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Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by kerr, Dec 21, 2011.

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  1. kerr

    kerr Plankton

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    Are there any good read's about LED lighting for the home aqurium? may be im old school and just think MH and VHO are the cat's meow! LOL!
     
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  2. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    i used to be like that until i bought an led fixture and realized even a moderate quality led light fixture has much more output than some of the best halides.
     
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  3. kerr

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    Thats what im thinking I see some people are using them and I bet it chops the light bill down a lot
     
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  4. NanoMano

    NanoMano Gigas Clam

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    definitely saves money long term on bills and bulbs, plus you get more color spectrums with them. If I went LED I would Do DIY or The AI SOL, those to me are the 2 clear best choices. think about it, if you have one MH @ 250w thats a lot of consumption already, where as one 75w AI SOL (i think they are 75w) is like 60-70% more efficient.
     
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  5. brunoboarder244

    brunoboarder244 Torch Coral

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    and have higher par output as well so better growth :)
     
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    nc208082 Zoanthid

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    Reefledlights.com has a bunch of great stuff on LEDs. Do a search for LEDs in this forum and you will come across tons of great info.
     
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  7. kerr

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    ok right now im running 2 175 mh and 2 110 vho on a 90 i wanted to go with 250's and want mostly sps and lps in my tank because i had a chance to tare down my tank and re do it i gave all my soft corals away but a little nerves the LED's wont keep them for long
     
    kerr, Dec 22, 2011
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