what led strip light to buy

regalangelfish · 04/29/2014, 10:51 AM

I need some recomendation from guys who have used strip led lights to grow SPS corals succesfully. I need to light the front and back of my tank with a 24" wide strip light. the tank is 18" deep and 36" wide. I only want the strip light to light upto and area of 12" front to back. Whats the best light with most success? thanks

foundnemo11 · 04/29/2014, 11:23 AM

I just got reef breeder led a month ago and I'm having better growth than my t5 on my sps

regalangelfish · 04/29/2014, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by foundnemo11

I just got reef breeder led a month ago and I'm having better growth than my t5 on my sps

those are interesting lights ... I did come across those in resurch. price is good too.

Anyone have a true strip light they are using. More narrow?

Pokerman11 · 04/29/2014, 02:05 PM

My final two after my research for a LED that was in the price/performance range I needed was the 48 from reef breeders and the Arctic T247 from Ocean Revive (2x of them on my 48" wide tank)

I was going to buy the Arctic but in the end I got a 48" from Reef breeders and very happy with it. Both seem good choices.

regalangelfish · 04/29/2014, 09:10 PM

Thanks guys... but perhaps I'm not calling the lights I'm looking for by thier correct name.. when I say stip lights I'm refering to much narrower versions of what you show...

Like this...

foundnemo11 · 04/30/2014, 09:18 AM

Yeah I figured that I don't know too much I think reef brights are supposed to be good

Bpb · 04/30/2014, 09:28 AM

Check out BuildMyLED. RC sponsor and a lot of options. I plan on using one to supplement my halides

Keoki18 · 04/30/2014, 09:41 AM

I have used Ecoxotic LED strips. These are the only ones I have used so far, but they have worked well so far. DO NOT use the stunners. look into some of the mod kits.

Keoki18 · 04/30/2014, 09:43 AM

Here is the link. take a look at the mods like I said. I think they are better than the base units.

http://www.ecoxotic.com/panorama-marine-led-lights.html

kurt_n · 04/30/2014, 10:10 AM

With the form factor you're looking for, I think buildmyled is what you're looking for. I just put two 36" fixtures over a mostly LPS tank and am pretty happy with them so far. No long term experience with them, but I have no doubt they'd grow SPS just fine from what I'm seeing over my tank.

Tweaked · 04/30/2014, 11:39 AM

ReefBrite XHO! They are very bright.

Barny · 04/30/2014, 01:33 PM

I just got some 36" Reefbar Pros from 21led. They are inexpensive and very bright. They do custom colors too. I haven't had them very long but I'm happy with them so far. I don't have any coral yet but the fish look happy.

Bpb · 04/30/2014, 02:11 PM

Barny, did that come from the eBay seller in burleson Texas? I saw that and considered it. Super cheap, bridgelux diodes right?

Barny · 04/30/2014, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Bpb

Barny, did that come from the eBay seller in burleson Texas? I saw that and considered it. Super cheap, bridgelux diodes right?

Yes they did.
They are cheaper if you buy them from their website.

Bpb · 04/30/2014, 02:49 PM

Pm me a link to the site? Can't find it

ghellin · 04/30/2014, 03:48 PM

DIY some strips with aluminum channel and rapid LEDs. Cheaper and superior by far.

04/29/2014, 10:51 AM	#1
regalangelfish Moved On Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Westchester NY Posts: 119	what led strip light to buy I need some recomendation from guys who have used strip led lights to grow SPS corals succesfully. I need to light the front and back of my tank with a 24" wide strip light. the tank is 18" deep and 36" wide. I only want the strip light to light upto and area of 12" front to back. Whats the best light with most success? thanks

04/29/2014, 11:23 AM	#2
foundnemo11 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 839	I just got reef breeder led a month ago and I'm having better growth than my t5 on my sps __________________ I am a compulsive liar, and a millionaire. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon mixed reef, mostly sps, bubble magnus skimmer nac5, Reefbreeders Photon48, hippo tang, kole tang, 2 clownfish, 3 chromis, 1 cleaner wrasse, 1 cleaner shrimp, crabs/snails

04/30/2014, 09:18 AM	#6
foundnemo11 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 839	Yeah I figured that I don't know too much I think reef brights are supposed to be good __________________ I am a compulsive liar, and a millionaire. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon mixed reef, mostly sps, bubble magnus skimmer nac5, Reefbreeders Photon48, hippo tang, kole tang, 2 clownfish, 3 chromis, 1 cleaner wrasse, 1 cleaner shrimp, crabs/snails

04/30/2014, 09:41 AM	#8
Keoki18 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Plainfield IL Posts: 314	I have used Ecoxotic LED strips. These are the only ones I have used so far, but they have worked well so far. DO NOT use the stunners. look into some of the mod kits. __________________ There are no such things as pest hitchhikers, you just haven't found a good home for them yet.

04/30/2014, 09:43 AM	#9
Keoki18 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Plainfield IL Posts: 314	Here is the link. take a look at the mods like I said. I think they are better than the base units. http://www.ecoxotic.com/panorama-marine-led-lights.html __________________ There are no such things as pest hitchhikers, you just haven't found a good home for them yet.

04/29/2014, 02:05 PM	#4
Pokerman11 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 221	My final two after my research for a LED that was in the price/performance range I needed was the 48 from reef breeders and the Arctic T247 from Ocean Revive (2x of them on my 48" wide tank) I was going to buy the Arctic but in the end I got a 48" from Reef breeders and very happy with it. Both seem good choices.

04/29/2014, 09:10 PM	#5
regalangelfish Moved On Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Westchester NY Posts: 119	Thanks guys... but perhaps I'm not calling the lights I'm looking for by thier correct name.. when I say stip lights I'm refering to much narrower versions of what you show... Like this...

04/30/2014, 09:28 AM	#7
Bpb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 3,148	Check out BuildMyLED. RC sponsor and a lot of options. I plan on using one to supplement my halides

04/30/2014, 10:10 AM	#10
kurt_n Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: WA Posts: 2,592	With the form factor you're looking for, I think buildmyled is what you're looking for. I just put two 36" fixtures over a mostly LPS tank and am pretty happy with them so far. No long term experience with them, but I have no doubt they'd grow SPS just fine from what I'm seeing over my tank.

04/30/2014, 11:39 AM	#11
Tweaked FUP&A Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Madison, CT Posts: 7,722	ReefBrite XHO! They are very bright. __________________ DSA 105 Pro, Cebu Sun-Radiums-M80 Ballasts, 4 T5's, XHO LEDs. Through Wall 55g Sump, 10g Frag and 29g Display attached, Vertex V6, 3 mp40's, Gyre, 2 mp10's, GFO, Carbon, Pellets - 10g Bar Tank

04/30/2014, 01:33 PM	#12
Barny Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: South Dade Posts: 30	I just got some 36" Reefbar Pros from 21led. They are inexpensive and very bright. They do custom colors too. I haven't had them very long but I'm happy with them so far. I don't have any coral yet but the fish look happy.

04/30/2014, 02:11 PM	#13
Bpb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 3,148	Barny, did that come from the eBay seller in burleson Texas? I saw that and considered it. Super cheap, bridgelux diodes right?

04/30/2014, 02:49 PM	#15
Bpb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 3,148	Pm me a link to the site? Can't find it

04/30/2014, 03:48 PM	#16
ghellin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Edmond Posts: 1,844	DIY some strips with aluminum channel and rapid LEDs. Cheaper and superior by far. __________________ 180. SRO 3000INT w/ANC. Fluval SP4. Gyre. DIY LED's/T5s. Apex. Bluefish. Clams. Tangs. SPS.