Best of the "spotlights"?

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  1. pmrossetti1

    pmrossetti1 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Been lookin' at the spotlight pendants lately and wondering which are the best iyho.

    Orphek DIF, Kessil a350, Blue Moon p30, Ecoxotic cannon.

    thoughts? any other models out there?
     
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  2. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    Sorry, but you post about 3 threads a week about different LEDs on multiple forums. I thought you had an apollo based on the times you've recOmmeneded them. Are you looking for a specific fixture? We can help you choose one based on your corals or tank size.
     
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  3. pmrossetti1

    pmrossetti1 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    no specific fixture, just looking at all leds right now. tank is 7x2x2, but have no equipment yet.
    i rec looking at the Apollo in the budget fixture catagory, based on their owners info and other owners. seem better made. still an option.
    thanks
     
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  4. tom.n.day

    tom.n.day Eyelash Blennie

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    Boost LED I have everything from ZOAS to SPS and they love it. Price is sure right this weekend as well....
     
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  5. Todd100

    Todd100 Plankton

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    Exoxotic has a new 100 watt multichip led for about $500. You have to buy the driver seperate ($100-130) but you can buy a dimmable one. Heres a nice video of someone using the Exoxotic 50 watt cannons ($2500 worth! yikes)
    Bon's Lagoon Feeding Time - YouTube
    Apollo is also in the running for my tank with their dimmable model on the horizon. Here a link for the non dimmables on a tank.
    DMT reef tank Oct 19, 2011 - YouTube
    I would just save the money and buy 2 non dimmables but my tank is a shallow 40 breeder. It would be easier to dim for acclimating corals than raising the lights. It would be cool with it's planned compatibility with Apex controller, if it could be programmed to dim some at night for viewing without approx. 240 watts on blast. Kessil also has a 90 watt version in development that someone on RC linked a quote from another site, that said it will be color adjustable and spread angle adjustable. I posted on that thread requesting to know what thread they took that from and haven't heard back.

    It's between these three for me and 2 are in development...so I have to be patient which I hate.
     
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