chinese led lights

[Travis1787]

My exact tank ... One d120 lights up the wholes tank ....

[G x 2]

I started on page 1 of this thread looking for lighting options. 6 hours later... WOW!

I'm starting a 180G tank and was quoted $2000 for lighting at my LFS. *faints*

Where can I contact "Sam" to get the D120's that you have Travis? I see them on Aliexpress as previously shown but if it shaves off delivery time I'd definitely like to go direct. BTW, Travis, your tank is AWESOME!

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread! As a newbie, this has been very educational.

[Trevenator]

Originally Posted by jhawkor

I've got two of Reefbreeders.com value fixtures that should come in sometime next week. They should be dimmable via my Reef Angel controller.

Let us know how you like them.
I'm thinking of geting them also. $200 and dimmable with a apex sounds great.

[bhazard451]

Originally Posted by G x 2

I started on page 1 of this thread looking for lighting options. 6 hours later... WOW!

I'm starting a 180G tank and was quoted $2000 for lighting at my LFS. *faints*

Where can I contact "Sam" to get the D120's that you have Travis? I see them on Aliexpress as previously shown but if it shaves off delivery time I'd definitely like to go direct. BTW, Travis, your tank is AWESOME!

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread! As a newbie, this has been very educational.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/3178...-25-white.html

Sam's email: sales02@ledgrowlights.cn

[Travis1787]

Bhazards got my back lol

[newe70]

Originally Posted by Travis1787

I think a 34 blues 17 whites 4 violets would be a nice look

Travis,

So the blues are on dimmer 1 and whites n violets are on dimmer 2.

Thx.

[Travis1787]

Id keep the violets on the blue switch my goes 28 one switch 27the other

Switch one 19 blues 4 whites(to break up the blue windex look) and 4 violets

Switch 2 17 whites 11 blues

I do that cause I have a single reefbrite led to run for my pop effect day and night so if. Was to get it with 34 blues 17 whites 4 violets id do it switch one 19 blues 4 white 4 violets and switch two 14 blues 13 whites

If you want it to be a sick pop look for your blue switch do all blues and violets one switch and the rest on the other... Ya want the violets on the blue switch though cause they bring out the extra colors in the coral

[newe70]

Thx for your super quick reply and advise.

I current have a 60 gallons, 48" x 18" x 17", w/ softies, lps, n sps. I am planning to ditch my Aquaticlife 4-lamps T5 for two of these led fixtures. Do u think the sps will be doing ok w/ your advised configuration?

[Travis1787]

I think with two any configuration will do it great.... Gonna be nice.... But remember m taste might not be yours make sure my recomendation is what you would want

[newe70]

Originally Posted by Travis1787

I think with two any configuration will do it great.... Gonna be nice.... But remember m taste might not be yours make sure my recomendation is what you would want

Got it...thx again.

[Travis1787]

No prob any questions ya have ask away if I can help I will

[Mr Neon]

Is it possible that they can make a configuration of LED's to my taste?

Combination of whites/blues/violets? Possibly put moon lights as well? 3-dimmers?

Might be asking a lot for custom work but I am just trying to gauge if it is better to go DIY with what I would like or if they can actually built one like it.

[bhazard451]

Originally Posted by Mr Neon

Is it possible that they can make a configuration of LED's to my taste?

Combination of whites/blues/violets? Possibly put moon lights as well? 3-dimmers?

Might be asking a lot for custom work but I am just trying to gauge if it is better to go DIY with what I would like or if they can actually built one like it.

A few people have ordered custom ratios. No one has requested moon lights yet, but email and see if they will do it.

These are some of the custom orders placed so far. http://www.aliexpress.com/store/3178...DIY-Ratio.html

[Travis1787]

Man all those ratios are wayyyy too white for me..... The white are pretty powerful so they over power the blues in a 50/50 setting but that's just my opinion....

[Mr Neon]

For their 55 LED system, I emailed them to see if they have

10k, 6.5k, Blue, Violet, combo they can do. It would be mostly blues, 4 violet and probably a few 6.6k white. Still up in the air on ratio and even adding 2 whites.

I am looking for a 15k to 20k look but again, would like a good light spectrum.

I may be asking too much from them but we shall see.

[G x 2]

Originally Posted by bhazard451

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/3178...-25-white.html

Sam's email: sales02@ledgrowlights.cn

Thank you bhazard!!!

[jhawkor]

In case anyone was curious, the reefbreeders value fixture has 27 royal blues, 1x 630nm red, 1x 660nm red, 2x greens, 2x UV, and 2x regular blues and 18 cool whites.

[Trevenator]

Originally Posted by jhawkor

In case anyone was curious, the reefbreeders value fixture has 27 royal blues, 1x 630nm red, 1x 660nm red, 2x greens, 2x UV, and 2x regular blues and 18 cool whites.

They are sold out of them for now but when they get them back in stock in 2 or 3 weeks he is going to set mine up so that it will dim with the Apex and still have the dimming knobs work.
I asked him if he could do it this way because I will not be geting my Apex for 6 months or so.
It will be $30 extra

[bhazard451]

That reefbreeders fixture is an excellent choice, especially for someone with an Apex.

I'm still not convinced that those fixtures have true 0-10v dimmable drivers in them, and adding 4 meanwells into it would have driven the cost up substantially. I don't see how it could dim via Apex with a pot resistance dimming driver. I'm curious to see it working though.

[ihigh]

What would some of you guys get for a 75g 4foot wide tank? I wanted to get optimal growth on the corals (mainly lps and zoas/softies). I wanted to use a d120 since it seems to be the cheapest path, but I'm not sure on the color combo and who's the most reputable to order from

[jhawkor]

Originally Posted by bhazard451

That reefbreeders fixture is an excellent choice, especially for someone with an Apex.

I'm still not convinced that those fixtures have true 0-10v dimmable drivers in them, and adding 4 meanwells into it would have driven the cost up substantially. I don't see how it could dim via Apex with a pot resistance dimming driver. I'm curious to see it working though.

He assured me that he has these setup with his Apex on his frag tank. Here are some things he told me about the dimming via controller:

The only thing about the dimming is that it works best as an oposite, as in 90%=10%, 40%=60%. Otherwise it would only dim to about 60%. Like theorized before, it works by resistance. When you put omre current in the opposite direction, the current increases, less, it decreases and so on.

[Chicago]

What's difference between the violets and uv. This thread is nuts. With info. Energy me I tune in. I go back and rethink my configuration. What config with vilets and uv will be close to like the radium MH

[ihigh]

Originally Posted by Travis1787

Man all those ratios are wayyyy too white for me..... The white are pretty powerful so they over power the blues in a 50/50 setting but that's just my opinion....

I wanted to ask you how do you like your configuration and is this

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/3178...d-27white.html

the exact same of what you ordered? I wanted to ask you could you give me a quick explanation of what the violets do as opposed to just a blue/white combo? I was reading through it all but 70+ pages is giving me a headache..lol

[bhazard451]

Originally Posted by Chicago

What's difference between the violets and uv. This thread is nuts. With info. Energy me I tune in. I go back and rethink my configuration. What config with vilets and uv will be close to like the radium MH

The difference is the wavelength of the light. UV is around 380-390nm, Violet is around 420nm and more useful.

That reeftraders light would closely match a Radion type setup, as it has red and green leds in it.

[Chicago]

Thanks. But I recently read. The reds and green not useful for reef tank