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06-17-2012, 09:42 PM
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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
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06-17-2012, 09:49 PM
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something affordable but something i dont have to buy new ones as i want to get into harder corals?
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06-17-2012, 09:55 PM
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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 
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06-17-2012, 09:59 PM
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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.
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Last tank was 210 reef with 90 gal sump 120 , lps. 2xKessil A350W Tuna Blues, 2xvortech mp40 for flow,aqualogic 1/4 hp chiller, 160 lbs live rock. sohal, , pair of percs,flame dotty back , royal gramma, pair of black percs, niger trigger, mandarin 55 corner bowfront freshwater, African cichlids kessil a350 30 gal 36x36 coffee table fish tank. 3 red ear sliders. 5.5 gal nano, live rock, arrow crab, baby perc, firefish.
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06-17-2012, 10:00 PM
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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
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06-17-2012, 10:04 PM
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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.
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06-17-2012, 10:05 PM
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also, how are the ai sol tank mounting kit? is it nice? ugly? or dont know
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06-17-2012, 10:06 PM
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you got a 6 foot tank??
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