Chinese LED Lights
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Travis1787
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Wow that's some cheap group buy prices ron was that through EG or RB? I paid like 330 per unit for my 2060s .... how many do you need to buy to make it considered a group buy and get the discount?
If I dont like my 90 degree lenses ill prob look into some 120 degree optics
If I dont like my 90 degree lenses ill prob look into some 120 degree optics
Travis1787
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JUST GOT MY LIGHTS!!! Can't wait to open these up ugh work is gonna drag today! Pics to come soon of these bad boys on my 120!
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Ron Reefman
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mess & Travis, We had 10 buyer in our local club and got 24 lights.
D120 - 14
IT2080 - 7
IT2040 - 3
shipping by UPS air to Florida was about $35/light and UPS hooked us for $80 in brookerage fees
D120 - 14
IT2080 - 7
IT2040 - 3
shipping by UPS air to Florida was about $35/light and UPS hooked us for $80 in brookerage fees
Travis1787
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Well I couldn't wait to at least open the box so here is a sneak peak
Very well made and nice design
Very well made and nice design
bhazard451
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The only group buys that can be discussed for the IT lights has to happen in the Reef Breeders sponsor forum. We don't want the thread to close again. It will be priced higher, but the US warranty would be worth it for many. I wouldn't even want to know the price to ship an IT2080 back to China if needed. If it costs them over $60 per unit to ship, you know it will be much more from here.
Travis, looking forward to pics later.
Travis, looking forward to pics later.
bhazard451
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The 2080 does have the connector... Only 1 power cord to an outlet for two lights over a 72"? Sweet.
Ron Reefman
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Interesting. Our lights were shipped 4-5 days before Christmas and all 3 of the IT2040's have the 'connector plug, none of the 7 IT2080's have it? Not that I really mind. Two power cords to my IT2080's is way better that the 8 cords I was originally looking at when I was thinking I'd buy 4 of the D120's for the same tank.
bhazard451
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I thought the pic travis had was the 2080. Its the 2060. My mistake.
Mike Ordner
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Here is my situation. My tank is 108" x 36" x 27" deep with three black cross braces. Looking to keep both SPS and LPS. This gives me four sections at 32" x 23" between cross braces. Would you use the IT2040 or IT2060 (x four lights)? Also, will these link up to use one power cord or can you only hook two up to one cord?
Thanks,
Mike
Thanks,
Mike
Travis1787
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So my light seems to go from hour 0 to hour 23.5 ... not all the way to hour 24 plz tell this isn't messed up lol
bhazard451
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24 is 0. lol
Travis1787
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OK another question is ... I hooked one unit up set it up setting wise and then I set up the other unit and linked it to the first one yet it didn't use the settings from the first do I have to set them both the same? Or will setting one work as a program for them both?
bhazard451
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Only the power is shared to the wall, not the controllers.
Travis1787
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Wow programming two of these things to on the schedule is a pain the @$$ lol it take soooo long to do ... besides that I love them! I won't lie at 100 percent there nowhere near what I wanted color temp wise and I'm at a 2:1 ratio and it still is at most a 16k but it could be more towards 14k I'm not sure ...
I have to turn the white channel down to at least 30% less then the blue channel to get to more towards and 18-20k look but since I'm just starting these up I'm running them at there Max 60% on blues and 30% on the whites... hopefully thats low enough its plenty bright ...
Huge improvements made to the hanging kit on these SO MUCH NICER! these lights are built so well and look so good and the touch screen is so nice and easy to operate ... the remote was very nice while setting them up .... I could only get them 8 inches off the water in my canopy and with the 90 degree optics it looks fine .. I can SLIGHTY notice some spotting with the green and red but its very little ...
But to those who want 18-20k I promise do a 3 blue to 1 white ratio ... it prob will still not be blue enough but don't be scared it won't be too blue ... I think more like 33 blues (including 3 moons) 10 whites (6 75k 2 35k 2 12k) 2 greens 2 reds 4 violets I went 29 blues(with moons) 14 whites ... and I have a reef brite running with like 18 blue leds and its still Very WHITE... don't be scared like I was too go too blue cause it prob won't be blue enough still
I have to turn the white channel down to at least 30% less then the blue channel to get to more towards and 18-20k look but since I'm just starting these up I'm running them at there Max 60% on blues and 30% on the whites... hopefully thats low enough its plenty bright ...
Huge improvements made to the hanging kit on these SO MUCH NICER! these lights are built so well and look so good and the touch screen is so nice and easy to operate ... the remote was very nice while setting them up .... I could only get them 8 inches off the water in my canopy and with the 90 degree optics it looks fine .. I can SLIGHTY notice some spotting with the green and red but its very little ...
But to those who want 18-20k I promise do a 3 blue to 1 white ratio ... it prob will still not be blue enough but don't be scared it won't be too blue ... I think more like 33 blues (including 3 moons) 10 whites (6 75k 2 35k 2 12k) 2 greens 2 reds 4 violets I went 29 blues(with moons) 14 whites ... and I have a reef brite running with like 18 blue leds and its still Very WHITE... don't be scared like I was too go too blue cause it prob won't be blue enough still
Travis1787
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These are with it at 60% blue 30 percent white and its not exact in my pics like it is in person ...
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Travis1787
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Ron Reefman
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Mike, I think either way will work. And you realize the IT2060 is just a 'stretched' version of the IT2040 (same number of leds, just longer). So the 2060 will cover a bit more sq ft of bottom, but at what cost? How much extra do you pay for the longer fixture? If you do the 2040's and they don't light up the 36" dimention as well as you like, you have 2 options. First take some 90 degree lenses of the last couple of rows of leds, or move the light toward the front or back of the tank (whichever works better for you) and then remove lenses off several rows of leds at the end of the light that is far from the edge of the tank. If that isn't enough extra light spread (the 90 degree leds do spread light more without 90 degree lenses than the do with them), then oder some 120 degree lenses (they sell them now for $0.15-0.20/ea) and use them. The extra 120 degree lenses will cost you what, maybe $5-7 extra per fixture if you buy enough for 3 rows at each end and all the moonlights, reds, violets, UV and any other odd color leds you may have. Compare that to the difference in cost between the 2040 and 2060.
I'm ordering some 120 degree lenses to put on all the red, violet, UV and moonlight leds. I also need a bit more spread at the back of my tank because my rock wall goes all the way up to the water surface and the 90 degree lenses aim the light too much straight down. And I don't need them for extra PAR as the corals under them are so close to the surface.
I don't know the answer to the power cord question, sorry. But the people at EG should give you a quick reply if you e-mail them.
Hope that helps?
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