Show Us Your LED Tanks

[freezetyle]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I looked at one of these the other night, and wasn't impressed. The spacing on the bulbs causes a flicker between the blue and white lights in the shimmer you get through the water. Also, the indivudual pods of lights were too far apart, causing different areas of brightness, even over individual corals near the surface.
I also looked at a DIY light and was much more impressed.

Brad, does some one here on the island have one? I wanted to take a look at one in person for some comparisons.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by freezetyle

Brad, does some one here on the island have one? I wanted to take a look at one in person for some comparisons.

Ya, Gareth's mother-in-law has one.

[Lego]

I think madreefer was talking about me... all good. Here is how the conversation sparked. I have a 120g 4' x 2' x 2'. I have a ballast that is no good anymore. so I need a ballast.... I also need bulbs as I am due for new bulbs... I would need two... Most likely need a new pendant for my new ballast I have to replace... maybe... maybe not.

But lets pretend for argument I'm a newbie and I have to get new stuff to get my tank running.

$70 for a bulb
$130 for a pendant
$140 for a ballast
_________
$340 for 250w setup on the cheaper end......

4' tank I should be running 2... so I'm $680 now.

Vertex is just releasing in Feburary a new LED setup that is $500 or $580ish can't remember right off the top of my head for the 4' bar. No controller to make a pretty lighting storm as I wouldn't care for that anyways. Also a MH can't do that unless were starting them up for the split second you might get one

I can also add more bars if need be.... 60,000hrs of life 2 year warranty.

I think the cost is coming inline as in start up costs.

Now let pretend cost isn't the concern right now... just the growth of a health aquarium we are all suppose to have I don't like killing corals and it is also killing my pocket book

Who is seeing growth from the LED lights?? how long have you had them? can you show a photo? Just to help us on the fence people. I believe in MH but looking for a longer term light.

[Jackie]

Left: Weipro LED
Middle: KEY Aquarium LED
Right: Marineland Reef LED

[Nebthet]

This is no where near 100g but here is my Led lit tank now in CUC added mode.
It uses 3 par38 spotlight leds.
1 27w IceCooLed (Oceanic Corals for purchase) 12k (but looks like 10k to me)
2 21w Nanotuners 12k

[Jackie]

That's why I decided to try them out side by side.
Left: Weipro is the cheapest but not even close to acceptable. Money wasted.
Middle: KEY Aquarium LED, entry level LED. Color is good and soft coral is growing fast. I got a small Birsnest frag and will see how it does. BTA is doing ok too.
Right: Marineland Reef LED. Newly setup, need more time and more frags to test, but color is not as good as the KEY.

Originally Posted by Jackie

Left: Weipro LED
Middle: KEY Aquarium LED
Right: Marineland Reef LED

[mseepman]

Originally Posted by Jackie

That's why I decided to try them out side by side.
Left: Weipro is the cheapest but not even close to acceptable. Money wasted.
Middle: KEY Aquarium LED, entry level LED. Color is good and soft coral is growing fast. I got a small Birsnest frag and will see how it does. BTA is doing ok too.
Right: Marineland Reef LED. Newly setup, need more time and more frags to test, but color is not as good as the KEY.

So on the Key LED light, did you order the CREE version or did you go with their standard non-cree version. Which Key LED is that?

[Jackie]

It is the CREE version. 72cm wide version.

Originally Posted by mseepman

So on the Key LED light, did you order the CREE version or did you go with their standard non-cree version. Which Key LED is that?