Bought new led light fixture from China.

tastyfish said:
LEDZeal's UV LED's operate between 410-430nm. This is an important part of the spectrum which corals utilise - however, you don't want to go as low as 390 as this will cause damage. (see below spectrum graph)

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Light absorption by Zooxanthellae

Versus the penetration of wavelengths through seawater:
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(both the above graphics from this article: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2012/10/aafeature)

You can see from the above, wavelengths between 400nm to 470nm are likely to be very useful for corals. A word of caution however, our tanks (at least none of those I have ever seen) have 5m+ depths, so it's worth reading the whole article to get the full picture.

I was unsure whether to add more UV to replace the Green and Red LED's on my unit, so Kevin shipped some replacement UV LED's for me if I decided to swap them out.

I received my unit on Friday and had a few plays. It is very impressive, solid and well built and very bright. The fans are a little noisy on the light itself and come on depending on light output across the 4 channels.

I would make sure that you are clear how you want to control the unit before you order. There has been a little confusion on my S200 where I wanted to use the android app, but also ordered a Smart Wifi Controller.

The two light models are different. An App-controlled version cannot be controlled by a controller and vise vera. :(

(I'm just trying to see if there is a solution I can work out with Kevin now as I really wanted the app over the controller).

Hope this helps?

Cheers

Rob
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How do you like it with the red leds ? Are they over powering the other colors when turned up ? I ordered mine with no reds i had a photon48 which was great but the reds gave me a pink hue i did not like and could only turn the whites up 20% "the reds were on the white channel" or it got too pink for my liking . ive always been curious how reds would have looked in my s400 since it has a more blue to 4500k white ratio then my photon
 
sbrotty said:
Thanks Rob,
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You're welcome - hope my very limited knowledge is useful!

sbrotty said:
Would two s300's be overkill for a 240 long 8x24x25 ? Or should I just stick with two s200's
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GillGuy or one of the other members with larger tanks is probably best to answer that question. I went for an S200 as I'm mounting inside the hood, and I wouldn't get the required clearances for cooling and the ports on the ends of an S300.

The S300's are just short of 4ft (1200mm) so you might be better off with 200's, but I'd ask Kevin/Alex @ LEDZeal and the guys on this thread.

Make sure if you want the Android App, order the S Plus. (it's not on the LEDZeal website)

MRCYCS805 said:
How do you like it with the red leds ? Are they over powering the other colors when turned up ? I ordered mine with no reds i had a photon48 which was great but the reds gave me a pink hue i did not like and could only turn the whites up 20% "the reds were on the white channel" or it got too pink for my liking . ive always been curious how reds would have looked in my s400 since it has a more blue to 4500k white ratio then my photon
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I've got 120 degree lenses on mine (for dispersal of the red and green and as the light is 5-10cm from the water surface. So haven't noticed any pink hues yet. (The tank is currently empty with a white bottom, so should be obvious). Feedback from others who have them is that they make some of the fish really pop, where reds and yellows would be muted by blue.

If you have a scroll through and find GillGuy's layout, the red and green are sandwiched between Royal Blue and Blue's, I'm running this channel at 35-40% with no issue and a VERY blue light, which is controllable. As I said earlier, I have replacement UV's which I can swap these out for if needed.

Tried to take a few photos/video's last night, but not really getting any sort of decent colour rendition I'll try again with something other than a camera phone if you like.

The white's are all 12000K, so ramping these up gives a cleaner, whiter hue if that's the look you want, without any pink from the reds.

Cheers

Rob
 
Hey Rob,...thanks for the info! I emailed Kevin for info on the Malibu lights,...he suggested the 200's.
My problem is I will need to mount them in my hood also,...how did you go about attaching them in your hood?(pic if you could please) I see they have a rail system,...so it looks like you could slide them, if you wanted to adjust their location a bit,...what about their power connection on top of the fixture...I have 1" standoffs in my hood that will allow for air flow but is 1" enough room for the power connection? Thanks in advance,---Rick
 
007Bond said:
Hey Rob,...thanks for the info! I emailed Kevin for info on the Malibu lights,...he suggested the 200's.
My problem is I will need to mount them in my hood also,...how did you go about attaching them in your hood?(pic if you could please) I see they have a rail system,...so it looks like you could slide them, if you wanted to adjust their location a bit,...what about their power connection on top of the fixture...I have 1" standoffs in my hood that will allow for air flow but is 1" enough room for the power connection? Thanks in advance,---Rick
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Hi Rick,

Mine is currently sitting on top of the braces which isnt ideal, but some other members are doing this with no ill effects.

I asked Kevin about the rail system and he said this was not suitable as it was designed to mount several small units, not the larger ones.

The power connector could be an issue, let me take some measurememts for you tonight so you know what you can get away with.

Cheers

Rob
 
Gillguy if you can would you please give me my best options for my led setup. I have a tank on order its 8x2x2, lights will be hung from above about 7 to 10 inches no canopy. Mixed coral mostly lps, a few sps & softies. Would I be better off with 4 s120, or 4 s150's / 2 s200's, or 2 s300's. Which one do you think is best, & could you also give me the best layout as well. I would love to place my before Friday. I have already email Kevin on prices. Thank you for your help.
 
Looking to maybe get some led lights for two of my fish only tanks.

Don't need a bunch of power, I am just hoping to get something that doesn't cost a fortune.

I figure you guys are the club to ask about these.

Whats good these days?

Are any of the cheepies better than the others? What to watch out for?

Edit: Thought this was the generic chinese led thread... not the ledzeal thread... still, the question remains.
 
Would the s200 (90cm) be okay on a 3ft (90cm) tank? Or would there be too much light spill?

What optics / height off the water line would you recommend also? The tank is only 19" deep.
 
Scratch that^

Looking at a 4x2x2 ft tank now. Would you recommend the s200 or s300?

Also for LED layout, this is what I used before, basically gillguys minus the reds:



Has anyone improved upon it?

Thanks
 
tastyfish said:
You're welcome - hope my very limited knowledge is useful!



GillGuy or one of the other members with larger tanks is probably best to answer that question. I went for an S200 as I'm mounting inside the hood, and I wouldn't get the required clearances for cooling and the ports on the ends of an S300.

The S300's are just short of 4ft (1200mm) so you might be better off with 200's, but I'd ask Kevin/Alex @ LEDZeal and the guys on this thread.

Make sure if you want the Android App, order the S Plus. (it's not on the LEDZeal website)



I've got 120 degree lenses on mine (for dispersal of the red and green and as the light is 5-10cm from the water surface. So haven't noticed any pink hues yet. (The tank is currently empty with a white bottom, so should be obvious). Feedback from others who have them is that they make some of the fish really pop, where reds and yellows would be muted by blue.

If you have a scroll through and find GillGuy's layout, the red and green are sandwiched between Royal Blue and Blue's, I'm running this channel at 35-40% with no issue and a VERY blue light, which is controllable. As I said earlier, I have replacement UV's which I can swap these out for if needed.

Tried to take a few photos/video's last night, but not really getting any sort of decent colour rendition I'll try again with something other than a camera phone if you like.

The white's are all 12000K, so ramping these up gives a cleaner, whiter hue if that's the look you want, without any pink from the reds.

Cheers

Rob
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Thanks for the info ordered me some 630 reds after reading your post pre tined them right now going to install them tomorrow see how it looks
 
Is easy to replace the idodes and or the entire bank.
I had to reinstall a couple of them when I replaced the lenses as they were stuck to them. I also replace an entire bank when it went bad.
Kevin send me a replacement ASAP when it malfunctioned.
 
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