Evergrow 60W-CREE Dimmable Aquarium Light. Anyone using? Reviews?

[ambystoma82]

Yes. Manual Dimmer

i thought lights w/o timer is a headache,manual dimmer is a pain,he hv somebody there to dim it manually?

[ambystoma82]

Imho, you need commercial hot blower for melting lead instead of Normal home use hair dryer which can produce concentrated heat focus n with higher degree of heat!

do u happen to hv the lengendary blower i maybe looking for?

[sunny03]

do u happen to hv the lengendary blower i maybe looking for?

i used to melt lead on my cooking stove... when i am DIY my own fishing weights. But remember to keep the windows opens ... air the place where you are melting lead ...

[kaykay]

The following is their reply to me when i requested on CREE instead of Brigdelux brand bulbs:

Hi Joe,

The CREE leds is different from the Bridgelux , the chips is bigger than

Bridgelux one, the replaced things would be easier for the Bridgelux one.

To make sure the Cree can woke the best, the way of assemble is harder than

the Bridgelux one. Also you can not replace the Cree one with Bridgelux

leds,

Is the instruction sheet clear enough? did you got the point?

If there is any problems please tell us.

Regards,

Roery

in short i think he meant the chips and the bulb not compaitable... would the LED DIY gurus advise???

I have been in contact with Roery from eshine today via email.

He did mention that there are LED protectors for each Cree chip, but not the Bridgelux ones.

So even when one of the Cree chips burns out, the rest of the chips will still work, as they do not burn out together.

That is why replacing the Cree is more difficult, and also why not compatible.

Price wise, the Bridgelux set is US$40. Cree set US$68. (30W set). Not much bulk discounts too.

Cannot add dimmers.

Shipping using DHL.

The price for the Bridgelux is really too tempting.

I will be placing the lightset 15cm from the water surface. Will the Cree be too bright?

Any advice?

[kaykay]

I think bro kajiuworld is using this LED....just saw it last night testing its dimmable function. According to him, SPS growth is there...of course not as good as MH lah.....most important is able to sustain it.

Actually I had almost made up my mind on this. But after throwing open this topic, the Eshine Aquawasher seemed more suited for my narrow tank, and at only half the cost!! The bracket also made it easier to mount on my hood too.

So, now I'm just waiting for some reefers to join in a bulk order.

I should be posting the BO tonight.

Please look out for it, after the mods' approval.

Before I post the BO, can I just roughly gauge the interest here first?

I'm ordering 1 unit Cree.

Any others?

[BH2O]

PM me may interested.

[Jameshong]

do u happen to hv the lengendary blower i maybe looking for?

I dun have.

[maxteo98]

I had this 48 x 3w Cree for my 2ft cube tank for a month. Sufficient for LPS growth.

http://www.eshinesystems.com/aqua/4g-48x3w-cree-simulator-led-aquarium-light.html

Happy with the purchase. Had a pleasant online deal with Peter.

[bubblefish000]

hw much u pay for the 48*3w version

[maxteo98]

About usd450 with Dhl delivery and PayPal surcharge.

[Jameshong]

About usd450 with Dhl delivery and PayPal surcharge.

Close to SGD600 ... !

Personnelly feel that pay another more for a good brand such as Radion or Orphek might be a good option as the price for ROC product includes shipping charge are not cheaper either and also take into the consideration like, after sale support, many features integrated with nice silm outlook..etc !

[maxteo98]

I considered it a good buy, w delivery and Cree led and lens. The choice is up to you, just sharing my experience on a product.

[spkentchai]

Nowadays LED product not cheap...even decent product from China cost a bomb...chose well and chose wise...we need these lights to make out tank look Sui Sui....

[spkentchai]

Pharos is another good alternative as it has wireless control make it very attractive for its price..,,many bros using it now..,cheers

[Jameshong]

I considered it a good buy, w delivery and Cree led and lens. The choice is up to you, just sharing my experience on a product.

I'm not saying ROC LED is not a good buy but like bro spkentchai said...choose well and wisely.

[ambystoma82]

i used to melt lead on my cooking stove... when i am DIY my own fishing weights. But remember to keep the windows opens ... air the place where you are melting lead ...

but no lead content for melting the led chips right? noted on the windows part though....

i thought the gas stove will have bad heat distribution?

[ambystoma82]

glad tht this have become a useful thrend....

seriously i dont think their cost is very expensive since they can just the replacement led bulbs to me through DHL...

but to certain extend how much can we really trust tht the bulb is CREE?

[ambystoma82]

i am using all blue for aquawasher 30W, under 5inch height to water level, i would say significant grow of algae in 1 week for a brand new tank glass surface...

[Jameshong]

glad tht this have become a useful thrend....

seriously i dont think their cost is very expensive since they can just the replacement led bulbs to me through DHL...

but to certain extend how much can we really trust tht the bulb is CREE?

Yes it's true..Many ROC Led product claimed that they are using Cree led but what i would like to know more is what series and bin of cree led they used. Eg ..XRE, XPG,XPE or XTE and R5, R4, R3 bin used. With this info, you can roughtly know what led spectrum, par ...you are getting...!

[kaykay]

It was mentioned XPG & XPE Cree chips. But no mentioned about the bins.

Are these any good?

[ambystoma82]

It was mentioned XPG & XPE Cree chips. But no mentioned about the bins.

Are these any good?

nt realli sure what is a bin...but if their sales are really so gd, a email to CREE would make a verification...

[ambystoma82]

Yes it's true..Many ROC Led product claimed that they are using Cree led but what i would like to know more is what series and bin of cree led they used. Eg ..XRE, XPG,XPE or XTE and R5, R4, R3 bin used. With this info, you can roughtly know what led spectrum, par ...you are getting...!

maybe you can post this qns to Roery....

[Jameshong]

maybe you can post this qns to Roery....

I will if i interested but so far still love to DIY as i choose my needs when purchasing led, Len....

[kaykay]

Any idea how long it takes to get a bulk order posting approved?

[ambystoma82]

maybe u pm the mods... they may nt see the request here...