led lamp question

[aquapod 24]

would the Evils par 38 led lamp be enough light to keep sps coral in a 245g aquapod?... also could i have some more basic info on led lamps plzz =)

 

[small triggers]

uhhh for a 24g pod it should be good enough ,,,im assuming thats what you meant? its still a risk as most of us still dont have enough info on how much par is needed from leds to keep stuff like sps but since they are a little more tolerant of lower light conditions (compared to sps), i would think its enough...just start out slow and see how it goes...

 

[aquapod 24]

alright thanks for your input... ill wait on spankos opinion just to be sure

 

[wangotango]

They have kits that can be put in the AP hoods too. Don't know if you wanted to keep that or have it open.
-Justin

 

[contraband629]

When Spanko talked about it in some other thread I asked him how many of those you would need on a 24g nano cube. He told me you probably need 2 maybe 3 of them.

 

[aquapod 24]

i wonder if i could get away with just 2 and keep sps coral which would still be cheaper that the retrofit kits that go into your hood

 

[aquapod 24]

bump =)

 

[spanko]

Uhuru on another site has one over a 20 gallon elos mini. But it is a non photosynthetic tank. I think you might get away with two, but may need three on the 24 gallon to keep SPS. Look into the 20k lamps with the 80 degree optics.

 

[aquapod 24]

if you think i need 3 to keep sps i would rather get the retrofit thing that fits into the hood because it would be cheaper and im assuming i would be able to keep sps with that right?... do you think the price of these lights will drop significantly in the next 6 months or so since they are a relativly new technology?

 

[spanko]

IDK, the hood retro is $300/ The PAR38's are $120.
Have you talked to anyone at the site about this? Only because I don't know what the comparison between the retro and two of the lamps would be from a PAR would be or what the total Lumens would be.

 

[aquapod 24]

who could i talk too that would know this stuff?

 

[aquapod 24]

alright the retrofit is 570Lumens @ 350mA per 6 LED module (approx 1140 Lumens @700mA) but it doesnt say anything about the PAR38

 

[aquapod 24]

there are 4 strips of 6 lights

 

[autojunkie]

i have recently purchased one of the par38's. i have a 10 gallon and may decide to take a short run at sps due to some cheap frag oppurtunities... let ya know how it goes

 

[aquapod 24]

alright thank you

 

[aquapod 24]

Bump