Rent an Apogee MQ-510 PAR meter for 7 days!
Perfect for LED Lighting
Knowing the total intensity of your aquarium lights can dramatically help with coral growth and health, but the meters are very expensive and only require a couple uses right when you get your lights set up and running, making them a hard to justify the purchase. We now offer a PAR meter rental program that lets you use an Apogee MQ-510 Underwater Quantum PAR Meter and Apogee Sensor Wand for one week, giving you time to perfectly tune your lights!
- 7-Day Rental Period
- Return Shipping Included
- Fully Refundable Deposit*
- Includes Sensor Wand
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Apogee MQ-510
Increased Accuracy for Underwater LED Lighting Measurements!
Apogee's MQ-510 PAR meter is perfect for underwater testing of LED light intensity and immersion effect correction factor has already been applied through the monitor's firmware giving you the corrected underwater value.
- Designed for underwater use
- Full Spectrum
- Works will all lighting types
- Improved spectral response
- 2-meter shielded cable
The MQ-510 Par Sensor has been specifically designed to give reliable and repeatable readings underwater with LED lighting. With an increased spectral range, and larger sensing optic you will get more precise readings with all types of lighting systems. Apogee now has the immersion correction factor installed in the meter and will automatically compensate for any effects underwater readings may have.
Apogee has calibrated the MQ-510 sensor with electronic lights that is stored in the firmware of the meter. Calibration with electronic lighting makes it the perfect PAR meter for any type of aquarium lighting. The sensor has a housing designed to be fully weather-proof and self-cleaning allowing years of service with minimal maintenance.
No more days of looking and guessing how much light is being put into your tank. Apogee is the leader in radiation sensing devices and recently introduced the MQ-510 USB Powered Quantum PAR Sensor that now corrects for underwater variables. PAR (photosynthetic active radiation) is the easiest way to measure the available light for corals to consume and use for photosynthesis. With LED lights giving more and more control to the consumer the best thing is a PAR meter that is affordable and simple to use. With PAR readings you can monitor light degradation, clarity of the water, and intensity of the lighting schedule. Most LED lights out on the market today have more power than what your corals can take and will quickly bleach out from too much light. By having a PAR meter to monitor the light intensity you will have tangible numbers to go off of, instead of just guessing.
We personally like inputting all of our reading into a spreadsheet to make a chart of light output and overlay the readings on a photo as well. Having a picture with your tanks PAR levels is very handy to have when placing new corals in your tank.
- Resolution - 0 to 4000 μmol m-2s-1
- Calibration Uncertainty - ± 5 %
- Measurement Repeatability - less than 0.5 %
- Response Time - less than 1ms
- Field of View - 180°
- Spectral Range - 389 to 692 nm ± 5 nm (wavelengths where response is greater than 50% of maximum)
- Sensor Dimensions - 2.4 cm diameter and 3.7 cm height
- USB Cable - 2 m (6 ft)
- Warranty - 4 years
What's Included?
1x Apogee MQ-510 PAR Meter and Sensor
1x Apogee Sensor Wand
Apogee MQ-510 Par Meter Rental Policy
Rental period is 7 days from the day it is delivered to your door to the day the return tracking number becomes active, so you get a full week to tune your lights! If you need to keep the meter and wand longer, no problem; the same weekly rental fee of $69.99 applies to each week you need to keep the meter. When you're ready to send the PAR meter and wand back, just let us know through email, phone, or live chat, and we will have a return label sent to your email right away. Just repackage the meter and wand then drop it off at any UPS location. *Deposits are fully refundable, granted the meter is shipping back to us within the initial 7-day rental period with all the included accessories in working condition. Each additional week will incur a $69.99 charge, that will be deducted from the deposit. Deposits can be refunded back to your original method of payment within 60 days of the initial order, or back to your BRS Reward Point account after 60 days. Rental items are only available to the contiguous 48 USA at this time.
Terms & Conditions
Renter shall indemnify and hold harmless Bulk Reef Supply from any and all claims, demands, causes of actions, liability, loss, damage and/or injury of any kind arising out of any acts, omissions, negligence, or willful misconduct on the part of the renter. This agreement shall be governed exclusively by the laws of Minnesota.
