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08-20-2008, 10:35 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Virginia Beach
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LED lights
Wow, these are amaz-za-zing!
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08-20-2008, 10:54 PM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: south of Dimples
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and steep. a cool solution that draws little power, but still a bit unproven in the hobby and a pain in the wallet book (though, if you're an accountant, you'll appreciate the potential long-term electrical savings, which may help you justify it).
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08-20-2008, 10:55 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Montana
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I really like the features on the latest models. The cloud, sunset, sunrise features sound really cool.
They've seem to have proven themselves; people that have bought them, love them. Still too expensive for me tho, probably on my next tank.
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08-20-2008, 11:11 PM
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Wants a bathroom monkey
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Springfield MO
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all I can say after looking at those is does anyone wanna buy a kidney?  |
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08-20-2008, 11:17 PM
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So Where Is "Dimples"???
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Sure enough the new Solaris rock...I know two folks who have them and love them.
I've seen a few folks do some DIY with LED's with mixed success...you need to really do your research though...they are not hard to work with if you have a little bit of electronics know how, but you need heat sinks and a few things to be done right or you won't get the long life out of them, which kind of defeats the purpose.
I've been researching myself for some time...I have a project house that will be on the market in a few days, and once it sells I hope/plan to use some of the "income' to build myself some type of LED lighting.
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08-21-2008, 07:26 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wharyat
I really like the features on the latest models. The cloud, sunset, sunrise features sound really cool.
They've seem to have proven themselves; people that have bought them, love them. Still too expensive for me tho, probably on my next tank.
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I agree,it needs to come down.
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08-21-2008, 08:10 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Tropical Michigan!
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Until the price point comes down, those are not worth the money. I'm doing a DIY LED retrofit on a scrapped out Coralife 20" fixture with a regulated power supply, two constant current drivers, 8 Cree XR-E blue LEDs and 5 Cree XR Q5 white LEDs.
The Cree Q5's put out roughly 214-228 lumen at 1A (per unit). Over a Nanowave9, I'm expecting my 13 LED array to absolutely SMOKE a 175MH as far as PAR value. Cost? About 1/5th the cost of a commercially built LED unit.
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08-21-2008, 02:21 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Virginia Beach
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I'n sure the price will come down more. I remember PC fixtures being outrageous and metal halides were at the $1000 mark when they came out.
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08-21-2008, 03:39 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Montana
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It's to be certain the price will come down. It's still in the realm of "new technology" and people are unconsciously buying them. 
PFO is probably around 50% profit on these things.
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