need help picking led lights for 120g

[solarwrx]

im getting back into reef tank again and our new house has a perfect room just for a tank.


the tank is 48"x24x24 its tall and deep

i was looking into this unit from marine depot

http://www.marinedepot.com/Current_...xtures-Current_USA-CU04100-FILTFILDTN-vi.html

http://current-usa.com/aquarium-led-lights/orbit-marine/


or going with the chinese lights


http://www.ebay.com/itm/130940879652?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

2 lights with bracket


at the end of the day both are around the same price.

i like the orbit since its plug and play and controlable, but will it be bright enough for corals?

any help would be great ! thanks

 

[richiero]

every think about building your ouwn? check out rapidled.com thay have pre made kits also.....

 

[solarwrx]

it would be easier for me just to buy it ready to go.

 

[madean]

Try to find a way to see these, or any led lights for that matter, in person. You might not like the way they project the light into the tank. I didn't and I stayed with t5. LEDs were not the choice for me. I was pretty gung-ho on going to LEDs until I saw them in person. I'm not bashing them in any manner. There are success stories with keeping coral with LEDs, for me it was just how the light looked inside the tank that bothered me. So please don't buy lights unseen. Seeing the lights on a YouTube video or on the internet will not give you an idea either. Good luck with your light quest.

 

[solarwrx]

great input madean.

ill check with my local fish stores to see if they have any in stock.

my dad is runing t5s with good succes so far.

anything better then my old tanks 10 years ago running metal halides and power bill going up 70.00 a month.

 

[zachts]

Always try to see them in person if you can first, but Reef Breeders is a good entry level budget fixture as is Buildmyleds.com for a higher end linear style fixture but a very good value still if you like thier style and options.

The current usa fixture doesn't look bright enough, the ebay one would work but I'm always leary of the quality of some of the ebay knockoffs, some are good, some are very poor quality and the safety factor of their construction always bothers me a bit...

 

[detour]

I'm running 4 AI sols from 2010 over my 120 and really like them. I'm considering upgrading 2 to the Hydra 52 in 2014 when the upgrade kits are available (only need 2 with the wider optics).

 

[Icefyres]

Lights

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I would look around abit LEDs cooks down to personal opinions in light. Have you considered KESSIL 360W? 2 of them would cover nicely. Probably some LFS in Orlando area got them for a peak

 

[tidalwave1]

I think I am going with the rapid LEDs on my 140.