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camaro7019 06-17-2012 09:42 PM

What led lights to buy?
 
hey guys, i have a 95 gallon bow front, the dimensions are 27" high, 18 width in the centre, and 13" on the outsides and 4 feet length, what kind of led's should i get? i want to grow sps, right now im running a coralife aqualight pro light bar with 2 150 watt metal halides

Aquattro 06-17-2012 09:43 PM

How much money you want to spend?

camaro7019 06-17-2012 09:49 PM

something affordable but something i dont have to buy new ones as i want to get into harder corals?

Aquattro 06-17-2012 09:55 PM

Most LED will grow SPS, as long as you have enough of them. Kessils make nice spots, AI Sol and Radions are nice pendants, Vertex is known as top of the line.
Affordable is a subjective phrase. I just bought 6 x AI sol, cost me about 2700.00 after taxes and controller. Some people buy that many Radions, runs them about 5000+. Vertex 260 line are on sale lots of places this month, a 4' fixture will run around 3000ish. If you go pendants (AI or Radion) you'll need at least 3, probably 4 units. Kessils you'll have to look up, don't know what they go for.
Reef Brite has some fixtures that are more affordable for lots of people, sold by Reef Supplies, one of our sponsors.
If you're handy, you can DIY some lights, Modular LED has all the bits you'd need. You'll save some money, spend some time.

Sorry, not an easy question you've asked :)

burgerchow 06-17-2012 09:59 PM

check out the new Kessil A350 . I'm waiting on a pair now. $399 each.
The only LED that is actually designed for reef aquariums.

camaro7019 06-17-2012 10:00 PM

haha i see that, i would want something i can mount to the tank not hang as its in my living room and that would look horrid, im looking for something thats black, thats what brought me to the ai sol's i am very handy so i can do a diy kit, is it worth it? or would i get better perfomance out of ai sols? and do i really need 3? or would 2 work :)

Aquattro 06-17-2012 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by burgerchow (Post 724881)
The only LED that is actually designed for reef aquariums.

Huh? Where did you get that bit of info?

Aquattro 06-17-2012 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaro7019 (Post 724882)
haha i see that, i would want something i can mount to the tank not hang as its in my living room and that would look horrid, im looking for something thats black, thats what brought me to the ai sol's i am very handy so i can do a diy kit, is it worth it? or would i get better perfomance out of ai sols? and do i really need 3? or would 2 work :)

The Sols are nice, I bought the black ones and I'm happy with them. If you want to mount them on tank, they have a rail kit you can buy, about 70 bucks for a 4'.
Yes, you'll need at least three. Probably 4 if you want to fill the tank with SPS one day.
I tried to get away with 3, that was a joke. I needed 6. I almost cheaped out and got 5, but that wouldn't have done it.
But, you can buy three now, add a fourth later if/when you need it.

camaro7019 06-17-2012 10:05 PM

also, how are the ai sol tank mounting kit? is it nice? ugly? or dont know :)

camaro7019 06-17-2012 10:06 PM

you got a 6 foot tank??


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