LED panel from LED wholesalers.....

[mr_x]

i can't find the thread where someone brought this -
http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/...&productId=370
to my attention.
i ordered one, and it came today. my finds, so far, are as follows:
it's very cheaply made. some white caulk or epoxy was left on the cord.
it's not very bright either. i don't have any light spectrum metering equipment, so i am going to experiment with a few corals. under the panel of LED lights, i have placed(under approximately 1"-2" of water) a few zoos, a couple palys, a small frag of acan echinata, and a piece of digitata.
the LED panel is approximately 5" from the water surface.
at first glance, i don't even think this will be strong enough to light my refugium, but...who knows. when i point the panel towards me, the LED's are somewhat blinding, but again, the tank doesn't look very bright.

here you can see the difference between my current nova extreme pro, with only 2 daylight bulbs in it, and the led fixture under it-

 

[wangotango]

Got a PAR meter by any chance?
-Justin

 

[nano reefer]

why pay 50 bucks for that?

 

[rushprop]

The fixture looks kinda cheezy. Too bad, seems like a solid idea, but total bummer when it arrived. Keep us posted on how it turns out. The least they could do is put it in a nice looking housing, im sure it wasnt cheap and a sweet housing is costing them probably $5more.

 

[mr_x]

Originally Posted by Nano Reefer
http:///forum/post/2704592
why pay 50 bucks for that?
exactly why i started this thread. i am the guinea pig for this piece of crap.
to answer your question- people pay 4 grand or more for those solaris lights..and when a few people saw this advertised, they started a thread about it.
i think it's going to end up underneath the cabinet in the kitchen, to light the stove

 

[abe]

the difference between that and aquarium lighting is that that fixture uses 5mm LED's. All LED lighting for aquariums should be high-power LED's. I have the Solaris LED and its extremely bright.