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chinese/ebay Par bulbs worth it?


Wattman

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Been considering one of these also. However, Coral Compulsion does an AMAZING 18k par30/38 bulb. Yes they're more expensive but a lot I've seen is people buy the chinese ones and replace the LED's

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Probably not worth it. It may not bring out the best colors in your coral. If money is an issue, I would buy a used one off our hardware forums. They can be had.. for about $40-50 shipped.

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I don't know much about LED's and generally turn to the guru's for this but a great LED guide was posted:

 

http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/352618-led-colors-and-what-they-are-used-for/

 

It looks like that light is cold white, blue, and green.

 

Basically according to the guide, that light is blah. I would pass. No reason to buy beautiful coral and have them look like crap from a cheap light.

 

 

Please believe I've been looking on hardware forums here. The eBay one is cheap though and might serve well as a backup I'm thinking.

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Wattman, neither of the lamps you linked to are going to look good over a reef tank. The first one will look horrifically green (although bright as a result) and washed out, and the second one is not intended for reef applications. I know the Coral Compulsion ones are a little more expensive, but they are tried and trued. You won't have any complaints after ordering one of those, versus spending double or more on those cheap lamps after you find out they look like crap. You spend more in the long run cutting corners to get something cheap now.

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