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Do it! By John on 8/3/2020
John would recommend this product to a friendStop thinking about it and rent this! It’ll be the best decision you’ve ever made! I’ve been doing this for over 20 year and always thought I could look at my corals and tell if they were getting enough light. I was WRONG! This is the best investment you can make, it would be worth $100 to rent it -
Takes the guess out By Jeff on 6/22/2020
Jeff would recommend this product to a friendGreat finally knowing. It was handy just setting the colors to what is appealing and then testing. Was able to test a number of different light settings and combinations in the rental window without issue. The meter is very responsive and seemed very consistent. I would like to note that the "battery saving" timeout is very annoying when trying to record results. Found it best to test multiple points then record. -
Thanks for this great service BRS! By Shelly on 1/28/2020
Shelly would recommend this product to a friendIf you have been considering renting a PAR meter, I highly recommend that you do it. I was shocked by my results. I am always worried that I don't have enough light. I have an Orphek Atlantic V4 generation 2 light over my 50 gallon AIO waterbox tank, and I now know that I have been "frying" my corals. My water parameters are spot on, flow as well, but wasn't able to figure out why I've lost a red planet acro, jedi mind trick monti, elegance, hammer, and some other corals with not great extension. At the top of my tank the acros were at over 400 PAR and even on the sand bed at the bottom my lps were getting between 200-380 PAR. I had to dial my lights down to 20% (yes, not a typo....20%) to get to PAR levels at around 100 on the sand bed. By far, in my years of reefing, this has been the best single tool I have used to give me a huge amount of very specific and usable information. Cannot believe I haven't done this sooner. -
Best way to know your lighting By Allen on 1/27/2020
Allen would recommend this product to a friendThis is the greatest (and cheapest) way to get to know the lighting in your tank. Fine tune your lights or place corals according to the PAR levels. This device is a must. Process was easy and meter is super easy to use. -
Really best for open top tanks only By Wicks on 3/26/2019
Wicks would recommend this product to a friendNothing wrong with the service. Order completed and shipped on-time. Arrived on-time. All as expected. Meter in a box with several handle extensions.
That all being said ... keep in mind that IF YOU HAVE A TANK WITH A CANOPY ... then utilizing this thing becomes a real pain in the balls. The handle extensions want to float. Then you remove them completely, and you're left trying to balance the meter on your rock so that it is pointing as straight up and down as possible while keeping the cord from moving as you close your canopy top so that your lights are actually shining down! It would be very useful if there were some weighted attachments for the wire, or even better, a kind of clip attachment for the base of the meter. So many times I would have the meter where I wanted it, but I had no way of getting it to stay. Each time I could have clipped it to a rock.
Also, the instructions do not state where the actual measurement is measured. What I mean is that, since the sensor is close to 1.25" tall, is the PAR measurement you see on the display the measurement at the top or bottom of the sensor. It can make a difference.
3 stars, but for $50 and now realizing the difficulty encountered, I would have hoped that BRS would have recognized such challenges and provided some solutions. -
An awesome service by BRS By David on 3/2/2019
David would recommend this product to a friendI had been trying to find a local reefer with a PAR meter to borrow for ages to no avail. Finally, BRS offered this rental service, and I hopped on the “Notify me” list. Within a week I got the email and had it ordered. The meter was extremely easy to use and gave me some awesome insight into my light setup. Return process was easy, and I was credited back my deposit on the same day BRS received the meter. Probably the best $50 I’ve spent on reef products in a long time. The only thing that would make it better is availability, but I think they’re working on that. Thanks again BRS! -
Thank you, BRS! By Matthew on 3/1/2019
Matthew would recommend this product to a friendExcellent meter, and a great rental service by BRS. If you can't seem to get one in stock, keep trying. BRS seems to really care about reefing and their customers. -
Thank you, BRS! By Matthew on 3/1/2019
Matthew would recommend this product to a friendExcellent meter, and a great rental service by BRS. If you can't seem to get one in stock, keep trying. BRS seems to really care about reefing and their customers. -
Thank you BRS for offering this! By Gregory on 2/19/2019
Gregory would recommend this product to a friendI've spent the last year fussing with my LED's trying to basically guess the right light level. I kept having problems and was able to rent this unit. My lights were too low! After an easy adjustment using it, things are looking awesome finally. This is a real service to the reefing community. -
Fantastic . Great Service By Ray C on 11/26/2018
Ray C would recommend this product to a friendThank You BRS. This is a great service for Reefers who don't want to shell out $500 for a high quality par monitor. I would not hesitate on recording and adjusting, if necessary, your par levels if you have LED lights. I have a mixed reef with increasing amounts of SPS corals, so it was important for me to know specifically my zones for coral placement. This process was very easy, and the MQ-510 Apogee unit was already calibrated by BRS when I received it. I can't say enough how easy the process was. Great information and many surprises on my par levels. Return process was quick and easy. Refund of the deposit was prompt also. Great CUSTOMER SERVICE A++++.
How are we to convert the measurement of this meter into PAR? Or is there no conversion required?
There is no conversion needed, it will display the PAR reading on the screen in real time.
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