chinese led lights

[terancevan88]

Can't decide on my new build if I want leds or Mh I will be growing mostly lps and zoas with some sps.

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[jhonerkamp]

So confused! Going to be setting up a 75g FOWLR with a 40g br as a sump. Was going to go with T5HO lighting but now after learning about having to change out the bulbs so ofter thinking it might be a better idea to go with LEDs. Any suggestions on what type i should consider? Trying to keep it under $250 to $300. May get into some softies and mushrooms and maybe an anemone in the future after I have a better understanding of everything. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[terancevan88]

Leds sound great then I read on other forums how lps don't like them or zoas died because so now i'm skeptical.

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[Dobbs1101]

I'll let you know in a few days how LPS like LEDs. I just installed one over my 30g LPS tank. Just hours after installing them everything was puffed up and looking better than ever.

The LEDs look great and as long as the light is not too strong, used with a dimmer and slowly ramped up over weeks, they should be fine. There's allot other factors that can kill any coral.

I think the lights are a great deal and the savings should be seen within months with not having to buy new bulbs and the lower energy usage.

Just my 2 cents!

 

[Tater11]

Leds sound great then I read on other forums how lps don't like them or zoas died because so now i'm skeptical.

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i have zoas and lps in my tank and their doing great

 

[cap11885]

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ok i have been following for awhile. i have decided to go with 3 of these over my 125g. its fully customizable. they have the same unit with 80 led instead of 55. but with all the talk from ppl saying they need to turn them down i will stick with the 55 led model and 90 deg optics. my question is this. i want my colors to pop but i dont want a blue tank. what spectrums should i be lookin at for my light? will 2:1 be too bright? and should i mix 14k and 10k and blue and royal blue? what ratio will give me the still white look with enough blue to bring out my colors? and what is the diff between blue and royal blue. i will be ordering and documenting my progres as soon as i figure my lighting ratio.


http://www.aliexpress.com/product-g...ite-Housing-Blue-450nm-White-wholesalers.html

 

[cap11885]

and should i get the green red and uv like others are doing?

 

[biecacka]

bhazard simon has suggested to me to use 60degree optics on my fixture cause they will be 36-38 inches off the bottom of the tank....thoughts
as fas as dimmers go, with the controller i can change the intensity of the lights at set times....


　First Channel:
(Daylight) point B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6
Time 6:05 7:00 7:20 14:00 18:00 19:00
Intensity 0% 80% 100% 100% 80% 0%
Second Channel:
(Moonlight) point W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6
Time 17:00 18:00 19:00 0:00 2:00 4:00
Intensity 0% 20% 100% 100% 20% 0%

like this
corey

 

[Mr. Demeanor]

Got my 3 D120's today. This is a 50/50 mix white and blue only with 90 degree optics over a 6' long 125 gallon. The color is plenty blue IMO.
I may need to add another due to the center brace. Getting a bit of a shadow. I also need to raise them though. Maybe would have been better off with no optics and keep them closer....????
I made a "rack" from aluminum L channel and riveted it together. I out a layer of duct tape on the inside of the rack to protect the paint finish. Had I known about the painted aluminum option, I would have gone that route for sure.
Anyway, here are the pics. Looks bluer in the pics than to the eye. This is full power. Will try the other camera later.

 

[Snausy]

Which fixture are you getting and what company? Is this one with moonlights? I don't remember seeing a 3 dimmer that didn't have moonlights using up a dimmer switch. 2-4 each of red green violet should be ok. 4 being the most of any of those colors I would use. The red/green will pop on fish colors.

Yes sorry the moonlights are being put on a seperate switch.

I'm being torn between two less-expensive manual models from Ada http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/546432064/2012_dimmable_led_aquarium_light_with.html

and the bit nicer sunrise/sunset ones you posted earlier. I spoke with Lyn once about them. Like you said 100 difference per fixture is hard to overlook but having four of them I want to match the colors across the tank very well and having numbers to go by would be very nice.

So what do you think about the colors? Have you seen or heard anything about the orange ones yet? Thinking about adding those too but haven't heard anything. Don't want them to look bad. You didn't really comment on the color combo I was going for and I was hoping for some enlightenment.

I want the color pattern locked down first.

