i can go into a looooong post about moonlights,being i've been introduced to them from a couple of researchers/developers of them,
bottom line: a LED from the public sector is no way close to the light temp, output etc, as moonbeams(as least the true ones,)
technically , moonlights are not even LEDS in the true sense(again the real ones)
i've seen MANY examples of moonlites, and seen quite a few in action, you are not going to get the light output from a general LED like you would a moonlite type emmiter
if you want a light set up that will give true "moonlite " emmisions ,AND glow up the whole tank , and not just a weak ,poor,faint glimmer that does not reach the bottom of the tank,the only two examples i can suggest is:
Marc Weiss's line(only thing i would ever get from him)
and PFO's MH mogul socket fixture,,,
i've seen the results from testing /comparing a lot of moonlites out there,,,these are two of only a select number of ones that are worth spending my money on.
two things you want out of moonlight fixture , correct moonlight light(which you prob will not see) for nighttime polyp extension,and a light to "see" the tank at night
the two aformentioned products DO that,,a lot of the others might do one or the other,,,
BTW: between you , me , and the skimmer,,,shhhhh,,
expect to see lighting that will equal Metal Halide color, intensity, still have the "ripple effect", in the next year or so,,,,,
little if any heat, VERY low power consumption,full color temp thru out the life of the emmiters,and loooooong life to boot, and it won't be a gazillion "lights" to do this,,,
only down side to these are gonna be intitial cost, but compared to MH bulbs, and their cost ,and replacement schedule, power consumption, heat etc.in most cases it'll be cheaper (greatly) over the life of the new setups on the horizon....
No, i'm not selling them, or have any investment in this, just a guy who has been in the know, by being in contact with thoses that are in the research/development of these lights....
geeez, it DID turn into a looooong post

sorry
WOW, looks like i EARNED my 3000th post,,,,finger cramp. finger cramp
