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Introducing the all new PARwise Pro
ITC Reefculture was born out of a desire to create high quality, unique and functional tools for all levels of aquarist. Tools and accessories to help us all keep our aquariums and the inhabitants in better shape. Livestock welfare is at the core of our business whether that be helping to produce tools for those who wish to simply keep a reef tank, spawn corals, frag them, or stop pests!
PARwise Pro is a groundbreaking new product which incorporates the latest innovation cPUR – an all new lighting measurement created for aquarists to simplify light measurements in a way that makes setting up lights and getting coral placement perfect, the first time, every time.
cPUR ( Coral Photosynthetically Usable Radiation ) is the measurement that replaces the outdated PAR measurement and compares it against the actual absorbance curve of coral’s zooxanthellae and pigments – reducing the need to cross reference data.
PARwise Pro also includes a much widened spectral range of 350nm to 1100nm and calibrations for use in Air, Freshwater and Saltwater + 7 other features!
Perfect growth rates need three things: The correct wavelengths, the correct intensity of light and for the correct amount of time. Light changes with depth and clarity so too does the requirements of plants and animals. PARwise Pro – takes PAR and Spectrum together to give you cPUR – an accurate comparative measurement of what corals actually need make measuring light even easier. PARwise Pro, just like PARwise, measures PAR, Spectrum, DLI, Kelvin & Lux but now comes with a further 8 light measurement features.
cPUR explained
cPUR – ‘Coral Photosynthetically Usable Radiation’ is a light measurement specifically
designed for corals. PAR does not tell us whether the light we’re measuring is any good for coral growth. You can have a high PAR level but it be all in the wrong part of the spectrum. As a measurement it is very outdated!
PARwise helped to alleviate that issue by allowing users to measure the spectrum –
but it didn’t go as far as telling the user what they needed to do. PARwise PRO and cPUR takes this to the next level and removes this extra step in one measurement as well as providing a much greater spectral measurement range and additional features.
The cPUR measurement only includes the light wavelengths and intensity of light that
corals can use. It excludes the wavelengths that corals do not efficiently use for
photosynthetic processes or fluorescent protein production. For the user, it’s like
having a ‘PAR value’ that actually is relevant! This is THE new gold standard
measurement for coral reef lighting.
NEW - Additional Spectral Range
Now with NEAR UV-A and Infrared
Spectrum Analyser PARwise PRO now measures from 350nm to 1100nmThe spectrum measurement now encompasses Near UV-A & Infrared – Picking up all the important NUV wavelengths for corals and wasted energy in heat from IR!
NEW - cPUR over time
Daily Light Integral (DLI) is based on the PAR spectrum – in order to replace this outdated measurement, ParWise Pro has cPUR Light Integral to use. This gives us the ability to measure the suitable coral light levels over time, using
the cPUR weighted result.
NEW Correction Factors for Air, Freshwater and Saltwater
Now – when you select the sensor icon, you get the option to choose whether you’re measuring in air, freshwater and saltwater – there are very slight refraction differences for saltwater vs freshwater in science – so this is now included for added perfection. It’s now easier to tell which mode you’re in as well with new icons and dashboard graphics.
What else does it measure?!
PARwise Pro also features:
YPF (cPUR for plants!),
CQS – Colour quality scale,
CRI – Colour Rendering Index
Dominant Wavelength,
CIE X/Y Plotted
Location and freshwater and saltwater correction factors.
That’s a lot more than regular old PAR meters..
PARwise Pro allows for real-time measurements on a variety of devices. Like the original model PARwise Pro plugs straight into your Android mobile or tablet but it does not
yet work on iOS/iPadOS but does work on all Mac & PC computers
What makes PARwise Pro different to other standard PAR meters?
cPUR ability! vs PAR value – PAR as a measurement cannot define whether the coral can use it or not. cPUR is only coral usable light!
PARwise PRO is calibrated across the spectrum – regular light meters are calibrated with one spectrum only (white light), introducing errors when you move away from white.
PARwise PRO, as well as detecting light – can see IR meaning you can detect wasted energy as heat e.g Metal Halide / T5
PARwise PRO measures 13 different parameters, including spectrum and has 3 calibration modes for use in Air, Freshwater and Saltwater – no other device on the market has this level of functionality and at the affordable price point too vs single parameter meters.
CPUR is the new gold standard for coral lighting measurement
