Would you buy lights early?

[Nick Steele]

Okay so I have an upgrade planned for next year around June time. I have all my equipment planned and I was planning on buying a 48” photon v2 and an RB xho strip for a total of about $1000. Recently I have came across BRS sale on the Coral Care Gen 2 I would want 2 which would come out to about $1200 but is a savings of about $500 off original price. I’ve always been intrigued by these lights I just could never come around to spending almost $2000 on lights for a 100g tank (48x24x21).

I just wondering if it’s worth buying them now (9 months before build) or should I just wait till it’s time to do the build?

 

[piranhaman00]

Buy the coral care now

 

[Dolphins18]

Okay so I have an upgrade planned for next year around June time. I have all my equipment planned and I was planning on buying a 48” photon v2 and an RB xho strip for a total of about $1000. Recently I have came across BRS sale on the Coral Care Gen 2 I would want 2 which would come out to about $1200 but is a savings of about $500 off original price. I’ve always been intrigued by these lights I just could never come around to spending almost $2000 on lights for a 100g tank (48x24x21).

I just wondering if it’s worth buying them now (9 months before build) or should I just wait till it’s time to do the build?

I would wait, warranty usually starts from the day of purchase and who knows if there will be better lights out by then. Supply constraints should be easing up by then and you may even save a few bucks.

 

[Naturalreef]

I agree with buying coralcare now. They are built to last and grow “all” coral extremely well. The sale is too good to pass up “if” you have a good mounting solution, they are heavy. If you decide later on a new lighting solution, I’d bet you could recover almost all of the cost by selling them. Jmo

 

[KStatefan]

I would buy now. If the price does come down in the future I doubt it will be any where close to the sale price now.

 

[PeterC99]

Why won’t you wait for a Black Friday Thanksgiving Sale?

 

[Gedxin]

Agree with waiting until black Friday sales if there's no rush.

 

[MONTANTK]

I would definitely buy now

 

[James_O]

Waiting for a Black Friday deal is a great idea.

But I would buy on Black Friday if possible. I made the mistake of getting a trashy light to begin with, and I’m regretting it now. Get quality.

 

[blaxsun]

Unless everyone and their dog has the same idea and they sell out. Catch-22...

 

[PeterC99]

Unless everyone and their dog has the same idea and they sell out. Catch-22...

Time is something the buyer has with a 9 month lag time before build. There will be other great light sales... Also new light products/reviews could change the decision process and/or prices in the next 9 months. Buyer might even find someone getting out the hobby or upgrading and selling top-of-the-line lights at a great price.

Many different options - but once lights are purchased those options are gone...

 

[blaxsun]

I don't think OP can go wrong with the Coral Care Gen 2.

 

[PeterC99]

I don't think OP can go wrong with the Coral Care Gen 2.

Agree with the sentiment but the question is do you purchase them 9 months in advance of your build to save some money? Shelling out a lot of money now when something could change in that time period. Maybe those resources could be better used elsewhere, maybe there will be a better sale, or maybe the aquarium build changes? Lot of maybes. Just saying to keep those options open.

 

[Nick Steele]

Might just have to pull the trigger. Seems it’s almost 50/50 and I don’t think they will get cheaper. Plus they have 2 year warranty anyways

 

[Nick Steele]

Agree with the sentiment but the question is do you purchase them 9 months in advance of your build to save some money? Shelling out a lot of money now when something could change in that time period. Maybe those resources could be better used elsewhere, maybe there will be a better sale, or maybe the aquarium build changes? Lot of maybes. Just saying to keep those options open.

No changes in build as this will be a 5 year tank before we buy our forever house and go into the 3-400 gallon range.

 

[rtparty]

You aren't going to find the Coral Care Gen2 lights for cheaper than they are now. They also have a 2 year warranty on them.

The Black Friday deals are usually 10% at best on lights. This is 40%. There isn't a sale going to happen that even sniffs these prices. There is also nothing coming out in the next 6-9 months that will rival the CC at the current clearance price.

Companies aren't looking to design new stuff right now when they can't even get basic WiFi chips to put in thousands and thousands of fixtures. Worst case scenario is you decide to sell them. Likely for more than what you pay. The CC will still be $800+ next year. They are only cheap on BRS since they are clearing them out.

 

[Borat]

Okay so I have an upgrade planned for next year around June time. I have all my equipment planned and I was planning on buying a 48” photon v2 and an RB xho strip for a total of about $1000. Recently I have came across BRS sale on the Coral Care Gen 2 I would want 2 which would come out to about $1200 but is a savings of about $500 off original price. I’ve always been intrigued by these lights I just could never come around to spending almost $2000 on lights for a 100g tank (48x24x21).

I just wondering if it’s worth buying them now (9 months before build) or should I just wait till it’s time to do the build?

Invest your precious money into Kazakistan potassium factory and then use the dividends to buy 100 light units!

 

[LuizW13]

Why do you think BRS is clearing out their inventory of these Phillips lights? It's only the black ones too.

 

[PeterC99]

You aren't going to find the Coral Care Gen2 lights for cheaper than they are now. They also have a 2 year warranty on them.

The Black Friday deals are usually 10% at best on lights. This is 40%. There isn't a sale going to happen that even sniffs these prices. There is also nothing coming out in the next 6-9 months that will rival the CC at the current clearance price.

Companies aren't looking to design new stuff right now when they can't even get basic WiFi chips to put in thousands and thousands of fixtures. Worst case scenario is you decide to sell them. Likely for more than what you pay. The CC will still be $800+ next year. They are only cheap on BRS since they are clearing them out.

Where are you seeing 40% off? I’m only seeing 15%.

CoralCare Gen2 LED Reef Light - Black Fixture

An exceptional LED light, worthy of your slice of the reef. The Philips CoralCare Gen2 rethinks reef lighting, combining the advantages of LEDs with the aesthetic light qualities of T5s to create a light with tunable spectrum and intensity for vibrant, healthy corals, while emulating the even...

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[Nick Steele]

Where are you seeing 40% off? I’m only seeing 15%.

CoralCare Gen2 LED Reef Light - Black Fixture

An exceptional LED light, worthy of your slice of the reef. The Philips CoralCare Gen2 rethinks reef lighting, combining the advantages of LEDs with the aesthetic light qualities of T5s to create a light with tunable spectrum and intensity for vibrant, healthy corals, while emulating the even...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

add it to the cart there’s another $130 or so taken off