Led Lighting Questions

[NateR]

Yeah for sure, any recommendations of led fixtures?

 

[4Hummer]

Check out www.ledzeal.com. Amazing fixture. Cheap (the Malibu S400 is $248 I believe). Wireless controller, you can join multiple unit together, LEDs and lenses are customizable and replaceable. There is 50+ page thread on reefcentral about these things.


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[Sewerat]

I just received my reefbar pros and am very impressed on quality appearance and price. Came in the mail within 2 weeks of ordering. Also got the sunsetter controllers with it.


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[reef keeper]

I have radion G2 on a 150 and everything is doing awesome. Well, now that I'm doing maintenance lol.

 

[scubasteve]

most people with led have either aqua illumination or ecotek both have a few great models. there seems to be alot of other styles floating around kijiji so can either assume they dont grow certain things or people couldnt figure out how to set them up right.... i would ask who has diy or cheaper fixtures and had long term (over a year) success with sps then take a look a look at those ones..... its not soo much the quality of led but quality of driver to be able to push the led to maximum brightness pretty well all 3w led are the same just different name

 

[saltyair]

most people with led have either aqua illumination or ecotek both have a few great models. there seems to be alot of other styles floating around kijiji so can either assume they dont grow certain things or people couldnt figure out how to set them up right.... i would ask who has diy or cheaper fixtures and had long term (over a year) success with sps then take a look a look at those ones..... its not soo much the quality of led but quality of driver to be able to push the led to maximum brightness pretty well all 3w led are the same just different name

I use AI hydra with a director and do love these lights. They are economical and produce high end lighting. The control you can get from these lights is amazing.

 

[NateR]

I have radion G2 on a 150 and everything is doing awesome. Well, now that I'm doing maintenance lol.

Radions would be ideal if it was in the budget haha

 

[reef keeper]

I know lol. I am getting a g2 tomorrow for 400 so that's a deal

 

[NateR]

Yeah! That's a great price

 

[reef keeper]

There's a guy selling 2 G3 pros on kijiji for 1100 but he will take less.

 

[EricTMah]

I personally would never pay the price of radions or AI's. Both great lights. But I feel they're really taking advantage of hobbyists by asking the price they are.

I run maxspect razors on my tank. Love the lights, look of the fixtures and the color they produce in my corals.

Just my opinion. Lots have great success with radion and ai.


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[reef keeper]

How much are those Eric and are they controllable?

 

[reef keeper]

what model do you have

 

[monizb]

I have the maxspec as well and love it in have the 160 16000k u can control your light to what u want with built in timer

 

[EricTMah]

I have 2 of the 120w.

I think they retail in the $500ea range.

You can't control them with an apex or rk. But they have their own controller built in.

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[NateR]

Check out www.ledzeal.com. Amazing fixture. Cheap (the Malibu S400 is $248 I believe). Wireless controller, you can join multiple unit together, LEDs and lenses are customizable and replaceable. There is 50+ page thread on reefcentral about these things.


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Looking into these as an option, they look like a good value! Trying to decide between these or the Chinese fixtures off ebay

 

[reef keeper]

I'd avoid Chinese off eBay.

 

[TORX]

EBay comes with its own issues with warranty and all that other fun stuff. I have seen a lot of success with those lights though.

 

[NateR]

For the prices its tempting to say the least.. I might go look at a used pair tomorrow morning

 

[Cliff]

I made my own DIY led a couple years ago. It grew sps very well and worked like a champ. I used bridgelux LEDs and meanwell drivers. I now have 2 ai sol over my 30 zero edge. They seem ok but just don't have them quite dialed it to get great growth out of them yet