Advice needed on best Chinese leds

Bruce7267ad · May 23, 2019

So which black box lights do you guys recommend now a days? I have a 40gal breeder and I just want to grow lps and soft corals.

FactoryKTMmotocross46 · May 23, 2019

I've been using different brands since 2013. Manufacturers come and go. First I used taotronics, then galaxyhydro, and now this brand. They have always lasted a long time but you have to clean the fan blades, heat sink, and vents when they get dusty. The failures I have had were all from overheating due to my neglect of maintenance. I would definitely reccomend a par meter as well, they can easily fry your corals.

blasterman · May 23, 2019

Except you might want two of them for coverage of a 40B tank. You can get away with one, but you'll need to raise it quite bit to get full coverage on a 36" tank. The optics on the black boxes tend to be stupidly narrow.
Or just pull the optics off.

Bouncingsoul39 · May 23, 2019

I would go with the 30" Vipar Spectra. The Vipar is well made compared to the others and cranks good PAR out. A single 30" fixture will give you nice coverage on that size tank.

Hemmdog · May 23, 2019

Bouncingsoul39 said:
I would go with the 30" Vipar Spectra. The Vipar is well made compared to the others and cranks good PAR out. A single 30" fixture will give you nice coverage on that size tank.

+1

Mike N · May 23, 2019

Vipar Spectra or Mars aqua, those are the two black boxes most people are familiar with.

DenverSaltyFarm · May 23, 2019

get the T-247 led much better heat sync and wont catch fire like the black boxes. I have 2 on my 120 with great results.

Bruce7267ad · May 24, 2019

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G...sw_r_other_apa_i_Uc75Cb2VM96E3

I found this on Amazon it seems to have good reviews what do you guys think?

drbogger · Jul 4, 2019

Bruce7267ad said:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00G...sw_r_other_apa_i_Uc75Cb2VM96E3

I found this on Amazon it seems to have good reviews what do you guys think?

Your link doesn't work. Just sayin.

I'm also looking into getting one these, and I've noticed the different brands use different color spectrums of LEDs.

Any idea what I should be looking for as far as color spectrum?