Light recommendation

I've been using an Acan fixture. It wasn't cheap but my wife really likes the bells and whistles.

www.acanlighting.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=59&category_id=17&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=27

I've been happy with them and everything in the tank has been doing well. I have a small misc. acro frag that I got at Easy a little over a month ago. The frag was all brown and has started to color up nicely.

I'm doing the same thing you are right now, trying to figure out lights for my 125 g project. Bells and whistles are expensive when you have to cover 6' of tank!

Correctomundo! With the price range you are trying to stay within, there really aren't many options out there for reef capable lighting. The reefbreeder led has evidently been selling like hotcakes because of pure value. Mine wasn't a whole lot more than a new XM 20k and my electric bill dropped $12 right off the bat.

I am tentatively running both blues and whites at full power but only because there are no optics. I think that the "ReefBreeder Value" fixtures when order with 120 optics in fact don't have optics at all. Whereas when all of the rest of their fixtures come with actual 120 optics (when ordered with 120 optics). The stock 90 optics really don't do that great of a job covering 24x24 even when elevated 10 inches and angled back at the tank.

But at the end of the day it is pretty difficult to be unhappy with a purchase of a reef capable semi controllable led pendent that is under $200. Go for it and enjoy! I do miss my halide though...haha

I have "Rob's" leds lights and they have done good for my tank. They're to powerful and that's a good thing! Using the lights on less then 50% on both whites and blues is going to extend the life of the fixture compared to having to run them at 100%.
I will say that with the cheaper leds I can see the "disco effect" on my sand bed.. Idk if reef breeders does this? But I really wish they mixed in better and I didn't see reds and green spots on my rocks and sand.
If I was going to do it all over again I'd of probably gone with maxspec razors or one of the other more expensive lights. With the warranty and customer service you'll get from a bigger company that stands behind there fixture and has hard proof of there longevity and capabilities. Controllable lights have to many advantages not to at least give them some long hard thought.I just couldn't afford it at the time. I should of waited.
In all reality your going to save money by picking the light you want the first time, being stuck with a light your not happy with for 5-10 years is a long time and leaves allot of room for second guessing and regret. Witch then leads to thoughts of upgrades, witch cost more money in the end.
Do your research and choose wisely listen to multiple people you know and trust in this hobby they'll probably all have different opinions but it's good to get lots of perspectives.

I'd like to switch them out but I'm scared I'd brake the light

6 screws holding the case together and 4 holding the plate with the led down the optics pop right off

I removed all the optics off my LED unit, and it got rid of all the spotting or disco effect.

I have it mounted 8" off the water, and I get full coverage in my pie shaped tank.

Now I had done a lot of research on the colors but it's been awhile and I've forgotten? If I was going to switch out the reds wouldn't it be for orange? Chyann? And I'm also thinking about switching the "uv" lights since I don't think they even make it to the top of the water.