Upgrading from t5's to LEDs

[College fishman]

I just bought 2 taotronics dimmable fixtures. They are going on my 90. I have a 48" t5 fixture right now with 4 bulbs, 54watt each. Now should I worry about burning my corals and should I light acclimate?

 

[DanS180]

I just bought 2 taotronics dimmable fixtures. They are going on my 90. I have a 48" t5 fixture right now with 4 bulbs, 54watt each. Now should I worry about burning my corals and should I light acclimate?

Definitely light acclimate. Maybe start the lights at 10% and gradually/weekly turn em up a bit more. Basically the same thing I did with my 90. I have 1 165w dimmable fixture(eventually have 2).

 

[College fishman]

Yea I deff am going to acclimate. I've been reading and it seems to be the main thing. I don't wana burn my corals

 

[DanS180]

Yea I deff am going to acclimate. I've been reading and it seems to be the main thing. I don't wana burn my corals

As long as you don't have too much light too fast, you'll be fine

 

[College fishman]

I hope these LEDs are as awese as everyone says they are!

 

[DanS180]

I hope these LEDs are as awese as everyone says they are!

I enjoy mine very much. How many watts are they each?

 

[College fishman]

132w taotronic LEDs

 

[DanS180]

132w taotronic LEDs

Yeah you'll definitely like them

 

[Animal-Chin]

Ya i love mine. Sps love them too! I started at 50% and now run them on full. Some coral have to be in the sand caouse they are just too strong. Keep an eye on your existing coral and if you see some fading move them down a while...

 

[College fishman]

Awesome, can't wait to get them! They are supposed to be here tomorrow! So excited!

 

[Reefer4eva]

Hey if you can let me know how they are that would be great I'm most likely ordering the 120w dimmable for my 29 nanotube as well as a complete overhaul on the whole thing including a new stand

 

[College fishman]

Just got them today, and they are SO BRIGHT! Im gonna work on hanging them tonight. Ill get some pictures tomorrow forsure. I think I'm going to use 4 separate timers to turn the blues on about 20 mins before the whites come on.

The only thing I don't like about them is that the LEDS won't power down less then 40%

 

[College fishman]

That's my Instagram, follow if you like lots of awesome pictures! Haha

But got my LED's they are awesome. Not sure what to adjust them to so I got them on like 60% blue and 40% white

Ghetto rigged the mounting stuff, ill do a better job when I move. I like I'm though!

 

[Daniel Fishy]

Looks tight!

 

[College fishman]

Thanks man. Deff a lot nicer of a color and very VERY bright

 

[MichiganReefKeeper]

Just got them today, and they are SO BRIGHT! Im gonna work on hanging them tonight. Ill get some pictures tomorrow forsure. I think I'm going to use 4 separate timers to turn the blues on about 20 mins before the whites come on.

The only thing I don't like about them is that the LEDS won't power down less then 40%

Welcome to the LED club. I switched about a month ago and had some coral issues. My suggestion is to run the blue and white at 40% if that is as low as you can go. Every two weeks kick it up about 10-15%. better to be safe. The par change is hard on the corals.

 

[College fishman]

Alright will do. Thanks man! I love um so far!

 

[Reefer4eva]

I seen a lot of the 120 watt dimmable's on eBay that says the same as taotronics.anyone buy one of these and can verify this
LED Aquarium Grow Light Lighting Lamp Dimmable Coral Reef Fish PAR38 120W Watt | eBay

 

[mwilliams]

Following along here.. very interested in the tatronics fixtures.

 

[Reefer4eva]

Following along here.. very interested in the tatronics fixtures.

Same here ...I'm going rimless on my 28 biocube and really don't like the look of hanging it from the ceiling