The future! LED or Plasma? Here's LED!

[ralph atl]

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/5/aafeature">http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/5/aafeature</a>


looks great! I guess I would need two over a 48, but 50,000 hours of light=10-20 years!

what ya think?

 

[texhorns98]

Are you sure you would only need two? That only covers 32 inches of your tank. I have NO idea when it comes to LEDs though!

 

[gnashty]

I havent looked at the plasma yet but these look interesting indeed. I would need at least 4 of these so its a little pricey still for me - plus my fixture is only 6 mo old.. Theres no way to change the bulbs once you buy it? that would be a big drawback...

 

[mcphock]

Looks like an interesting fixture. I'm hanging around the fringe market for LED, so I love seeing new things like this! What I do not love, however, are websites that embed music that is set to auto-play.

 

[savingnemo754]

JBJ just released a 28 gallon LED. I was look at getting one to try the LED thing. I'm still not sold 100 percent on LEDs.

 

[snowmansnow]

The thing with the LED lamp lifespans is that we REALLY don't know yet how long they will last in an aquarium environment.

IN a dry test environment we know they CAN last that long, but they just haven't beenaround long enough to REALLY know.

That being said.. I think LEDs will rule soon. MY DIY array is really... well... pretty awesome. I wish I had a way to measure the PAR vs my Aquactinics T5