Used lighting

[mook1178]

My first set of lights will most likely be used lights for my 75 gal DT.

Is there anything in particular you had wished you looked for when buying used lights? Age? Certain product generations to avoid? Any tips would be great. Thank you

 

[Cichlid Dad]

My first set of lights will most likely be used lights for my 75 gal DT.

Is there anything in particular you had wished you looked for when buying used lights? Age? Certain product generations to avoid? Any tips would be great. Thank you

What is your budget

 

[DenverSaltyFarm]

I like the used Radion Gen 4 pros if you can find them on ebay or local. still a great light IMO and will be a great price these days

 

[PGD123]

All comes down to how much you can spend $$$

 

[gbroadbridge]

My first set of lights will most likely be used lights for my 75 gal DT.

Is there anything in particular you had wished you looked for when buying used lights? Age? Certain product generations to avoid? Any tips would be great. Thank you

Don't make the mistake of thinking that LED lighting lasts forever.

A typical lumen maintenance curve for LED lighting indicates that over about 5 years (8 hours per day) light output falls to approximately 80% of that when new.

Different wavelength LED's will have slightly different curves, meaning that the overall spectrum of a particular luminaire will shift over the same period.

 

[jda]

I would pay pennies on the dollar for LEDs that are used... like not much at all. Any Radion from Gen 3 and up are fine, but you just don't know when they are going to quit. The same with AI, ReefBreeders, Kessil, etc. You can check the brand and model for longevity issues. Lastly, don't trust anybody that you do not know about how long they have run their lights... the listing for these are always how a car only has highway miles.

If you buy used T5 or MH stuff, the equipment usually lasts for quite a while. Even if they do fail, most of them are repairable. Just avoid cheap Chinese stuff like Odyssea. I have 10+ year old MH and T5 equipment that works as well as new.