LED Reef lighting - Suggestions

Pinchy · #1 10-04-2011, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by dc4

I have 2 of these over my 72g bow, I can take a few pics of them if you want when I get home. I think that they are great for the price and I had them running for about 2 months and everything in the tank was growing nicely. I have since added 2x 39w t5's (aquapink and actinic+) to add a bit of color to my reddish corals. There is almost no heat that comes from the led's and the fans turn on automatically if they start to get warm.

Can you upload some pictures? Sounds exactly like my setup. Can you keep SPS? I would like to have a full blown reef running..

Gripenfelter · #2 10-04-2011, 01:34 PM

I ordered 19 lights through a group order. They arrive tomorrow. I'll let you know how they turn out.

Pinchy · #3 10-04-2011, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Gripenfelter

I ordered 19 lights through a group order. They arrive tomorrow. I'll let you know how they turn out.

Upload some pictures!

Gripenfelter · #4 10-04-2011, 07:00 PM

I'll take before and after pics so you can compare MH lighting to the LED.

According to my power meter, my MH lights cost 21 cents per hour to run. I'll let you know what the LED lights use for power.

BC564 · #5 10-04-2011, 07:19 PM

check this one out......

http://www.reeftechled.com/

I have researched a few and have decided on this one.....

Matman · #6 10-06-2011, 04:06 AM

For a cheaper entry level LED fixture I would say a maxspect G2. I have one and it's not bad! I plan to change it for a Radion soon.

If you have a bigger budget, the best fixtures available right now in my opinion seems to be the Ecotech Radion (you would need two) and the Vertex Illumina. I like clustered and optics less LEDs designs like those.

Ryan · #7 10-06-2011, 04:24 AM

I think Kevin has one of these set up at Red Coral Calgary