Aquavim led

[sinjelam]

So I'm in the market for some
New lights because my last ones got completely messed up and all my corals died.. I'd like to give a very special shout out to marineland for their warranty that didn't cover anything! The leds will be for my 100 gallon and came across Aquavim LEDs at my lfs. Does anyone have any opinions on these

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

What is the price range they are asking for the LEDs?

 

[sinjelam]

600 for a 24"

 

[andylee]

Sounds pricy. You can get "name brand" for that kind of money. Make sure the LEDs are appropriate for your needs. How many watts are you thinking? The Marineland ones seem way underpowered for most legitimate reef applications.

 

[andylee]

I just saw that your tank is a 100. I don't think 24" would come close to covering it.

 

[sinjelam]

I actually found a little more info regarding the lights and have heard good things. Aquavim is heavy in the aquarium builds but have really started to change up their game in the light industry.
Check out www.aquavim.com.

I went out and bought 2 24" lights and they fit perfectly I've my tank

 

[sinjelam]

 

[andylee]

How many watts are the lights?

 

[sinjelam]

432 watts per fixture

 

[andylee]

Wow! That's a ton of led! Would ramp up slowly.

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[sinjelam]

Seriously right?! So I can't wait
To see the potential and how it does with the corals

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

432 watts per fixture

How hot does the light get with 432W per fixture? You have 864W of LED on a 100G? That's like MH/T5 type wattage!

Generally, you need only 200-300W of proper designed LED for that size tank.

 

[sinjelam]

They don't get hot at all which is the amazing part and I bought these with the anticipation of upgrading my tank soon which should be a great look

 

[sinjelam]

And unfortunately i wasn't able
To find any good 60 inch lights for my tank hence why I went with the 2 24s

 

[pwreef]

I hate to be the first one to break it to you but you will be hard pressed to grow any kind of coral with two 43 watt LEDs that you bought. Even if they were Cree which these are not you need at least 200watts like Wingo said for 100G. I would return them if you still can. 600 is insane for these.

 

[sinjelam]

I hate to be the first one to break it to you but you will be hard pressed to grow any kind of coral with two 43 watt LEDs that you bought. Even if they were Cree which these are not you need at least 200watts like Wingo said for 100G. I would return them if you still can. 600 is insane for these.

Each light fixture is 432 watts and I have 2 which means 864 watts total for my tank.. Not 43watts total

 

[andylee]

I would check that. It sounded very high. I just checked the website. It looks like the LEDs are "43.2 watts equal to 432 watts."

http://www.aquavim.com/light fixtures.htm

That means they're about as low output as the Marineland ones. Hate to be the second one to break this to you, but you've probably been mislead, and rather badly.

 

[NewfiDog]

As Andylee said its says 43.2 which makes more sense.

 

[Imbarrie]

It actually says;

[FONT=trebuchet ms,arial,helvetica]43.2w equal to 432

[/FONT]I have no clue what that actually means.

Why did you not just go with a quality LED supplier? There are plenty out there. I think you just went from one fuge quality LED to another one that is not that great.

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

lol@"43.2w equal to 432w"

So is it 43.2 or 432? I would have to say, "I don't understand you!" 432 is a LOT OF wattage for a LED fixture. I personally have never seen.

Look at top LED fixtures:

[Took time to actually do a google search for this. Ha!]

Max Wattage of Radion Fixture: 130-140 Watts
Reeftech Promethueus: 180 wattCree LED light fixture
AI Sol: The AI Sol Blue (and White) uses 74-75W depending on the power meter used and temperature of the room.

These are the renowned LED fixtures besides the DIY or Wingos. No way is it pushing 432w? I have to turn down my AI Leds to 25% just so it doesn't burn my corals. I can't imagine what 432w of LEDs would do.