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Old 06-11-2012, 07:35 PM
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Hi,
Found these on ebay and wanted some feedback on it.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-2012-Pro-...item4d01fec098
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Old 06-11-2012, 07:44 PM
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I would probably avoid it personally. Not that you can ever really trust anything on eBay, but it would probably look better included the PAR readings.

The other thing that would bother me about these, is from the description, its one cord powering both light colors, which means no controling the colors seperatley with timers.
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Old 06-11-2012, 08:24 PM
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+1 no dimming or control over light levels, also could be me but I don't see a brand for any type of reviews or research. not worth the risk IMO. better off shelling out the extra $ to get a fixture you know about
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Old 06-11-2012, 08:51 PM
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Ive got a similar unit and it's great. It's growing my sps and Ive had a clam for 4 or 5 months now. Mine has two cords tho and individual controls it cant be dimmed tho. I just acclimate my coral till there use to it. What type of corals are you planing to keep?
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Old 06-11-2012, 11:25 PM
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that light looks like its running 1 watt leds , find a unit with 3 watt leds if your looking to keep all kinds of corals ,and dimming if you want to keep it for more than a month ( frying your corals and the ablitity to change the color temp is invaluable)
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The item description says 55x3 watt LEDs. eBay is like any other 'store', shop wisely & in most cases you'll be fine. My DIY LED fixture is made of mostly eBay LED components from Asia & it works great.
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Check these out
http://www.reefshops.com/60cm-90cm-1...oral-reef.html
or these
http://www.aquatraders.com/EVO-48-LE...ht-p/56234.htm

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Old 06-12-2012, 09:14 AM
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i just bought the one that is from reefshops(bought it from aquarium store solutions)-36" with cree leds for my frag tank-should be arriving within the week.cost was under $700 delivered
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Old 06-12-2012, 07:47 PM
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i just bought the one that is from reefshops(bought it from aquarium store solutions)-36" with cree leds for my frag tank-should be arriving within the week.cost was under $700 delivered
Thx , please keep us informed on the progress or even better start a new thread with review after it will be set up as well as the updates. very interested to see how it will perform.
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Old 06-13-2012, 01:42 AM
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just got my tracking info and it was shipped 2 days ago.should be in vancouver now and just waiting for it to be delivered
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