LED Lights

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by alexander, Oct 10, 2009.

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  1. alexander

    alexander Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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  2. kalandra

    kalandra Flamingo Tongue

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    well i read the specs and it got me intrested in that light . very nice indeed . i would love to hear some success stories from our people with working with led fixtures befor i invested tho ... i would also like to know how easy the individual leds blow and are they replacable . im currently dealing with a light fixture i cant get repaired .
     
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  3. sailorguy

    sailorguy Torch Coral

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    LEDs are probably the future for reef lighting,but cost is still very high.The unit in the link gives a dimension of about sixteen inches wide and I would be very skeptical about it lighting anything but a very small reef tank sufficiently.For your needs I would look into T-5.
     
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  4. alexander

    alexander Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Yeah 1 wouldn't be enough. I should have mentioned that I would get 2 of them. And maybe some of the small led strips to fill in the dark spots.

    I might just build one myself though...

    Here is a good write up on a DIY LED fixture:
    DIY LEDs - The write-up - Reef Central Online Community
     
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