Chinese LED Lights

[Terrance]

I just bought the Reefbreeder value fixture on December 16th, 2012. It arrived today December 24th, 2012. I'm surprised it got here so fast during the holidays.

Packaging was good, no concerns when I opened the box. Everything works and it comes with a hanging kit. I'm pretty happy. I will buy a 2nd value fixture to cover the other half of my tank after my corals start growing and I want to see if I'm satisfied with this unit. I did not use any optics so that I can get more spread in my light.

Only complaint is that my email questions (relating to fixture's capability with my tank) was not answered.

The light will cover my 46g coral only tank.

[Travis1787]

The light is way to far to the left ...your light coverage to the left of the fixture is Being wasted on the sand and glass and spillage ... center the light and it will prob cover the whole thing. .. unfortunately you have a center brace .. I replace all my center braces with a piece of acrylic before I fill it with water that way there is no worries of shadowing....

I ran the same light on My 65 centered and it fully covered it ... mine was 120 degree (no optics) from wat I can tell yours has no optics also

[Travis1787]

It also doesn't look high enough off the water

[Terrance]

Originally Posted by Travis1787

The light is way to far to the left ...your light coverage to the left of the fixture is Being wasted on the sand and glass and spillage ... center the light and it will prob cover the whole thing. .. unfortunately you have a center brace .. I replace all my center braces with a piece of acrylic before I fill it with water that way there is no worries of shadowing....

I ran the same light on My 65 centered and it fully covered it ... mine was 120 degree (no optics) from wat I can tell yours has no optics also

Can you post pics of the fixture over your 65?

[Travis1787]

Ill post a full tank shot but I also had a canopy dunno if I have one that u can actually see the light itself ill check

[huricaneredbone]

Id like to see this fixture ovr corals. Does anybody know of any videos?

[Travis1787]

[adamwheel]

Merry Christmas everyone.

I'm in the process of planning/building a 178 gallon (66"x26"x24") SPS dominant reef. I've had some success with LED's and SPS and am not concerned on that front.

My research was pointing to the Mitras but this thread has me very much intrigued.

Given my dimensions, I'm considering 2 of the 32" (would that be overkill? I feel like the light would be outside of the glass.), 3 of the 16" units or possibly 2 Supernovas from reefbreeders. The lower profile might be aesthetically pleasing as well.

I haven't seen any discussion of the Supernova on here however.

It sounds to me like many of you will be receiving your lights within the next few weeks. I'm along for the ride and appreciate all of the time many of you have put into this thread.

Cheers,
Adam

[huricaneredbone]

Originally Posted by Travis1787

What size tank is that? Is that the value led fixture from reefbreeders? That tank looks awesome! Got any videos?

[Terrance]

Travis, you just saved me $180
I was eventually going to buy a second Reefbreeder value fixture to cover the other half of my tank. Nice to know a single unit can grow clams!

[fishcraze_1]

Originally Posted by Terrance

I just bought the Reefbreeder value fixture on December 16th, 2012. It arrived today December 24th, 2012. I'm surprised it got here so fast during the holidays.

Packaging was good, no concerns when I opened the box. Everything works and it comes with a hanging kit. I'm pretty happy. I will buy a 2nd value fixture to cover the other half of my tank after my corals start growing and I want to see if I'm satisfied with this unit. I did not use any optics so that I can get more spread in my light.

Only complaint is that my email questions (relating to fixture's capability with my tank) was not answered.

The light will cover my 46g coral only tank.

Looks good. Seems this light would be good for my 30 gallon cube.

[Travis1787]

Its a 65 gallon and yes its the same thing as the reef breeders value its a d120 ever grow makes them in china reef breeders buys them from evergrow and resells them ... I don't have videos of that tank, I ran the d120 on it for about 8 months and it worked great but I upgraded to a 120 gallon tank so now I'm waiting on two of the it2060 units from reef breeders (made by evergrow) .... Terrance did you try centering it and raising it to see if it would cover better? Only problem is by raising it you will prob get some light spill or be an eye sore if your tank is right by your couch, it might blind you some lol ... I didn't have this problem thanks to the Canopy

[Terrance]

Yeah I held the fixture over the center and all the light spread well. I am surprised that therr is no shaddow even with the brace blocking.

In my picture, I was holding the fixture over my tank. I dont mind the spill. I have my fish tanks in my own area of the house with little foot traffic.

