L.E.D. Lights

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  1. CoralQueen

    CoralQueen Feather Duster

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    the dimensions are 36X18X17
     
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  3. CoralQueen

    CoralQueen Feather Duster

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    had i gottten MH i would have gone with 2 150W
     
  4. Dingo

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    led's will work great on that tank. you are going to want to get:
    12 CREE XP-E royal blue
    12 CREE XP-G cool white
    1 Mean Well LPC-35-700W constant current driver (for the blues)
    1 Mean Well LPC-60-1050 constant current driver (for the whites)
    a heat sink to attach them all to

    this can all be done for about 250-300 after shipping. The color temperature for the above fixture will be about 12k-14k depending on if you place lens on them and your spacing of the individual led's

    btw, this will be plenty strong enough for sps also
     
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  5. jmik26

    jmik26 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    You might want to consider dimmable drivers. I don't own corals so I can't give much advice but from the research I was doing people had to acclimate there corals by turning down the leds for a while. RC and NR has tons of threads on the subjects... Jeff
     
  6. hanginten

    hanginten Astrea Snail

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    Got a little more info, I am currently waiting on info on shipping costs, dimensions of the fixture and pricing for other wattages.

     
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  7. Dingo

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    dimmable drivers are a PITA to wire... also twice as much. but if you have the wiring skills then its def better to go that way
     
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  9. CoralQueen

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    let us know if you order any Hanginten! I am a little leery about ordering things from overseas... that is where it would be coming from right? and did you have to call them to get those prices? i noticed on the link it said $10-$1000...
     
  10. hanginten

    hanginten Astrea Snail

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    Some more info:
    Did some googling on the dimensions of the fixture and it seems these are all over the place.

    I think I will end up going with a U.S. based retailer, less headaches and the price for 120w will end up being just a little more.

    www.LEDwholesalers.com - High Power WHITE + BLUE LED Aquarium Reef corals grow light

    This retailer also has a store on ebay, these fixtures can be had for under $275.