LED Setup 75g Tank. To Dim or Not to Dim?

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I have been going back and forth on LED setup for my newly acquired 75g tank. I have read good things about the 75g Onyx setup from Rapid LED but not really sure if I need dimmable setup or not. My plan is to have mostly LPS coral. I might dip into SPS but would not make them a feature of the tank . These are the two units I am looking at. For cost savings I am looking at the DIY unit and just wire it up to the manual dim driver.

http://www.rapidled.com/solderless-75g-tank-dimmable-kit/

http://www.rapidled.com/75g-tank-dimmable-onyx-kit/

The feedback on the RapidLED system is quite good and I really thing this is the setup for me. Any insights or criticisms are welcome!
 
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You want dimmable. This will allow you to ramp up and down led intensity

I have the 24 Led diy kit with a storm.

Are you planning on using it with a Apex? If so I have a interface board I'm selling soon I have no need for.

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I see you have a jbj 28 also. I have the hood for a 24 (same as 28) that is already upgrade with the kit. Lmk if your interested

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Check ocean revive, reef breeders, or even no name ebay led boxes. You might bleach corals if you cant adjust the intensity
 
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theMerchant said:
You want dimmable. This will allow you to ramp up and down led intensity

I have the 24 Led diy kit with a storm.

Are you planning on using it with a Apex? If so I have a interface board I'm selling soon I have no need for.

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Apex is down the road for me. For now I would wire in the manual dimmer array that Rapid sells.

theMerchant said:
I see you have a jbj 28 also. I have the hood for a 24 (same as 28) that is already upgrade with the kit. Lmk if your interested

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My 28 is leaking so that tank will be repaired at some point but I am not looking to do anything with it.
 
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I have reef breeders and have been successful with them, remember it's not about how much you spend on your lights, it's more about your water parameters and stability..
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deadwood said:
Are these good lights? Seems rather cheap considering the other LED companies out there.
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