LED Lighting on a budget...

[atoll]

The chinese lights are ok, but don't be surprised of you're replacing them in a year.

Sold mine after 4 years still going strong as are others I know of. There are Chinese LED's and Chinese LED's.

 

[Roy 9121]

Sold mine after 4 years still going strong as are others I know of. There are Chinese LED's and Chinese LED's.

Just giving my experience with them. Had mine about a year and one of the blasts went out.

 

[atoll]

And just giving mine along its others I know. However as I said there are Chinese LEDs and Chinese LEDs plus you will be hard pushed to get a better VFM LED light unit for the money.

 

[Luca'sMom]

The chinese lights are ok, but don't be surprised of you're replacing them in a year.

Would you recommend something else for my 30g 36" wide tank? A few clowns and a few corals. It's a brand new tank- no livestock or even water yet

 

[Flippers4pups]

The chinese lights are ok, but don't be surprised of you're replacing them in a year.

From my research, which was extensive, that's far from the case.

 

[Peter Blue Reef]

Just FYI. I got a similar model with the same light spectrum and didn't like it. I ordered some 420nm and 20,000k diodes to replace the craptastick reds and yellows. I soldered everything myself which was about 20 diodes. It took about an hour and looks great now. PM me if you get them and want to swap diodes.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Just giving my experience with them. Had mine about a year and one of the blasts went out.

FYI, they don't have ballasts. They have drivers.

 

[MaiReef]

The 165w Mars for my 36" tank? Or the 300w Mars?

Definately the 300 for coverage, not power. It can be turned down. If you want to grow sps throughout.

 

[Photon_Anarchy]

I use 1 165 over my 40br about 2ft up. Blues on 100 whites on 50. Grows sps fine.