Chinese LED Lights

[Wretch]

Originally Posted by vhinz

got mine in exactly 3 days after they've sent the actual picture of my fixture.

I took the cheap shipping as my tank isnt setup yet so there was no rush to get it. Think they said up to 10 days to arrive.

[vhinz]

Originally Posted by tommyphones

i just received my 2- IT120'S. I am not sure how high to mount them on my 120 g. it is 48x24x24. cons so one please give me an idea.

About 4-5 inches above water

[teog]

Im still on the fence with these fixtures. Please share your tank shots with fixute info. Also are you still happy with going LED? Thanks

[amond003]

I have mine mounted 8" above the water. With 90 degree optics I am getting 310 PAR on the sandbed (turned all the way up). 24" deep tank with 3" SB. I love them. The savings on electricity and ditching the chiller was worth the risk

[amond003]

I do recommend adding a few violet, 450 and 465 blues, warm and cool whites.

[rad1687]

Wretch, I love the look of your setup. Are you going for a 14k or 20k look? Any chance you could share the actual layout that you submitted to evergrow? Which violet leds did you use? Thanks so much!

[Wretch]

Originally Posted by rad1687

Wretch, I love the look of your setup. Are you going for a 14k or 20k look? Any chance you could share the actual layout that you submitted to evergrow? Which violet leds did you use? Thanks so much!

My light is from twilight but I can post the the layout if you want to know what it looks like. Violets are 420nms.

[Wretch]

Sorry had go take a picture of computer screen as copy and pasting wasnt working.

[saltyjays]

Could someone post a good layout for a 16k look that includes the reds, violet and greens. I'm completly lost at the DIY and want to use someone else's layout.. looking for a good full spectrum 16k look any help would be greatly appreciated.

[monkiboy]

Originally Posted by saltyjays

Could someone post a good layout for a 16k look that includes the reds, violet and greens. I'm completly lost at the DIY and want to use someone else's layout.. looking for a good full spectrum 16k look any help would be greatly appreciated.

for which fixture, if the d120 you can use mine that is posted here. here it is again.



there are a ton of layouts in the old thread and this one, though. just look through and find which you want to run and modify if need be to your liking.

i'd skip the greens in my layout and in general. replace with cool whites for your intended purpose.

g'luck.

[tommyphones]

5 inches is good for the IT120's. They look awesome. I'll get some pictures out soon.

[teog]

Originally Posted by teog

Im still on the fence with these fixtures. Please share your tank shots with fixute info. Also are you still happy with going LED? Thanks

Anyone?

[Travis1787]

Love mine ... had my d120 for around 7 months ... upgrading to a 120 have my 2 IT2040s on order can wait ....

[tommyphones]

So far so go. Its only 24 hrs using the custom programming on the IT120’s. They look great.

[rad1687]

Wretch, were you going for 14k, 16k, or 20k?

[saltyjays]

Hey, thanks a bunch monkiboy... I was getting lost looking at to many different layouts.. Is your design close to 16k... I am going for the d120.... What temp are the cool whites that replace the greens.. Also, do you have your lights yet and are you happy with em... Thanks.

[Wretch]

Originally Posted by rad1687

Wretch, were you going for 14k, 16k, or 20k?

I was shooting for around 14k. I didnt worry too much about it though as I just wanted to get a good spread of color, figured I could adjust the light levels to get a look I like. I can list the exact spectrums I used and someone more knowledgable then me can guess at color.

Royal Blues 460nm - 27
Cool Whites 14000k - 8
Pure Whites 4500k - 3
Warm Whites 3000k - 3
Violet 420nm - 6
Red 660nm - 4
Cyan 495nm -4

[Kelly&Ely]

Heres my IT2040 from reef breaders, mounted 6" above the water with 90degree optics, on a 52 corner tank. Both channels are at 100% in the picture

[rad1687]

How is the light spill with 90° optics? Mine is going in the living room and I don't want to blind anyone trying to watch tv

[Kelly&Ely]

Very little if any, I turned the light on full blast and adjusted the height till the light hit everywhere in the tank with minimal spill over. I do have the light slid back further towards the overflow on the tank then the middle of the tank so that helps also. Our tank is in the dining room right by the table so spill over is a concern also.

[bhazard451]

No spill with 90 degree optics.

No optics or 120 degrees will blind you and your guests if it isn't low to the water inside a canopy.

[JoeSpeez]

hey guys, i am going to order the d120 evergrow and wanted to know should i change the layout or should i go with thw default. i plan on having some select corals, garonians and zoas, robusta, and some hard corals. any advice? i am on the order page and wanted to just double check with people.that may have the light. thanks in advance


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[latinyoungn]

does anyone have any layouts for the IT2080?

[monkiboy]

Originally Posted by saltyjays

Hey, thanks a bunch monkiboy... I was getting lost looking at to many different layouts.. Is your design close to 16k... I am going for the d120.... What temp are the cool whites that replace the greens.. Also, do you have your lights yet and are you happy with em... Thanks.

yes, my design is close to 14-16k with both at 100%. but again don't worry too much about this as with the POTs you can adjust the light's "look" to your liking and you won't be using both of these at 100% anyway as it's just way too much light/PAR.

i would replace the greens with cool whites. cool whites are 10-12/14k usually.

yes, i posted photos, PAR, and my initial impressions a few posts back of my lights. check it out. happy so far, for sure.

[rad1687]

Why are people shying away from the green/cyan?