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AI sol blues LEDs and controller

Discussion in 'Buy/Sell/Trade' started by walker1, Jul 10, 2013.

  1. Jul 10, 2013 #1
    walker1

    walker1 Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    I'm selling 2 AI sol blues with controller used for 12 months still have boxes and paper work look like new $600 for all PM me if interested located in Cedar Rapids
     
  2. Jul 10, 2013 #2
    bobsfish

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    Why are you selling? What are you replacing them with ?
     
  3. Jul 12, 2013 #3
    walker1

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    Bob im buying the Vegas only reason im selling them I love how good the sols have worked for me so I hope the Vegas are worth it
     
  4. Jul 12, 2013 #4
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    Why not just upgrade the sols to the Vegas for $200 each? If you *can* sell it all for $600 its pretty much a wash, but typically I see them sell for closer to the $250 mark. Plus with buying the upgrade you get everything but a heat sink and power supply. Those are easy and cheap enough to get I bet you could "re-make" a sol and sell it for damn near the cost of the upgrade. Its the route I have been considering with my Sols if I decide to upgrade.
     
  5. Jul 12, 2013 #5
    Waverz

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    I'm going to be doing this very soon. Not sure it's justifiable but I need something new and "techy" to keep me from being bored with my tank.
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  6. Jul 12, 2013 #6
    Roman Cedar Rapids, IA

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    I did the Vega upgrade and then purchased a black sol conversion kit which had a heatsink and new fan for a 100 each. took all of the old leds and circuit board and put them in a the new heat sinks. So now I have Vegas on my old reef tank and I have the sol's on my cube.So long story short I have 600 in Converting my Sol's to Vegas and have two more made out of the old parts from my upgrade. Two SOL'S And Two Vegas for 600.Instead of 499 each for the Vegas. Took 20 minutes to do the upgrade on each one, pretty easy.
     
  7. Jul 12, 2013 #7
    Waverz

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    Sorry to hijack this thread. Roman, what did you use for power supplies? Buying new "AI" brand power supplies for $50 apiece kind of sours the deal.



     
  8. Jul 13, 2013 #8
    Reefman

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    You use the same power supply with the exception of the lead wire in which you do not need due to them being wireless I have that system running right now. You do need the wireless controller though.
     
  9. Jul 13, 2013 #9
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    If you purchase the upgrade you can opt to add power supplies for $20 or $25 bucks. In some cases, like mine, the power supllies are necessary anyway since I have the original sol power supply and the vegas/hydras take a newer one.






     
  10. Jul 13, 2013 #10
    Waverz

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    Oh I see. According to the picture I already have the correct power supplies. I didn't know they were that much cheaper when ordering them with the kit. If you order them seperate they ding you for $50 a piece.


    My plan is to upgrade my current SOL whites to Vega colors and then rebuild the SOL whites and either sell them to offset the costs of the upgrade or keep them and run them on my dart frog vivarium.



     
  11. Jul 13, 2013 #11
    walker1

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