Who's happy with their LED fixtures? I'm not.

[Tom Toro]

Two out of three of the cheap chinese LED fixtures I bought not long ago have burned out (go figure).

The blues still work, but the whites are gone. I sent one back within the warranty time, but that one went out again and I'm assuming the warranty is over by now. I paid $145 each on a group buy. I think they were the 120 watt models.

Who's had their LED fixture for a year or so and are happy with them? What are they, How much did you pay and where did you get it?

I'd like to keep it in the $250 each range or a little more if it's quality. I need two of them, 120w or around there.

OR...Does anybody know which driver ( or how to figure that out) to buy to fix this thing? I can remove screws and solder pretty well, lol.
Thanks,
Tom

[binford4000]

Two out of three of the cheap chinese LED fixtures I bought not long ago have burned out (go figure).

The blues still work, but the whites are gone. I sent one back within the warranty time, but that one went out again and I'm assuming the warranty is over by now. I paid $145 each on a group buy. I think they were the 120 watt models.

Who's had their LED fixture for a year or so and are happy with them? What are they, How much did you pay and where did you get it?

I'd like to keep it in the $250 each range or a little more if it's quality. I need two of them, 120w or around there.

OR...Does anybody know which driver ( or how to figure that out) to buy to fix this thing? I can remove screws and solder pretty well, lol.
Thanks,
Tom

Tom,
We have been running AI SOL blues for three years now. Never had a single issue yet. They sell refurbished ones on there site from time to time in the price range your looking for. Or you could go for broke and get the Orphek's. Both fixtures create good par numbers! Here is some links:

Orphek ATLANTIK LED Light ? ATLANTIK Product Page ? Orphek

http://shop.aquaillumination.com/

[dputt88]

I'm happy with my reef breeders

[Dmmz]

I hate my led bought it before I knew anything I listened to one of the lfs workers. I should of did some research it is a ecoxotic panorama marine led

[Tom@HaslettMI]

I like mine we'll enough. I ought to since they're DIY. Currently they are just neutral whites and royal blues, but I just bought new drivers and some "exotic" spectra LEDs as an upgrade.

I buy all of my stuff from LEDGroupBuy.com. You should check out their Lumia full spectrum LEDs. You might even be able to reuse the heatsinks and housings if you went DIY.

Tom

[Hopkins]

I bought two of the cheap chinese LED lights. They seem to be working for me. Stuff is growing, but I am not a huge fan of the coloring.

[ReefTech]

When I was building fixtures about a year ago,I did some experimenting with some fixtures from China.I ran into the same problems, either the growth was super slow and you couldn't really customize the color at all or they broke and it was a pain to get them fixed.I thought the fixture that I built was working out well until I bought two Kessil 350w tuna blues and all my sps took off. Great coloration and good coverage, haven't looked back since.

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[CalmSeasQuest]

Tom,
We have been running AI SOL blues for three years now. Never had a single issue yet.

+1 - AI's have been rock solid for me. I've tentatively decided to go with Kessil's A360We for my 8X30.

[jimsflies]

I've got a DIY Led fixture. Nearly all my blues burned out within few month of each other, but was able to replace them for about $30 (still not bad considering I got 3 years out of them). I'm sure the failure was because of heat. When I replaced them, I also added a fan...the heat sink is now cool to the touch.

I would be skeptical of any manufactured fixture that felt hot to the touch as that IMO is going to result in a shorter LED lifespan. If you get a fixture like this, adding a fan would most likely extend the life.

[Tom Toro]

Some good reputable folks on another site recommended Evergrow LED's on ebay. They look a lot like the ajm's that failed on me, but they must have better guts.

Anybody on CR have any experience with them? I think I'm pulling the trigger on two tonight, but thought I'd check.