problems with lighting

[chelseagrin]

hi everyone i am new here, and i am having quite a few problems with my 5 gallon sps reef. i ordered a par38 bulb from amazon for 62 dollars and 3 weeks in all the blue led's stopped working, i returned it but now am questioning the quality and the ability for this bulb to grow coral. i have looked many places and am wondering whats the best reasonably priced led system for a nano? im not looking to spend more than 80 or so bucks.

 

[Frankie]

Hmm. that's a tough one for me. There is a sponsor here that sells these LED bulbs that are supposed to be great. I am sure someone with experience in these will chime in soon.

Welcome to RS chelsea

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

to ReefSanctuary, a real Sanctuary of reef forums, with lots of very nice members

 

[BigAl07]

Hello and welcome to RS.

5g with SPS sounds really interesting love to see pics
You may want to check out BoostLED and tell them BigAl sent ya. I've used one of there bubls and it was extremely high quality. The problem for any quality light system will be the $80 limitation. I'm not saying its not possible but you'll have to be careful and don't get hosed. BoostLED is my suggestion. I only ran it for a lil while testing (marrital issues made me break the system down) so I can't attest to longterm use etc but it seems to be very well made and designed.

Good luck and we need pics asap

Happy Reefing
Allen

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[chelseagrin]

its not really a reef yet i just have a good sized frag of montipora capricornis in there right now and a cbs and a small damsel.

Amazon.com: Dimmable High Power Par38 White + Blue LED Aquarium Reef Corals Grow Light Bulb, 1325w+b: Patio, Lawn & Garden

heres a link to the one i got, is there any way to know how well it can grow coral? sorry for the newb questions i am extremely new to any sort of led lights.

thank you all for the warm welcome