Reef smart leds

mrmore · 03/04/2011, 10:23 AM

Ill try again anybody heard of the reef smart led? I know where to get the 300 watt ones and just dont know about them. The guy who has them says he has been using them for a while and offered to show me but he is far from me so i thought maybey someone else has used these led and could tell me about them before i drive all the way down there.

jayl65 · 03/04/2011, 12:00 PM

I don't own one but have been doing lots of research about leds. They are the same body as most of the leds coming out of china these days. Many other vendors are marketing these lights under different names. Reefkoi and Clamsdirect sells similar units. They are truly everywhere now. I contacted one manufacture in China directly and they quoted me about 40% less than the US sellers. The warranties are mostly the same because they are coming out of a handful of factories in China. I'd say if you like the light and the price is right go for it. Warranty work can be handled here in the US if you need it. Do google search under BSLED and E.Shine. There is alot of info on an Australian reef thread. Everyone loves them. I'll be ordering direct from China myself so I can customize mine. Good luck.

mrmore · 03/05/2011, 11:02 AM

Thanks for the reply i am going to look at them tomorrow. Just hard to spend money on somthing i dont know much about. But its mh or leds, led seem to be replacing mh slowly.

Anemonebuff · 03/05/2011, 11:08 AM

These Chinese LED fixtures are OK. However, think in terms of electrical devices and failure rates/replacement/warranties. Most do not have a US distributor to handle these issues and the shipping to China is expensive and time consuming. Not worth the expense IMO.

03/04/2011, 10:23 AM	#1
mrmore Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: santa rosa ca Posts: 84	Reef smart leds Ill try again anybody heard of the reef smart led? I know where to get the 300 watt ones and just dont know about them. The guy who has them says he has been using them for a while and offered to show me but he is far from me so i thought maybey someone else has used these led and could tell me about them before i drive all the way down there.

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03/04/2011, 12:00 PM	#2
jayl65 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Santa Fe. NM Posts: 98	I don't own one but have been doing lots of research about leds. They are the same body as most of the leds coming out of china these days. Many other vendors are marketing these lights under different names. Reefkoi and Clamsdirect sells similar units. They are truly everywhere now. I contacted one manufacture in China directly and they quoted me about 40% less than the US sellers. The warranties are mostly the same because they are coming out of a handful of factories in China. I'd say if you like the light and the price is right go for it. Warranty work can be handled here in the US if you need it. Do google search under BSLED and E.Shine. There is alot of info on an Australian reef thread. Everyone loves them. I'll be ordering direct from China myself so I can customize mine. Good luck.

03/05/2011, 11:02 AM	#3
mrmore Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: santa rosa ca Posts: 84	Thanks for the reply i am going to look at them tomorrow. Just hard to spend money on somthing i dont know much about. But its mh or leds, led seem to be replacing mh slowly.

03/05/2011, 11:08 AM	#4
Anemonebuff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: LI,NY Posts: 3,877	These Chinese LED fixtures are OK. However, think in terms of electrical devices and failure rates/replacement/warranties. Most do not have a US distributor to handle these issues and the shipping to China is expensive and time consuming. Not worth the expense IMO.