systems and would love to know if I’ve got the lighting right

[@dirtydogsanddiesel]

Guys I saw on Ebay a German seller offering a handle/bracket with the parwise. Do you have anything like this to go with it?

[@stevewong6956]

Have a Seneye but would be really keen to try the parwise. Would like to see a stand alone downloadable app to use for the future in case of internet outages, or to hedge against obsolescence (eg so we can keep using this after the company moves on to their next device and can’t keep supporting a legacy device).

[@TheGamer707]

Something I always wanted to know was how my DLI is impacting my corals as I run my lights for 14hrs 50% with low blue only spectrum and other 50% with all high PAR spectrum so that I can see my tank all time.

[@planit3d]

I have no idea what my par is - complete mystery - would be great to know where to place corals based on par levels - love to own this product

[@Cheshire_Astronomy]

11 months on and ive hired one, but cannot see any data on their site from the community yet

[@christopher0572]

Which DLI is the right one for each type of coral?

[@EGYPT_REEF]

I want to be the 1st in egypt to try ITC products and will help me in egypt reefing comunity

[@jaycar5979]

the only trouble with this I find is it does not have a wand you can buy without doing some kind of DIY workaround

[@jimgilbert1275]

Would be over the moon if I managed to win this. Good luck everyone 👍

[@Sweeden007]

It would be great if they had it for iPads or iPhones. It says needs google chrome. What if I have a chrome app? Why won't that work?

[@madshepsreef282]

I added two xr30s with no way to measure the power of the light and killed corals because of this mistake. A parwise would of stoped me making this mistake.

[@itcreefculture]

Daaaamn. Sorry to hear it - PARwise is THE tool for adjusting lights - now and in the future with those new coral purchases!

[@nim6us]

Rewatching this, maybe I missed it but is there a wand or way to mount the unit so that you can reach lower parts of your tank? If not that could be a real deal impediment to practical use in any decent size tank.

[@CharterhouseTV]

We think there is one coming!

[@REEFER350mix]

I would use this on my reefer 350 I’ve got 3 xr15 g6 which I purchased from your company I run the ATI schedule at 50% on my Lps ✌🏻

[@REEFER350mix]

Lol ITS THE AB Plus schedule 😊

[@siriogavazzeni4375]

as a hobbyist im always trying to learn from my many mistakes i have more fails with corals than wins. I feel this product will help so many to learn and understand what our corals need, i also think it will be a great tool to help so many people from beginners to expert to actually sit down and understand what is actually going with each individual coral. This is going to be a total game changer for so many people maybe now being able to dial each coral right in there might actually be a chance of success at least for me lol. This has got to be the best product that has came out in a long time main thing is its affordable for people that cant afford the expense of a highly priced unit most people cant justify spending x amount of pounds my life is hard enough trying to hide prices from the mrs ill probably go to hell for all my white lie's lol

[@87LimitedEdition]

This looks an amazing piece of kit. At a great price too. Please consider me to win one. I could definatly use one. 👌🍀

[@derrickl5032]

I feel like this is going to make my apogee 510 an obsolete paper weight!

[@SuperAndyclark]

I would love the chance to win this item as I have a real interest in moving into corals in my FOWLR tanks and it would ensure that I am set up for success and am less likely to loose corals to insufficient light and in appropriate parametes!

[@snorkelbob1]

The PAR readings are off by 25%. The spectrometer function can't find two wavelengths 50 nanometers apart. Aside from pretty colors, it's really useless to a hobbyist. ITC will never mention its accuracy. It's a $300 toy.

[@98270360]

Ok. So we should all just believe the 1 random KZbin comment from you?