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Correct. This is a typical re-branded, mass produced, low quality fixture. A quality LED fixture will generally emit a similar amount of energy...
Glad to hear everyone is enjoying and excited about the lights :)
How's it doing now?
I tend to agree. :)
Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have about making the switch! :)
There is not necessarily anything wrong with having the option to dim - it's just when aquarists start playing with the controls on a daily, weekly,...
Your CRI/color rendering with 2:1 RB:CW's cree emitters is going to be somewhat lacking. ><
Sure, the emitters might last 10 years (if properly installed as per manufacturer specs) but will the drivers, soldering, PCBs, fans, etc? You get...
Dimming is also stressful to coral because it changes the wavelength of the light...and corals don't have eyes, and are only aware of a compensation...
Yep, the PR-25's are actually really powerful...but could work if mounted at a sufficient height, especially for shallow-water SPS species.
Looking forward to seeing your pics of SPS under those ML7's ;)
Let me know when the coralline growth explodes on you ;)
Very nice, I love the hanging hardware!
"Brightness" usually refers to relative luminosity, or how bright something appears to the eye, which has nothing to do with how effective it is for...
Well said, Mike, and the points you made are exactly why we try to offer as much info about our lights is possible, and always welcome questions. :)
I'd love to see these spectrographs you speak of :)
They all look the same because they all use the same emitters: Cree emitters that emit about 50% of their output in spectrums useless to coral, and...
Very detailed specs of our diode and overall lamp output are available on our website, including spectrographic data for individual diodes as well as...
All specs, including luminous efficiency and the spectrograph of the full light is listed on our website. And yes, our fixture is more efficient...
No spectrograph, no info on the electronics or optics...not worth it IMO.
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