Chinese LED's good or bad?

[eric1283]

I have seen several LED fixtures that claim to be good for sps, lps, and softies on eBay they are all Chinese and of a pretty reasonable price considering the alternatives are very pricey. Has anyone had any experience with these? What is the opinion on the quality and effectiveness in the reef aquarium?

 

[nikesb]

Check out the huge chinese leds thread, many of us are satisfied with the evergrow fixtures

 

[eric1283]

Has anyone used the reef breeders 120w bridgelux value led fixture it looks very similar to the evergrow d120 but would it be good for a biocube 29?

 

[YoungREEFA]

there the exact same, and full spectrum,
stray away from blue and white only fixtures

 

[ndolf]

I had good experience so far with Chinese brand light with bridgelux LED in it

 

[bhazard451]

Some are good, some are horrible.

With Reefbreeders as a RC sponsor now, they are the safest bet in grabbing one. The company that makes the lights for them makes a great fixture, and he provides a US warranty, for almost the same price it would cost you if you ordered from China directly.

 

[bhazard451]

Some are good, some are horrible.

With Reefbreeders as a RC sponsor now, they are the safest bet in grabbing one. The company that makes the lights for them makes a great fixture, and he provides a US warranty, for almost the same price it would cost you if you ordered from China directly.

 

[Dipan00]

Yeah I have one of the Evergrow D120 which is a great fixture with full spectrum. As Bhazard451 said check out what ReefBreeders has going. Great fixtures at great price!

 

[eric1283]

Well I decided to go with the reefbreeder 120w bridgelux value fixture I ordered it last night.

 

[eric1283]

So how far above the water should I hang the fixture to get the best lighting but so its not so close that I can't do maintenance.

 

[Dipan00]

Eric not sure what the recommended height is but I have mine mounted about 6 inch above my tank.

 

[eric1283]

Got in my reef breeders 120 w bridgelux fixture today and this thing is great I couldn't be happier with the light and for the price you can't beat it.

 

[eric1283]

My tank under the new LED fixture

 

[bhazard451]

Looks great. Glad it worked out for you. My new lights are coming monday/tuesday.

 

[Twiegs]

Looks great! I've heard people say that this light puts off too much red in the tank. What's your thoughts? The picture doesn't look red at all.

My tank under the new LED fixture

 

[Reef_Breeders]

Looks great! I've heard people say that this light puts off too much red in the tank. What's your thoughts? The picture doesn't look red at all.

We replaced the 2 630nm reds with 450nm blues, the red look is no longer there. I am glad the OP likes our fixtures!

 

[eric1283]

I couldn't be happier with the color and it gives a really nice shimmer effect I personally like it better than the mh lighting thanks reefbreeders this is a great fixture and thanks again for the fast shipping.