Websites for DIY LED projects?

[porpoiseaquatics]

I know some have been mentioned in the recent LED threads but I can't seem to get our Search to find them. Thus, I'll just post it here and see what is responded. I thought I'd heard of a site, reefled.com but when entered, that gives me nothing. I'm interested in exploring other LED options and one of those is building my own.

 

[db366]

One that is all the rage right now is http://www.aquastyleonline.com/">http://www.aquastyleonline.com/</a>

They ship from china and use no name ballast as well as bridgelux instead of Cree but they have good feedback on both nano reef and RC.

 

[hunterfreeman1]

+1 on rapid led

 

[hunterfreeman1]

please post pics

 

[lilrobb]

dorkyreefin08;712225 wrote: honestly u have to put twice as much leds from bridgelux to match the same intensity n pars as the crees because of the wattage. i have a kit from aquastyleonline.com for my 15g. and have rapidled kits for my 5g and 56g have to say that my 5g put my 15g in shame . I'm using 18 leds bridgelux for the 15g and using 5 crees led for my 5g and 24 cree for my 56g. if u like i can post a pics on here

Both CREE and Bridgelux use the exact same wattage, what exactly makes the CREE better?

 

[lilrobb]

dorkyreefin08;712260 wrote: well i have 2w brideglux led n cree 3w and not the same wattage if i was to use the driver from the china it will not power up n wat make cree better is that their par is high enough to reach more than 24inches deep where brideglux u really can't, i would say that bridgelux leds is only good for if u using for a tank that is 12in deep imo

You are aware that Bridgelux makes 1, 2 and 3W LEDs, right?

When you compare apples to apples (3W to 3W) - you will see that there is no notable difference between the two...

 

[hunterfreeman1]

ya they are both 3W led's and they both look pretty much the same but that just might be because of the pictures i have always leaned towards cree but bridglux is just so much cheaper

 

[lilrobb]

I hooked a par meter to a test array of 10 XP-E and the same setup with 10 Bridgelux.

I can't comment on heat or how hard they "worked" - what I can say is that for a fraction of the cost, the Bridgelux provided within 3% the same PAR...