mdaniel2882
Aquarium Advice FINatic
As you can probably tell by my last several posts, I am obsessed with LED fixtures. I seem to be one of the few that are interested in this but here it goes. I talked to the guys at Reefledlights.com and they said to expect the cost of LED's to be about 1/2 of what they are now in 6 months. If you are interested at all in LED's you need to check out this sight.
Reef Led Lights
They have a DIY retrofit kit that will cover a 36" tank for about $400.00. (a 72" tank would take 2) That is under $800.00 for a full dimmable LED system!!!
If you want to know how bight the LED's are in MH terms, each bulb is a little better than 12 watts on a good MH light. ( spacing and layout matters) 3/4-1 inch is a good rule of thumb.
It turns out though if you constantly dim and brighten you lights it could reduce their life by up to 90%.
Cree just released a true actinic 3w LED
It turns out there are some LED's made overseas that blow Cree out of the water.
Guys, this is the wave of the future. I REALLY wished we could get a decent discussion going on this one.
Reef Led Lights
They have a DIY retrofit kit that will cover a 36" tank for about $400.00. (a 72" tank would take 2) That is under $800.00 for a full dimmable LED system!!!
If you want to know how bight the LED's are in MH terms, each bulb is a little better than 12 watts on a good MH light. ( spacing and layout matters) 3/4-1 inch is a good rule of thumb.
It turns out though if you constantly dim and brighten you lights it could reduce their life by up to 90%.
Cree just released a true actinic 3w LED
It turns out there are some LED's made overseas that blow Cree out of the water.
Guys, this is the wave of the future. I REALLY wished we could get a decent discussion going on this one.