LED questions and general Reef

[JmeJReefer]

Led will last you 50,000hrs of quality lifetime +/-. That seems to be industry standard. Pretty much set and forget for 10 yrs!

If your gonna do a budget tank, nothing wrong with checking out eBay or aliexpress for an led/skimmer. I've had success with jebao brand stuff for some time now.
It's a matter of "if you have deep pockets" to go with the higher end toys...

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by JmeJReefer

Led will last you 50,000hrs of quality lifetime +/-. That seems to be industry standard. Pretty much set and forget for 10 yrs!

Keep in mind this is a theoretical value. The rest of the unit also has to last. Of the 6 AI units I bought, 3 were problematic in less than 2 years. The LED themselves were fine, but the electronics running them weren't so fine. Look for quality, warranty, ease of using that warranty.
The problem is, it's tough to find anyone with any given unit(s) that they've actually been running 10+ years to verify that statement being true

[mark]

second what Aquattro is saying also from having LEDs fail early. I'll give the manufacturer kudos for support outside of warranty but little disappointing having puck failures after 13 months. Still though liking them better than the MHs I had. Might think different when support runs out.