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Magma 09-18-2013 05:10 AM

I bought the Evergrow D120s (the cheap ebay fixtures) from Nick at Reefsupply Canada and I have to say after 6 months of use the corals are doing AMAZING.

Highly Recommend them. I have them growing SPS corals at all depths in my tank no problems, my LPS corals are doing amazing and my Softies are growing faster than ever.

mohammadali 09-18-2013 09:38 AM

Maxspect Razor LED the 160w would be good there is some on ebay around $530
fits your 72gbf

Reef Supplies 09-18-2013 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xenon (Post 845864)
Best bang for the buck would be the AquaIllumination Hydra's.

They are full spectrum and at a damn good price too.

+ 1000

The new Hydra Fifty Two is coming out real soon at an expected $599*, the competition will be gathering around the conference table more often!

Ron99 09-18-2013 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reef Supplies (Post 845938)
+ 1000

The new Hydra Fifty Two is coming out real soon at an expected $599*, the competition will be gathering around the conference table more often!

Meh. More opportunity to burn your corals or pay for a fixture you can only run at 30 to 40% power. Too many LEDs in too small a space in my opinion.

mseepman 09-18-2013 05:28 PM

If you are currently running two 400w plus blue LED, I would be looking the IT2080 to give you coverage and control.

http://www.reefsupplycanada.com/it20...-led-32-light/

I have the smaller IT2040 and find it a great light over my frag tank.

Coasting 09-18-2013 05:50 PM

Im going to +1 for the evergrow lights. Whatever fixture from them would work. I bought mine right from them, rather then some retailer over here. Couldn't be happier about what I paid vs what I'm getting...

Reeferluke 09-18-2013 06:28 PM

Ya I'm thinking the evergrow it2080 would prob work. my concern is the tank brace and how much of a shadow it would cast.

nrosdal 09-18-2013 08:11 PM

Here is a link to a video i made quite some time ago with a 2080 over my tank. You can see the shadow a bit in the video(the camera does show it a bit darker then in life. But it is there). I have had some people strip off a couple rows of the optics (1 on either side of the brace) to get rid of the shadows. Some have also replaced the brace with acrylic (scares me a bit) or have gone with 2 pendant style for better coverage(but cost is a bit higher).

http://youtu.be/Y24E0WGHLNU

Just for reference, here is a video of tank at same time with 2 x d120 fixtures to show the coverage (the d120s are not programmable but it gets the point across).

http://youtu.be/mDpyHmfYjwM

mr.wilson 09-18-2013 08:27 PM

You can't go wrong with the Evergrow fixture. Radion and Hydra look sexy, but not worth paying more than double the price. I believe it's a 3yr warranty as well.

Seriak 09-18-2013 08:48 PM

I am going with the D120 myself or completely DIY over my frag tank as I really don't care what it looks like. Great for the price.


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