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View Poll Results: Are you happy with your switch to LED? | |||
Happy - Switched from MH to DIY | 7 | 12.28% | |
Happy - Switched from T5 to DIY | 6 | 10.53% | |
Happy - Switched from MH to store bought | 19 | 33.33% | |
Happy - Switched from T5 to stor bought | 8 | 14.04% | |
Unhappy - Switched from MH to DIY | 0 | 0% | |
Unhappy - Switched from T5 to DIY | 0 | 0% | |
Unhappy - Switched from MH to store bought | 4 | 7.02% | |
Unhappy - Switched from T5 to store bought | 5 | 8.77% | |
Happy - this is my first light | 7 | 12.28% | |
Unhappy - this is my first light | 3 | 5.26% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 57. You may not vote on this poll |
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Wayne his tank is 4' tall ? Wow.
When you get a chance please post some pictures, I'd love to see those. I did see those Cannons when they first came out and thought that might be a good way to get into LED's but unfortunately even at $600 versus money already spent for the existing halides it will still be a while before I pull the trigger on the switch over but I'd still love to see them in action besides just the usual promotional stuff out there. Thanks!
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orphek and Kriesel (sp?) make multi chip LED cannon that uses a mix of different colors vs. the Ecoxotic solution which uses one color. Meant to be a halide replacement (ie. strong point source light).
keep an eye out on Dave Fason of Nano Box. He's a hobbyiest doing some CRAZY custom stuff with LEDs that he's trying to bring into the mainstream market. http://nano-box-reef.com/blog/?categ...me=nanoboxnews the NANO Pulsar looks pretty awesome and might be something you big tank folk may want to consider vs. a $5000 fixture. He's got a pretty sweet controller (Ryujin)designed for the system as well. |
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This really is irrelevant, like I said earlier you can beet this argument to death as everyone has a different example of how much they spend on bulbs and energy and how much they would invest in a new fixture, also have to consider if they are replacing a fixture or setting up 100% as used fixtures can pull in some cash to speed up the return but regardless completely dependent on each person.
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Least we forget that it's worth paying more for a superior solution. It is not necessary to recover costs or break even. Better is simply better.
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Couldn't agree more. I have no concerns over what I'm going to spend over the next 5 years, for me, it's MH all the way. It's what I like, it works for my setup, I've had great success and I have no reason to change. Better is simply better!
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I am staying with MH at this time as the LED tech is changing so fast and being still relatively new, I am still not totally convinced of it's reliabllity. Everyone says that they are good for 5 years but I do not see the warranty reflecting that. In addition, with the price of LED dropping (especially from things coming out of Asia) I am willing to wait it out.
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