LED Light Question

gemmy

gemmy

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That light is merely accent lighting, it may be doable for low light corals. I have seen the light in action and it is not that bright.
 
gemmy

gemmy

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When going with LED's, I recommend using a fixture that has 3 watt bulbs. The one watt bulbs simply do not put out enough light for reef tanks. They are suitable for FO.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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OK...so is that a NO....LOL....This is the tank I toss all my kenya in....I also tossed is a stray red mushroom, and a stray brown zoa polyp
right now it has 2 of the 10W Coralife 50/50 mini compact fluorescent bulbs in it......so are you saying these LEDS would have less light
 
wangotango

wangotango

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Shrooms would probably be fine, but that's about it.
+1 on what Gemmy said. How they compare to the compact flourescents I don't know, but considering the blues aren't even driven at 1W...
 
J

jstdv8

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Meo,
I use a nano tuners Par 38 bulb, I think it has 6 bulbs in it and it runs at 4.2 watts per bulb.
i beleive they use the cree lights in there as well. made by evil 66
it covers my 10g frag tank and the colros are spectacular. Eventually i'm going to go with several of these over my 120g
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jstdv8 http:///forum/thread/382637/led-light-question#post_3340807
Meo,
I use a nano tuners Par 38 bulb, I think it has 6 bulbs in it and it runs at 4.2 watts per bulb.
i beleive they use the cree lights in there as well. made by evil 66
it covers my 10g frag tank and the colros are spectacular. Eventually i'm going to go with several of these over my 120g
So that is just a bulb????? What do you put it into???
 
anjiro

anjiro

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Meowzer, the bulb mentioned fits in a standard socket and is essentially five LED's set into a bulb shaped heat sink. It is a simple "bulb" that has light output notably equal to metal halide, i.e. it is incredibly strong. One hobbyist on central is using 3 of these bulbs over a 56 gallon column and is experiencing phenomenal sps growth.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Anjiro http:///forum/thread/382637/led-light-question#post_3340820
Meowzer, the bulb mentioned fits in a standard socket and is essentially five LED's set into a bulb shaped heat sink. It is a simple "bulb" that has light output notably equal to metal halide, i.e. it is incredibly strong. One hobbyist on central is using 3 of these bulbs over a 56 gallon column and is experiencing phenomenal sps growth.
So are you saying it can fit into a desk lamp socket? Or do you need to buy a special light to put it in
 
wangotango

wangotango

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They will fit in any standard socket. Most people use track lighting systems to house them (as long as they can house PAR38 lamps, which are larger than the standard incandescent).
Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/382637/led-light-question#post_3340822
Quote:
Originally Posted by Anjiro http:///forum/thread/382637/led-light-question#post_3340820
Meowzer, the bulb mentioned fits in a standard socket and is essentially five LED's set into a bulb shaped heat sink. It is a simple "bulb" that has light output notably equal to metal halide, i.e. it is incredibly strong. One hobbyist on central is using 3 of these bulbs over a 56 gallon column and is experiencing phenomenal sps growth.
So are you saying it can fit into a desk lamp socket? Or do you need to buy a special light to put it in
 
J

jstdv8

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I just have mine on onem of those clip on lights in my fishroom.
Its not drywalled in there yet, so I just have it clipped to a stud thats located near the tank.
Ive got SPS in there and zoas right now, light is pretty nice.
 
spanko

spanko

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IMO the 5050 bulbs you have are perfect for the kenya and mushrooms. If you want to go to a frag tank where you are growing out some SPS and LPS then looks into the new.
2x24 t5 light fixture can be had for under $100.
PAR 38 bulbs are around $90.
If it were me I would do the t5's for a frag tank.
JMO
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Quote:
Originally Posted by spanko http:///forum/thread/382637/led-light-question#post_3340937
IMO the 5050 bulbs you have are perfect for the kenya and mushrooms. If you want to go to a frag tank where you are growing out some SPS and LPS then looks into the new.
2x24 t5 light fixture can be had for under $100.
PAR 38 bulbs are around $90.
If it were me I would do the t5's for a frag tank.
JMO
Thanks Henry....you know how idesa flow thru my head....LOL....things are growing and I have no where to put them or bring them :(
SOOOO I figure if I have a place to keep them for a while, I can either ship some out, or see if my notsolfs is back to full operation and if he will take it....I can always use the credits for supplies....LOL
 
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