What LED brand to choose?

[MorganAndFish]

I would like to get a LED setup for a 48in tank what brand should I go with?

 

[lfsmarineguy]

Is there a budget?

 

[thirty5]

Is there a budget?

There is always some sort of budget!!!! LOL

 

[MorganAndFish]

Yea there's a budget but I wanna know what the best brand is then maybe I just save up for them

 

[duke62]

LOVE my acan

 

[FaviaFreak]

do your homework and look at all the upper brands like

Pacific Sun Metis or Black Python XM
Vertex Illumina
Maxspect Mazarra
AI Sol
Acan Lighiting
Vitrea

or if you wanna get really insane look into
Giesemann
Sfiligoi
Mame Design

 

[Shananagans]

Don't forget about Kessil. I am loving mine.

 

[FaviaFreak]

Don't forget about Kessil. I am loving mine.

good point! :smokin:

 

[64Ivy]

I just ordered the A150W for my 40g LPS tank.

 

[FlowerhornNYC]

Don't for get t look for ReefTechLed light
Awesome products with ALL bell & whistle:biglaugh:

 

[FMF0331]

Acan 104

 

[greengny]

Check out our very own Aqua Pro Builder. Great guy and Great LED's

 

[NanoAquatic]

EcoTech came out with new ones. XR30W
Wingo makes custom ones
AquaIlluminations are always good.

 

[kenconnect]

I just switch from ati T5 to aqua illumination sol blue..

 

[xxnonamexx]

I asked the same question and it looks like Wingo has the best pricing and variety. The Kessil look nice but it will be abit more then Wingo. Plus WIngo you can get a unit to fit entire length of the tank.

 

[40galreef]

It depends on what your trying to accomplish I just have zoos and I went to a marine land led it was $88 well worth it

 

[robbous]

Is rafal07013 one of the people behind the reeftech lights??

 

[lfsmarineguy]

Orphek LED Facebook Page

My favorite LED by far. Check out their galleries on the facebook page. I'm currently using their PR-25s on my own tank and we have an 1800gal mixed reef and two 5' cube SPS and clam tanks going into a public aquarium in a few months that will utilize their DIF-100 units. We're also working on an 8'x2' reef display in a store in Manhattan that will also use the Orphek LEDs. They aren't the cheapest but they are designed to run anywhere from 11-13 years before you need to even think about replacing them since they underdrive the LEDs and use extra large heatsinks.

 

[Awibrandy]

Orphek LED Facebook Page

My favorite LED by far. Check out their galleries on the facebook page. I'm currently using their PR-25s on my own tank and we have an 1800gal mixed reef and two 5' cube SPS and clam tanks going into a public aquarium in a few months that will utilize their DIF-100 units. We're also working on an 8'x2' reef display in a store in Manhattan that will also use the Orphek LEDs. They aren't the cheapest but they are designed to run anywhere from 11-13 years before you need to even think about replacing them since they underdrive the LEDs and use extra large heatsinks.

By "replacing them" do you mean? 1) The whole fixture. 2) The individual LED.
I have NO knowledge of these LEDs, and the threads that I read get very technical therefore confusing the living daylights out of me.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

By "replace" I mean the whole unit. I think by the time 11-13 yrs has elapsed not only will there be many new advancements in LED tech (or maybe even the next step after LEDs?) but the cost to replace all diodes and the guts of the unit would most likely be more than just buying a new one. Of course by that time the savings between bulb replacements and electrical draw would more than cover any upgrades.