Reefbreeder's 120watt dimmable fixture review with pics and par numbers.

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by zoo 4 life, Aug 4, 2012.

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  1. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    My coraline has taken off since I introduced this light, btw.
     
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  3. SkyFire

    SkyFire Clown Trigger

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    That's not necessarily a goood thing when you have to constantly scrape it off yur glass.
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  4. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    I'm sure it will get to that point eventually, but it's always good to see growth in a tank; very encouraging.
     
  5. Reef Breeders

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    $25 extra for optics, the price drop might be permanent.
     
  6. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Great. I'll probably be getting another fixture sometime this fall. Optics on both units would be ideal.
     
  7. swreefer

    swreefer Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Any plans on some kind of mounting brackets in the future for us who can't hang it for any reason?
     
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  9. bhazard

    bhazard Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    +1 This would be great.

    Any chances of an eventual update on these with a Typhon like board for auto dimming and built from the factory with PWM drivers? It would be very cool and could work across the entire line of fixtures without needing to do the extra work to add in Apex dimmable drivers option.

    There is something like this out there already, but the quality on that unit is somewhat poor.
     
  10. Reef Breeders

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    We were looking into that a while back, it would cost aroun $100-150 just to hang it, it would be sweet though. We will do it, if enough people want one.
     
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    With the apex upgrade, you can use the Dim4 controller. We can sell those for $75, the lowest price on the internet for non-retail customers, so $175 extra for the dimming and controller. We will be using the dim4 on the SuperNova, so pulling a few from assembly won't be a big deal.
     
  12. bhazard

    bhazard Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    The Dim4 is analog? Nice.