New Light opinions needed

Discussion in 'Reef Lighting' started by silor, Apr 16, 2011.

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  1. silor

    silor Sea Dragon

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    Hey guys I'm going to be buying a new light this week and I'm stuck:confused:
    these are the lights I'm looking into and I like all of them

    Coralvue 6x39
    CV-T5LED366 Premium Aquatics - CV-T5LED366 Aquarium Supplies the only thing is I dot think the legs will work on my tank because of the U shape foot as I have a custom acrylic tank



    the other two are the Tek standerd and Elite but they have no LEDs:-/ no feet and no hanging hardware ::)

    Opinions,advice please
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    Thanks
     
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  3. bioreefdude

    bioreefdude Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    it mightbe cheaper just to do ur own led lighting
     
  4. silor

    silor Sea Dragon

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    I know adding the LED for night viewing is simple and not to pricy

    also the Coralvue Light comes with everthing to roll but bulbs
    the tek not so much :-/
     
  5. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    You will want to replace the bulbs in 3 months, with high quality bulbs. You might be able to modify the legs or your tank so the legs work.
     
  6. silor

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    I should have added that I'm going to run ATI bulbs
    Neither fixture comes with bulbs
    Yea I was think I could cut part of the U off
    Does it look like a good light ? Not alot of reviews on it yet
     
  7. silor

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  9. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    It should work fine since it has individually molded reflectors for the T5HO bulbs. Good move on the bulbs. Which model bulbs are you thinking of getting?
     
  10. Jgut3

    Jgut3 Fire Worm

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    I got a really awesome fixture off ebay. Not some cheapo one either. I dont remember its name bc i never look at my lights. Anyway what im saying is shop around bc i saved 65% on my light.
     
  11. silor

    silor Sea Dragon

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    Was thinking two aqua blue specials
    Two blue plus and to pink ? How does that sound ?
     
  12. 2in10

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    Change one of the pinks to a blue if you want a bluer tank or and aquablue if you want a whiter tank. 2 Pinks will make your tank look too red.

    Place from front to back
    blue
    aquablue
    pink
    blue
    aquablue
    blue

    Or

    blue
    aquablue
    pink
    aquablue
    blue
    aquablue

    depending on how you go.