About to buy 165W chinese led lights

[Sctip]

I just want your thoughts on the 165W Chinese LED lights, it will be going over my 55G tank 30"W X 24"T X 18"D.

I do have some SPS and from what I can tell it should be more than enough light for my tank. Thoughts?

 

[CRW Reef]

Yep SPS will def grow under these lights (maybe not rapid fast like t5s or halides) but yes it will grow and be fine

* How many lights you planning to buy? 1 or 2?

 

[Sctip]

1 light.

 

[Sctip]

How will LPS and Softies do, i have seen the Kessils and love the light from them, and this is what I can afford.

 

[CRW Reef]

IMO 1 light is not enough esp if you are talking about these lights: http://www.ebay.com/itm/165W-Dimmab...PS-/190999433320?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

With them only being 15" wide, you would have to raise them up pretty good to get one to cover the entire tank. Problem with this is you will loose PAR.

 

[CRW Reef]

How will LPS and Softies do, i have seen the Kessils and love the light from them, and this is what I can afford.

Softies and LPS will do just fine with 1 unit (obviously your outer edges will be much weaker with light). SPS will do ok +/- as long as you center it under light and have higher up in the tank.

 

[Sctip]

Softies and LPS will do just fine with 1 unit. SPS will do ok +/- as long as you center it under light and have higher up in the tank.

That's good to know. I'll get one now and then I'll use this argument to get another one. Lol. Thanks CRW.

 

[sethsolomon]

You will definitely need 2 for a 4ft tank. But still a great bang for the buck.

 

[ReeferMatt]

+1 on the 2 lights. You will need one light for each 24inches of tank length. If you have any concerns about the ability to grow coral check out my build thread.

 

[mbaeza64]

i have 2 over my 150 and do great!

 

[SkyDiv3r17]

You can get away with one. I had a 120W over my 75 gallon and the corals did ok. They didnt really grow fast, but slowly, they did. Just know that it is better to go with 2, but you can get by with one.

 

[coastalJ]

I think I'm going to put three of these over my 125g long.

 

[ReeferMatt]

I think I'm going to put three of these over my 125g long.

I have the older versions over my tank if you ever want to come check out my tank in Loveland. I can recommend a specific eBay seller who has had great customer service and repairs bad units in the US, so no shipping to china if one fails.

 

[coastalJ]

Do you get the shimmer effect like halides? If so, I'm in....I'd love to take a look at your setup. Are you around today?

 

[ReeferMatt]

Do you get the shimmer effect like halides? If so, I'm in....I'd love to take a look at your setup. Are you around today?

I work today but I'll be home all day Sunday. There is shimmer, less then a more concrete light source like a kessel pendent, but it does shimmer.

 

[coastalJ]

I'm looking at three of the vipar 165w led units.

 

[coastalJ]

I saw my first kessil pendant yesterday, I didn't like it, I thought it was too much shimmer. More so then with halides.

 

[sharkboy99999]

We should see if we can get a group buy on these?

 

[mbaeza64]

IMO 1 light is not enough esp if you are talking about these lights: http://www.ebay.com/itm/165W-Dimmab...PS-/190999433320?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

With them only being 15" wide, you would have to raise them up pretty good to get one to cover the entire tank. Problem with this is you will loose PAR.

How high do you run yours from the tank?

I have the older versions over my tank if you ever want to come check out my tank in Loveland. I can recommend a specific eBay seller who has had great customer service and repairs bad units in the US, so no shipping to china if one fails.

 

[dans85]

These lights look very interesting. How is everyone dimming them? Are they 0v-10v?