Are Chinese LED box lights any good?

[dz6t]

Ron, LED is not laser, all LED have wider than a single spectrum band. That is how they can overlap.

 

[reef thief]

Ok so anyways.....Which ones should I buy. I'm looking at up to $108 per fixture or get the whopping price break in a two fixture combo. I'm also going to use them on my chameleon this winter in DC because Stone Cold said so. I would like to get a brand that is as low profile in size as possible. Any suggestions or links would be appreciated.(Mic Drop)

 

[Ron Reefman]

Ron, LED is not laser, all LED have wider than a single spectrum band. That is how they can overlap.

No kidding!:blown:

That was just an exaggerated example. But people talk about better fixtures have leds with 'better' binning. That means leds that vary less from the stated spectrum. I'm just saying I don't see advantage to leds that are narrower in range.

 

[reef thief]

I ordered 2 Galaxyhydro 165w. This is good. I'm probably going to integrate a couple 423nm T5 just to **** off my wife. I am sick of wondering when certain T5 bulbs are worn and then tossing them when they still light up but I can't use them for their intended purpose. It just seems like a waste. I welcome all of your destructive criticism. Please make sure to comment on how some white American with a clip board didn't certify that they were safely designed.

 

[jayball]

Please make sure to comment on how some white American with a clip board didn't certify that they were safely designed.

I think that is a valid point of comparison, why do you not? Hope you like your lights.

PS. I am quite positive that there are a multitude of races at the UL and CE

 

[dz6t]

Binning led chips may not be important, it is who made the led chips and their QC matters.

 

[theatrus]

I ordered 2 Galaxyhydro 165w. This is good. I'm probably going to integrate a couple 423nm T5 just to **** off my wife. I am sick of wondering when certain T5 bulbs are worn and then tossing them when they still light up but I can't use them for their intended purpose. It just seems like a waste. I welcome all of your destructive criticism. Please make sure to comment on how some white American with a clip board didn't certify that they were safely designed.

The guy with the clipboard is your insurance adjuster after something happens.

(I'm also side-stepping the actual legal requirement of having the emissions test report from an FCC recognized test lab, which I can pretty much guarantee none of these fixtures do. Please continue to pollute our shared spectrum.)

 

[reef thief]

Will do. I got my lights and they are so quiet you really have to listen to hear them. Also they stay extremely cool. I recommend these lights to anyone that wants to get an LED box like these. I got 2 Galaxyhydro 165w for $105 ea. I am going to miss busting those bulbs in a dumpster though but not so much the buying of them.

 

[reef thief]

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