Evergrow D120 LED

mseepman · #1 05-04-2013, 02:36 PM

I have an IT2040 as well but haven't got it running over a tank yet. Picking the tank up later this month from concepts. The light is great, its full spectrum and customisable with the built in control. A little more expensive that the d120 but a little more controllable.

Starry · #2 05-04-2013, 09:17 PM

I have the d120 over my jbj28. no complaints. good bang for the price. getting decent growth.

paddyob · #3 05-04-2013, 10:14 PM

thanks for all the input.

I really have no reason for not trying these.

My tank is almost cycled... from the rebuild. No corals in the tank... so its the right time to switch lights out.

Probably sell my 48" 6 bulb tek. im worried, as the tek is good.... but I hate buying new bulbs. Just spending too much money. No money on bulbs = more money for fish.

milou · #4 05-08-2013, 06:03 AM

Did anyone think this D120 is not bright enough? I run both channels at 100% and still my 4 x 39watt T5 is brighter. My tank is 3ft x 2ft x 2ft tall. I run 1 D120 about 8 inches above the water. The light doesn't penetrate deep enough. Does anyone in lower mainland have any of this I can take a look or compare? Maybe mine is defective

bt00386 · #5 05-08-2013, 06:20 AM

One d120 won't cover 3x2x2 which may be the reason why its not as bright. That being said I have the same dimension tank and is plenty bright with my it2060. I'm in surrey if you want to compare.

paddyob · #6 05-08-2013, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by milou

Did anyone think this D120 is not bright enough? I run both channels at 100% and still my 4 x 39watt T5 is brighter. My tank is 3ft x 2ft x 2ft tall. I run 1 D120 about 8 inches above the water. The light doesn't penetrate deep enough. Does anyone in lower mainland have any of this I can take a look or compare? Maybe mine is defective

Yea from my research.... 36" is over the absolute max spread.

Anyone else find them not so bright? I'm looking at my T5s and starting to get hesitant to switch.

Everything says "go for it" but my T5s are wonderful. Just tired of bulbs. Having a high quality fixture and then replacing it is a tad scary. Lol.

Cubeman · #7 05-08-2013, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by milou

Did anyone think this D120 is not bright enough? I run both channels at 100% and still my 4 x 39watt T5 is brighter. My tank is 3ft x 2ft x 2ft tall. I run 1 D120 about 8 inches above the water. The light doesn't penetrate deep enough. Does anyone in lower mainland have any of this I can take a look or compare? Maybe mine is defective

My tank is also 2 feet deep (but only 20 inches wide). I bleached corals sitting on the sand with the unit set to 60 percent. My light sits only 2-3 inches from the surface but it is also going through a glass top. I am currently running at 40 percent ( I actually have the IT2040 but it's the same lights)

Cubeman · #8 05-08-2013, 02:29 PM

I should add that the light doesn't appear as bright to my eyes as my old 250MH set up but the reaction of my corals is telling me the usable light they are getting is more than the MH.

mseepman · #9 05-08-2013, 03:40 PM

Its true that many people indicate that the overall light with LED's doesn't appear as bright but the corals tell us that they are getting a lot more from a lot less with the LED's. I have a DIY fixture over my main display and at 40% during peak times I'm bleaching a lot of my stuff. I don't have my frag tank up yet but the IT2040 I have has the LEDS more tightly packed than my DIY fixture so I imagine I'll be having the same struggle with it being too much unless I cut it back at first.