LEDs.. have they arrived yet?
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I went with led for my biocube for the long term savings, no bulbs to replace, lower electrical bill, and lower temps.
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Running 4 AI sol blue on my 220g at 50%..... this is my first large tank set up. So i went ahead and went with LED from the start ... outstanding integration with the APEX ..
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no not at all ... no running long ways not front to back ... Rock in in the middle of the tank and not touching the glass on any sides .. so no need to light up the glass...
I was running them at 80-100% and was bleaching everything in the tank ... LPS would not open up at all .. now i run them at around 50% and everything is growing well. even SPS I let the corals let me know how much light then need and don't pay attention to PAR
I was running them at 80-100% and was bleaching everything in the tank ... LPS would not open up at all .. now i run them at around 50% and everything is growing well. even SPS I let the corals let me know how much light then need and don't pay attention to PAR
While LED pricing is still not ideal...the time to move may be now!
Keep in mind your current MH or T5 fixture still has demand in the market place and you can still easily get some bucks for them. I think there is a window here that will close when the price of LEDs hits the price everyone's looking for. At that point your current fixture will be headed for the closet with your old PC fixture and the old bio-balls.
If I had the time and the extra cabbage I would be building one now!
I hope to begin a build this year.
Anyone want dibs on my 72" 4x250 halide fixture?
Keep in mind your current MH or T5 fixture still has demand in the market place and you can still easily get some bucks for them. I think there is a window here that will close when the price of LEDs hits the price everyone's looking for. At that point your current fixture will be headed for the closet with your old PC fixture and the old bio-balls.
If I had the time and the extra cabbage I would be building one now!
I hope to begin a build this year.
Anyone want dibs on my 72" 4x250 halide fixture?
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Basscyn,
100% agree with you on led they are not perfect .. I actually perfer the look of mh/t5 combo
Reds are not a crisp under led's although greens are unreal ..
The fact that I don't have to run a chiller ... Low cost to upkeep and run and love the integration on my apex made my decision to go with AI's
And running them at 50% helps a little bit on the power bill
100% agree with you on led they are not perfect .. I actually perfer the look of mh/t5 combo
Reds are not a crisp under led's although greens are unreal ..
The fact that I don't have to run a chiller ... Low cost to upkeep and run and love the integration on my apex made my decision to go with AI's
And running them at 50% helps a little bit on the power bill
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I'm still not impressed with the LEDs as coral specific lights I guess. Aside from all the hype i VERY often see folks go LED.. and sell them 6 months later because they ended up not being happy w them.
I think WE WANT LEDs to work... but I'm still not convinced.
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I think WE WANT LEDs to work... but I'm still not convinced.
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I've been running Mazarras on my 180 for a couple of months now. I'm very happy. If you plan your aquascape accordingly, you can use less AI or other modules to light the tank. Like LivingRoomOcean did, just light the reef not the whole tank. I started with 3 modules using wider optics, and everything did great. I'm up to 5 modules now, which has allowed me to go back to narrower optics. From a cost perspective, I replaced a 1000-watts of light with 300-watts. And I eliminated a $270/yr bulb replacement. I just hope the units I went with are built to last.
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Markv;724580 wrote: I've been running Mazarras on my 180 for a couple of months now. I'm very happy. If you plan your aquascape accordingly, you can use less AI or other modules to light the tank. Like LivingRoomOcean did, just light the reef not the whole tank. I started with 3 modules using wider optics, and everything did great. I'm up to 5 modules now, which has allowed me to go back to narrower optics. From a cost perspective, I replaced a 1000-watts of light with 300-watts. And I eliminated a $270/yr bulb replacement. I just hope the units I went with are built to last.
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Hey Marc,
Is that a DIY set up?
I'd like to see some details. I like the way you configured the units so the would point where you need them.
My LEDs came in today and im both anxious and nervous at the same time. Read conflicting things about coverage, cyano outbreaks, burning corals, etc... Any info on replacing an 8 bulb t5 fixutre with 2 of the black box common leds would be appreciated, i.e there not controllable so should i run them for 5 hrs insted of 8 from the start?
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You could do something like 2 hours on, one hour off (and repeat three times) for a week or two, then bump it up to two periods of 3 hours and so on.
Worked great when I was acclimating my corals from old 175w MHs to new 250 MHs.
Worked great when I was acclimating my corals from old 175w MHs to new 250 MHs.
i made the switch last sunday and couldnt be happier.i wanted to see acros grow under leds before i switched so i was tank sitting for Ryan[Rskillz]over the summer and saw first hand the growth and color.it was great!so that made me put my almost brand new ATI 8 bulb fixture in the closet and build my own leds.i really love the control you get and cant beat the shimmer.
