LED hood

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by lsteele, Dec 16, 2007.

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  1. lsteele

    lsteele Plankton

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    I'd like to know if leds are worth looking into thanks.:confused:
     
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  3. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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  4. lsteele

    lsteele Plankton

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    thanks for the link
     
  5. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Pretty nice with an astonishing price tag unfortunately! Maybe in the future the price will drop, but till then sticking with my halides!
    I know...the electric bill! hahaha-no, its not that bad
     
  6. jasno999

    jasno999 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I hear good htings. I think if they are as good as talked up to be they are definitly worth it. I will wait so they are out for a while before I really think about them jsut to make sure they don't have any issues.

    The price tag is huge and I think it will come down but probably not a lot. YOu have to think about the overall price tag when you look at them. There is a huge up front cost but they last for a very long tiem so you don't have to spend money on new bulbs and they use a lot, a a lot less electricity so you save each and every day on your electric bill.

    I wish that somebody would do a analysis on the costs for a halid system and a LED system over a 1-5 year period...
     
  7. Hoverman

    Hoverman Astrea Snail

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    not to mention they dont get hot so no need for Chiller so that my help offset the cost if you havent purchased a chiller yet.
     
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  9. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    the converter on them gets hot just not the bulbs or i guess their called anods