Are you happy with your LED's???

[Pirates_Gold]

Originally Posted by ensquire

On a 42"H x 18"W x 22"D tank, would I need two of the AquaIllumination LED Modules or would one do the trick ?

Hey Mike, I am no expert and do not know what you are wanting to keep. PAR readings with one of the 72W modules to a 42" depth should be okay for some species, but knowing their specific lighting requirements and placement become key. A pair of these LED modules will definitely be stronger and so allow you to keep more light demanding species. That said...there are other LED fixtures that will provide more light, but will also put a larger dent in your pocket book.

[ensquire]

Originally Posted by Pirates_Gold

Hey Mike, I am no expert and do not know what you are wanting to keep. PAR readings with one of the 72W modules to a 42" depth should be okay for some species, but knowing their specific lighting requirements and placement become key. A pair of these LED modules will definitely be stronger and so allow you to keep more light demanding species. That said...there are other LED fixtures that will provide more light, but will also put a larger dent in your pocket book.

To start, the tank will have some LPS, fish and anenomes. But if I'm going to invest in anything in the lighting department beyond my 6 Bulb T5 fixture I may as well work under the assumption that SPS will be involved down the road. Currently my lighting will hang 4" above the tank in a canopy.

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by doch

Never thought of that. hahaha. Hey, it's an anonymous poll... somebody could admit it, but nobody would know it!

yeah...
except for the most important person of all....themselves.

[Pirates_Gold]

Originally Posted by gobytron

even if there are some regrets, you're unlikely to find too may people willing to admit to a 2000 dollar mistake...

Perhaps, but then you would expect to see them being sold off too...and I don't see too many used LED fixtures for sale.

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by Pirates_Gold

Perhaps, but then you would expect to see them being sold off too...and I don't see too many used LED fixtures for sale.

first off, there arent that many around and in reality, one would need to accept the error of their ways before putting the item up for sale...

even then, could you sell the item to someone else in good conscience?

[mark]

be nice of those who voted UNHAPPY stated why...

[nlreefguy]

I switched from 250 MH over my 50 gallon to 36 Cree XP LED's DIY. Totally happy with the looks of it, the dimmability and the flexibility of color combos. It grows my corals like nothing else and is upgradeable if I want. The only thing is that the colors of some of my corals changed when I went from MH to LED. Some for the better, some for the (in my eyes) worse. And when you turn those LED's on, you have to turn them way down because if you don't they'll burn some of your corals. Also, I love the fact that I no longer need to worry about heat and have my controller turning my MH on and off all day due to over-heating. Overall, I'm very happy - my tank has never looked better.

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by mark

be nice of those who voted UNHAPPY stated why...

you wont get anyone posting Mark. i bet

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Pirates_Gold

That depends on the depth fo your tank and width of your tank, however, lighting requirements also depend on coral and clam placement. If your tank is only 24" wide, I would suggest 8 of the AquaIllumination LED Modules. I have seen the 30" and 36" wide tanks where 2xmodules are required for ample light coverage. Mine is 30" deep and still getting excellent par values at that depth. The tank is SPS dominated, but do have Clam and Carpet Anemone in the sand bed. All are doing fantastic for 1.5 years now.

My tank is 96x24x24 how ever i have3 a light mover that i can use so on my tank now I'm using 3 x250's on a 96 " tank.