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Old 09-18-2013, 05:10 AM
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I bought the Evergrow D120s (the cheap ebay fixtures) from Nick at Reefsupply Canada and I have to say after 6 months of use the corals are doing AMAZING.

Highly Recommend them. I have them growing SPS corals at all depths in my tank no problems, my LPS corals are doing amazing and my Softies are growing faster than ever.
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Old 09-18-2013, 09:38 AM
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Maxspect Razor LED the 160w would be good there is some on ebay around $530
fits your 72gbf
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Old 09-18-2013, 10:59 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.
+ 1000

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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+ 1000

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, 05:50 PM
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Im going to +1 for the evergrow lights. Whatever fixture from them would work. I bought mine right from them, rather then some retailer over here. Couldn't be happier about what I paid vs what I'm getting...
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Old 09-18-2013, 06:28 PM
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Ya I'm thinking the evergrow it2080 would prob work. my concern is the tank brace and how much of a shadow it would cast.
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Old 09-18-2013, 08:11 PM
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Here is a link to a video i made quite some time ago with a 2080 over my tank. You can see the shadow a bit in the video(the camera does show it a bit darker then in life. But it is there). I have had some people strip off a couple rows of the optics (1 on either side of the brace) to get rid of the shadows. Some have also replaced the brace with acrylic (scares me a bit) or have gone with 2 pendant style for better coverage(but cost is a bit higher).

http://youtu.be/Y24E0WGHLNU

Just for reference, here is a video of tank at same time with 2 x d120 fixtures to show the coverage (the d120s are not programmable but it gets the point across).

http://youtu.be/mDpyHmfYjwM
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Old 09-18-2013, 08:27 PM
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You can't go wrong with the Evergrow fixture. Radion and Hydra look sexy, but not worth paying more than double the price. I believe it's a 3yr warranty as well.
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Old 09-18-2013, 08:48 PM
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I am going with the D120 myself or completely DIY over my frag tank as I really don't care what it looks like. Great for the price.
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