Welcome to SMGS.
We are a small shop that is in the business of providing both production and custom high power LED lighting alternatives to replace the current Metal halide systems with modern LED lighting. We can provide you with anything from a pendent light to replace a 400 watt metal halide; a set of retro fit fixtures to install in an existing/new hood design, all the way down to a small 25 watt equivalent light for a 5 gallon nano tank.
Are you looking to set up a frag tank system? Are you a local fish store that wants to save money on electric/cooling bills? Then we can help
If a turnkey package is not for you then we can also provide a one stop shop for all you do-it-yourself people who are looking for kits or components to make your own assemblies. We provide complete, tested, constant current boards with trim ability for higher currents, heat sinks (cut to order) and the LED clusters needed to get the lumen output and color temperature you are looking for.
We can give you a solid turnkey replacement for your metal halide light system starting at $650.00 for a 13.75 inch version that replaces a 400 watt metal halide. We can light your six foot tank for about $1800.00, allowing you to use the difference to buy the other necessities like calcium reactors, protein skimmers, etc.
We have always used rebels for our led units, other led reef lighting systems started by using, Luxeon III, then K5, and now their last revision uses rebels.
How we compare:
Item per 14 inch unit
(15000 K 400 watt metal halide replacement) Them
Us
White rebel
17
18
Royal blue rebel
11
14
Cyan blue rebel
2
4
Made in America
just started making them in the USA, all previous models made in China
always proudly made in the USA
Interchangeable leds
need to change the whole board
can change individual stars
Mountable in an existing canopy
No
Yes, we have light covers to allow you to mount them to the top of any canopy
Capable to be used as a pendent
No
Yes, can be hung over small nano tanks, orbit units, square tanks, or hex tanks
Nano tank, small tank, Hex tank shapes and sizes
No
Yes, we can build lights any shape or size needed even hex shapes for hanging over or installing in canopies in hex tanks
Sell parts for DYI use
No
Yes
custom light builds No Yes, we can build any light you need, send us an email and let us know what you need
LED replacement consists of loosening two mounting bolts and two screw lugs then removing the LED and reinstalling the new one in reverse order after applying heat sink compound to the back of the LED.
This also means that when better, brighter, more efficient, or having greater power handling, LEDs become available, you can do future upgrades for color, light output, etc. just as you can with your metal halide system. Without having to dim you lights (read produce less light) to get a color change or the newest most efficient led.
What makes LED technology better then Metal Halide?
The LEDs have a 10 year life expectancy, which means that you don't have to change out bulbs every year, saving you money.
LEDs are more efficient then Metal Halides, less heat goes in tank, and into the room where chillers have to remove it, and air conditioners have to work to cool your house. LED technology saves you money every month in electricity costs.
With LEDs the heat is vented upwards out of your tank, unlike Metal halides that radiate the heat downwards like a heat lamp. this means better heat control of your tank, less heat drift from day to night cycle, and no need for a chiller.You can mount LED lights just two inches above your tank, which means all the light goes in your tank and is not splashed over the walls like Metal halide fixtures tend to do. More light in your tank and less loss due to side splash means all the light get to your Corals.
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