Unboxing of XP-E 60 Watt CREE LED Light

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by ktz216, Feb 11, 2011.

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  1. ktz216

    ktz216 Flamingo Tongue

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    I see. That's very interesting. I'll keep the lenses positioned that way and see how my corals respond.
     
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  2. ktz216

    ktz216 Flamingo Tongue

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    Light in action.

    The light is over my 20 gallon long frag tank for now.
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    Both blues and white LEDs on at minimum.
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    At 50%.
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    Maximum.
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    A few pics of corals in the tank.
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  3. 2in10

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    Very good write up, the light is very intense on max, it will be most interesting to see how your coral react, congrats
     
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  4. steve wright

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    Great to see the prize in such good use, in such a short space of time

    excellent feed back ktz216
    it is a fine looking unit and the pictures of it in action does indicate it throws a lot of light into that frag tank of yours

    Steve
     
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  5. ktz216

    ktz216 Flamingo Tongue

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    It sure puts out a lot of light! The corals were under PC lighting before, so now I'm acclimating them to the new light on the lowest setting.
     
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  6. SkyFire

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    Very Cool. Thanks for the write up.
     
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  7. nicodim55

    nicodim55 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    what is the light spread on these?
     
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    Here are the par readings, with both the blue and white leds combined, being tested in a 36" x 36" aquarium area, with the light on the highest setting.

    48" depth: average of 270, peak of 380
    36" depth: average of 350, peak of 450
    24" depth: average of 600, peak of 650
     
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  9. nicodim55

    nicodim55 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    So will 2 be enough for a 52x28x24 tank?
     
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  10. mike007

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    Looks really nice! How close are those photos to what you actually see? Is it a lot more blue?

    Is that aquaclear filter a fuge? ::) LOL
     
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