chinese led lights
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Travis1787
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Ianwraab where did you post pics idont see them? And yousaid only 2 over a 125 and its bright enough?
I just ordered my lights Friday...
All current posted pics are of my current set up ...
I'll have to see if it's enough... I'd have to modify my tank due to my cross section ( currently causing my hallide to cast a large shadow ) or get 4 fixtures so it looks right (even) I have an open top no canopy to hide lights...
Travis1787
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What you can do is put some screws in the center brace and attach a fishing leader real tight a good 15 inches apart and then cut of the brace that way the leader acts as the brace and also removes the shadow concern
Travis1787
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Kbell look at aquariumleds.com there my fav but I am being tempted by these aliexpress
TropTrea
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Trying to rate lighting fixtures that are made in a foreign country and marketed from a foreign country is very difficult. This is especialy true sine thay are not liable by any of our truth in advertising laws.
the only true ways to rate them would be if some none biased individual would put each of them under a spectrum anylizer to see how much light at what wave lenghts they are actualy producing. Then run the lights for an extended period of time and watch for break downs and degradation of the light comming from them.
With LED's long range testing is especialy true because there are so many variable with heat being one that can completly change the picture between a system right out of the box and one that has been running for year or two.
Bhe best advise I can give is generaly an individual gets what they paid for. If the $150.00 gixtures were as good as the $2,000 fixtures then no one would be buying the $2,000 fixtures. However I have yet to see a manufactured fixture out there one could not build themselves in the same price range and know exactly what they have.
blasto_master
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Does anyone not hang their leds?
Does anyone not hang their leds?
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Does anyone not hang their leds?
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blasto_master
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I asked Sam to do 30 blue / 25 white... It's dimmable so I'll be able to adjust to what I want... But I don't want to have to turn down my lights to much... Ill post pictures the day i get them hung... see how it looks...
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/317880/211484570-558379481/Dimmable-120w-55x3w-led-aquarium-light-with-Lens.html
If your tanks under 24" you will want to ask for a unit without the 90 degree lens
Travis1787
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My tank is exactly 24 inches tall so I would need the 90s?
Good idea
Good idea
[/QUOTE=jk1138;20224363]I get my LEDs for my DT tomorrow. I am looking for ideas on how to install the LED fixtures in a canopy without hanging them. Open to different options.[/QUOTE]
I started a forum for hanging hanging kits, ideas for fixture mounting, ect...
I'm posting a few ideas I've come up with tomorrow probably... Can't post pics from my iPad
* Forum name---
Light fixture mounting and hanging ideas
Good idea
[/QUOTE=jk1138;20224363]I get my LEDs for my DT tomorrow. I am looking for ideas on how to install the LED fixtures in a canopy without hanging them. Open to different options.[/QUOTE]
I started a forum for hanging hanging kits, ideas for fixture mounting, ect...
I'm posting a few ideas I've come up with tomorrow probably... Can't post pics from my iPad
* Forum name---
Light fixture mounting and hanging ideas
Looks nice... But...
Looks nice... But...
Lighting looks great...
But I have seen many,many,many of those things break...
They get crispy and weak from heat so just keep an eye on it, press on it (remove light first) if you ever hear a crack REPLACE it.
Ask my brother. If he knew what he knows now... Well he would have a tank still...:angryfire:
Looks nice... But...
Lighting looks great...
But I have seen many,many,many of those things break...
They get crispy and weak from heat so just keep an eye on it, press on it (remove light first) if you ever hear a crack REPLACE it.
Ask my brother. If he knew what he knows now... Well he would have a tank still...:angryfire:
Travis1787
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Weird thing is when I was emailing with sam he said coverage area was max 19x18 which doesn't even make sense the unit is 15x8 its spread has to be better then that the aquarium led pple said there covers a 30x24 area max and these units are the same size ... So I don't know if sam was accurate in that spread he said at least I hope not.... I'm doing a 120 gallon size is 60x18x24 and I plan on doin agressive fish with many softies maybe a few sps if any but id like to get away with 2 units. So we shall see
Travis1787
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Yea I have a canopy so I have a good amount of rroom to work with... How high should these units be off the water and still be effective
aquriumled's are not dimmable and they only have 40 led's in the 3w led, 120w model.
These chinese ones have 55 led's.
So any one with the taotronic modles have anything to say about there experience with them?
Blasto is runnin 120 from the looks of it what size tank is that?
These fixtures are all the same... Workmanship might be questionable but they are buying kits an assembling them for sale.the cases, the lighting arrangement, output, nd appearance... All the same... Hence the "Chinese black box" label...
We just have to wait and see... Patience my friend, think positive..
Side note:
Aggressive fish and coral don't really go togather...there fast movements knock stuff around and there sloppy eating habits make water care a real chore...
Be very selective of what u put in your tank and it can be pulled off though I'm sure...
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