 

[cap11885]

ok i have been following for awhile. i have decided to go with 3 of these over my 125g. its fully customizable. they have the same unit with 80 led instead of 55. but with all the talk from ppl saying they need to turn them down i will stick with the 55 led model and 90 deg optics. my question is this. i want my colors to pop but i dont want a blue tank. what spectrums should i be lookin at for my light? will 2:1 be too bright? and should i mix 14k and 10k and blue and royal blue? what ratio will give me the still white look with enough blue to bring out my colors? and what is the diff between blue and royal blue. i will be ordering and documenting my progres as soon as i figure my lighting ratio and should i get the green red and uv like others are doing?


http://www.aliexpress.com/product-g...ite-Housing-Blue-450nm-White-wholesalers.html

im clueless when it comes to lighting spectrums????? anyone with my info is welcom to chime in. all i know is i want it to look white and not blue to the eye. but have enough blue to see the color. and i dont know the diff lets say betweek 20k 14k 10k. and the diff between royal blue and 460B

 

[Dapg8gt]

Just got my D120 today. First impression is this thing is solidly built. Got 1:1 w4 violets. Gotta say this thing is bright. Just held it up over the tank and moved my viper and with the settings even it is pretty white. But adjusting colors is pretty easy. Can't wait to hang this thing tomorrow. The colors are ridiculous with the blues and violets on. My roses look crazy. Some zoa frags I have in with them (Watermelons) look radioactive . My GBTA looks so good under these things the color is crazy it's like some neon lemonade w/purple/white splotches. God I wanna hang it now but the wife will be ****ed LOL. I'll post some before and after pics tomorrow.

 

[cap11885]

Just got my D120 today. First impression is this thing is solidly built. Got 1:1 w4 violets. Gotta say this thing is bright. Just held it up over the tank and moved my viper and with the settings even it is pretty white. But adjusting colors is pretty easy. Can't wait to hang this thing tomorrow. The colors are ridiculous with the blues and violets on. My roses look crazy. Some zoa frags I have in with them (Watermelons) look radioactive . My GBTA looks so good under these things the color is crazy it's like some neon lemonade w/purple/white splotches. God I wanna hang it now but the wife will be ****ed LOL. I'll post some before and after pics tomorrow.

hmm. i have decided to go with (470nm)royal blues and based on this i will go with a aprox 1:1 with some violets. would any other colors benifit my setup? i think i will used both 10k and 14k in an alternating pattern. does anyone see a problem with royal blue maybe 5 violets and alternating 10&14k?

 

[cap11885]

how about 90deg optics im planning to hang them 10-14" depending on the brightness. will this be a good choice?

 

[cmantis]

470nm is cool blue royal blue is around 445nm.

 

[bhazard451]

The basic fixture in the 55x3w models that would look good is 30 blue, 21 white, 4 violet (420nm) or 28 blue, 23 white, 4 violet. Violets are beneficial for the look and growth.

The 2:1 blue:white ratio looks better with neutral whites. It looks a bit too blue it seems with Cool Whites (like 20k)

If you have a canopy, you don't need optics. 60 or 90 degree optics depending on the height of the fixture and how deep the water is.

Red, green, orange, cyan, just provide extra visual pop, but don't do much for coral growth. If anything, I am seeing cyano now with them, but my new tank setup is only 4 months old so I cant say the extra colors caused it yet.

 

[bhazard451]

Got my 3 D120's today. This is a 50/50 mix white and blue only with 90 degree optics over a 6' long 125 gallon. The color is plenty blue IMO.
I may need to add another due to the center brace. Getting a bit of a shadow. I also need to raise them though. Maybe would have been better off with no optics and keep them closer....????
I made a "rack" from aluminum L channel and riveted it together. I out a layer of duct tape on the inside of the rack to protect the paint finish. Had I known about the painted aluminum option, I would have gone that route for sure.
Anyway, here are the pics. Looks bluer in the pics than to the eye. This is full power. Will try the other camera later.

If you got the light from Evergrow, i believe it is painted aluminum.

 

[Mr. Demeanor]

If you got the light from Evergrow, i believe it is painted aluminum.

Yes I purchased them from Everygrow but they are painted (hopefully powdercoated) steel. A magnet sticks to the housing very well.

If you going to put them in a hood, I would most definitely go with painted aluminum.

I use a corrosion product on my salt water fishing gear that I may wipe these housings down with for a little extra protection. You can see my tank is in an enclosure built into a wall. All the chrome plated hinges have rusted badly and they are further from the salt water than these light....

 

[biecacka]

bhazard do you think i need 60 or 90 degree optics. tank is 30 inches tall and lights will be about 6-8 above the tank?
also with the controller do you think i still need the dimmer for the moonlights, did you see the sample program simon sent me on the top of this page?
corey

 

[jwoyshnar]

Did anyone buy one with the built in controller? I was wondering how well it worked.