Sourcing LED parts in Canada

[FoxHound]

Originally Posted by mike31154

Kind of the way it goes these days, not much manufactured in North America, so all you are doing when sourcing parts in country is paying the middle man. Granted, some of the local distributors will offer warranty, but often it's simply not worth the hassle for DIY stuff. Most of my LED build consists of parts sourced off shore. As long as you're not in a super great hurry, the majority of vendors on the auction site offer free shipping. You simply need to do some research, plan ahead & be patient.

I hear you. I can get the cree royal blue and neutral white leds on an ebay store from china for 44 bucks ish for 20 LEDs with free delivery.

Its hard to pay triple that amount here but you do possibly get warranty....i think ill take my chances.

Good thing is the LED fixture will be built and tested well before the tank even has water.


If anyone is interested I can post links to where im getting all the major components for this build.