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Old 09-17-2013, 11:49 PM
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vertex illumina - love mine
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Might be a bit more than the cheap Ebay lights
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Old 09-18-2013, 12:35 AM
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Of the less expensive fixtures available we have Evergrow and they have been fantastic with both performance and warranty(rather then going with a generic ebay fixture with a questionable warranty/output). As for the popular more commercial fixtures it seems Mitras get best reviews with Radions and sols are usually fighting it out for 2nd and 3rd place.

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Old 09-18-2013, 12:49 AM
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Best bang for the buck would be the AquaIllumination Hydra's.

They are full spectrum and at a damn good price too.
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Best bang for the buck would be the AquaIllumination Hydra's.

They are full spectrum and at a damn good price too.
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The new Hydra Fifty Two is coming out real soon at an expected $599*, the competition will be gathering around the conference table more often!
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Old 09-18-2013, 04:36 PM
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The new Hydra Fifty Two is coming out real soon at an expected $599*, the competition will be gathering around the conference table more often!
Meh. More opportunity to burn your corals or pay for a fixture you can only run at 30 to 40% power. Too many LEDs in too small a space in my opinion.
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Old 09-18-2013, 05:28 PM
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If you are currently running two 400w plus blue LED, I would be looking the IT2080 to give you coverage and control.

http://www.reefsupplycanada.com/it20...-led-32-light/

I have the smaller IT2040 and find it a great light over my frag tank.
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Old 09-18-2013, 12:56 AM
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IMO you will get better colors out of your corals with MH supplemented with T5s. I switched over to LEDs 2 years ago and would never switch back. I'm happy with my AIs. It was alot of tweaking and playing around with them on the switchover. I run Sol Blues and just recently picked up some Hydras.
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