[igadget56]

Originally Posted by exterminatank

OK. New question here. I have been wanting to upgrade my d120 drivers. I remember hearing someone on here switching them out. Was it you bhazard? What driver am I looking for. Like from meanwell or someone else. Any ideas?


Mike

Why do you want to upgrade the drivers?

[KindCorals]

what kind of soldering iron do you need to change out the leds? I bought a 30W one that says it goes up to 450 C degrees, turned it all the way up, let it heat up but it wont melt the solder on each led.

[exterminatank]

Originally Posted by igadget56

Why do you want to upgrade the drivers?

Because the first one lasted 3 days for the blue side. Now white side went out after a couple months. Figured it would be a smart thing to do. I just hate dealing with EG. Although they have been very helpful. I'm trying to save myself some aggravation.


Mike

[Steel_Phoenix]

Got my 16" 120watt Controllable Fixture from Reefbreeders. The light looks good and seems sturdy.

For whoever said their remote was broken, they put a piece of plastic in the battery compartment, so make sure you removed it.

I'm kinda wishing I had gotten the manual version now. When this thing is plugged into the outlet, it makes an electronic whine. Nothing you would notice during the day, but it is close enough to where I sleep to be a problem. If I am going to need to cut the power to the unit, then the digital controls are a hindrance. The new plastic smell is pretty fierce too, though I expect it will fade.

[Terrance]

Originally Posted by Steel_Phoenix

Got my 16" 120watt Controllable Fixture from Reefbreeders. The light looks good and seems sturdy.

For whoever said their remote was broken, they put a piece of plastic in the battery compartment, so make sure you removed it.

I'm kinda wishing I had gotten the manual version now. When this thing is plugged into the outlet, it makes an electronic whine. Nothing you would notice during the day, but it is close enough to where I sleep to be a problem. If I am going to need to cut the power to the unit, then the digital controls are a hindrance. The new plastic smell is pretty fierce too, though I expect it will fade.

Electronic whining noise? I only hear loud fans when im up close. My manual is pretty quiet when i stand 5ft away. I cant imagine what you are hearing.

[teog]

Is there any chinese versions of reefbrites? Or any strip leds that are similiar?

[bhazard451]

Originally Posted by Steel_Phoenix

Got my 16" 120watt Controllable Fixture from Reefbreeders. The light looks good and seems sturdy.

For whoever said their remote was broken, they put a piece of plastic in the battery compartment, so make sure you removed it.

I'm kinda wishing I had gotten the manual version now. When this thing is plugged into the outlet, it makes an electronic whine. Nothing you would notice during the day, but it is close enough to where I sleep to be a problem. If I am going to need to cut the power to the unit, then the digital controls are a hindrance. The new plastic smell is pretty fierce too, though I expect it will fade.

There shouldn't be any sound like that.

[YoungREEFA]

Travis how far above where the lights hung? also did you have succes with sps?

[Travis1787]

Yea I did have success with sps ... no different then I did when I switched from my 250 mh

In the pics I showed of my 65 it was mounted 9 inches from the water to the face of the unit where the leds are ... and that's just as high as I could get it in my canopy ... I'd think somewhere between 8-12" off the water is where you want to be ... more towards 12" if your fixture has optics and more towards 8" if you have no optics ....

[Steel_Phoenix]

I'm guessing what I'm hearing has to do with the timer portion of things, since nothing else has any excuse to be using power while it's off.

It's pulling 114 watts on sunny, 65 on cloudy, 3 on moonlight, and 2 when it's off. The sound is a buzz around 5900hz, which is irritating, but not headache inducing.

[Steel_Phoenix]

I'm guessing what I'm hearing has to do with the timer portion of things, since nothing else has any excuse to be using power while it's off.

It's pulling 114 watts on sunny, 65 on cloudy, 3 on moonlight, and 2 when it's off. The sound is a buzz around 5900hz, which is irritating, but not headache inducing.

[bobamike]

Originally Posted by Steel_Phoenix

I'm guessing what I'm hearing has to do with the timer portion of things, since nothing else has any excuse to be using power while it's off.

It's pulling 114 watts on sunny, 65 on cloudy, 3 on moonlight, and 2 when it's off. The sound is a buzz around 5900hz, which is irritating, but not headache inducing.

can you post some pics of your light fixture? I have the 32 inch one coming in a few weeks and I cant wait to get it! I am alittle nervous about the controller,I hope its good quality and doesnt crap out.but I would love to see some pics of yours and how it looks on your tank.and please do a review of the fixture,with pics of all the features of the controller if possible.