Hello guys need to get new led light cuz the lights I have are horrible.i got super cheap ones from aliexpress and feel I need to upgrade. I need something cheap but reliable. I was checking out red sea led 50 I found them in a reasonable price I think. Any thoughts if they good or if there is another alternative that's better in same price range or what do u guys recommend a good reef led on low budget .ty
Are the red sea reef led 50 good?
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They are similar to an AI prime in terms of power and spread but have a greater focus on the mixed blue channel. Very narrow spectrum but I think they provide a pretty color especially with white and blue at 100%. They also have a very uniform spread.
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From my view, they show the similar performance on data as blackboxes ...
These are the PAR and spectrum of Red Sea 90 from BRS test
These are those from VIPARSPECTRA blackbox
The spectrum is so narrow that I'm not convinced it would be a more optimized that way. Spread is also quite close if you can mount the blackbox 20" above water. The Red Sea LED does have better build quality and app control though. You can find many videos the checkout its app control to see if you like it.
These are the PAR and spectrum of Red Sea 90 from BRS test
These are those from VIPARSPECTRA blackbox
The spectrum is so narrow that I'm not convinced it would be a more optimized that way. Spread is also quite close if you can mount the blackbox 20" above water. The Red Sea LED does have better build quality and app control though. You can find many videos the checkout its app control to see if you like it.
You can alway look on the dry good forum and find a used AI prime
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Add t5 to your existing lights and upgrade to better leds over time.
Actually turned out to be too expensive for now the red sea price was wrongany recommendations to a good low budget led reef light
Guss' last post on this thread was 3 months ago, so he's probably figured it out by now.
But if he hasn't...In the 200 dollar range are the Red Sea 50, AI prime, and Kessil 160. Slightly less expensive, and probably better, would be a Noopsyche.
Cheaper than that, the only option for a new light would be a black box type LED. I wouldn't buy used LEDs, but a used MH or T5 fixture can sometimes be found on the cheap.
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I got these with my old Red Sea AIO, and my impressions are very mixed. They're easy to set up and quiet. Look good above the tank and have decent distribution. The app is good for initial setup, but it occasionally loses wifi connectivity and frustrating to tweak settings. The shimmer is VERY strong, which you might love or hate. The sunrise/sunset and moonlight features are sweet; loved having the moonlights on late at night to fall asleep to (it was in my room).
But the main issue is that they're blue. Really, really blue. Anything that doesn't flouresce is either blue or black. That means you're losing a ton of interesting colors from many corals (most of my Zoas were brown), not to mention fish/inverts which don't really fluoresce at all. It also makes photography harder unless you have a filter.
But the main issue is that they're blue. Really, really blue. Anything that doesn't flouresce is either blue or black. That means you're losing a ton of interesting colors from many corals (most of my Zoas were brown), not to mention fish/inverts which don't really fluoresce at all. It also makes photography harder unless you have a filter.
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I suggest popbloom Turing RS90. the advantageActually turned out to be too expensive for now the red sea price was wrong
* the max brighness is higher 80%. infact it is same sprectrum as Reedled 90 when the channel 4 is turn off.
* add cyan blue in channel4. Cyan blue not only compensate the 400-510nm spectrum, but also make the tank looks more nice. ( kelvin is higher).
* hangway in standard. mounter way is option.
The disavantage is no wifi, program the light by controller.
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Hi @Oliver@DSunY , dont want to hijack the thread, but I am interested to try this new led (RS90), but I dont see any review anywhere. Do you have actual pictures of the light on a reef tank? side by side with another light would be even better. I would need 4 of them (72x24x24 mixed reef) but I am kind of nervous spending that kind of money without 3rd party review.
Yes, I completely understand that.
This is a review of the RS 90. Please it is really a indepentent 3th party review.
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Hi I am looking to change my old maxspect razor 420r (have 1 x 160w & 2 x 120w over 180gal mixed reef) and I was looking the popbloom rs90 (I know, chinese light) which looks a lot like the RS reefled90, but at half the price and without wifi (I dont need, once my light are programmed, I dont...
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