FOWLR LED suggestion

[xxnonamexx]

I have been going crazy checking sites vendors and am trying to look for an inexpensive LED unit for my 120 gal. FOWLR.

Does anyone have a similar setup and what LED did they choose? Photos, reviews? Thanks I love the MH shimmering in the water even though I have FOWLR but there are so many units out there hard to decide. Thanks

 

[lfsmarineguy]

Is it a stock 120 with a center brace?

 

[xxnonamexx]

120 w/o centerbrace european style custom from glass cages

 

[lfsmarineguy]

There are a few pendant choices that should be able to light the whole tank with a single unit, so you get that halide shimmer you like. Orphek and Ecoxotic make single diode pendants that will work perfectly. It doesn't matter which you go with since it's a FOWLR and you don't need crazy lighting for the rock but if price is an issue Orphek does have more options and any of them would work.

 

[xxnonamexx]

I checked Orphek and a pendant is $240 for 1 and is for reef.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

I think you are looking at the PAR-38 bulbs. Those wouldn't be enough to light the whole tank. You want to go with the DIF-50 and 120 degree optics if you are doing Orphek or the 100w flood light from Ecoxotic. Either will do the entire tank with a single unit. With these you'll get good color on the live rock and fish with the same shimmer as a halide.

 

[xxnonamexx]

Those are more money then a LED fixture

 

[lfsmarineguy]

Those are LED fixtures and the only ones I'm aware of that will replicate the same type of light and shimmer as a halide at a fraction of the power and heat.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

What's your definition of "inexpensive"? What's your budget like? What do you mostly want-the shimmering effect, the super low price, quality or the application appropriateness?

 

[xxnonamexx]

I would like to get similar shimmering effect good quality product where I don't need to worry about failure. Inexpensive meaning similar to a PC unit. 2-$300

 

[lfsmarineguy]

You could probably get away with a single DIF-30 pendant but that's still going to go over your limit by a few bucks. At that price range you aren't going to find any real quality units for your application that will offer that kind of coverage. For reference, the DIF-30 has a slightly higher output than a 150w halide and with the 120 degree optics it will hit every corner of the tank at only 30watts.