LED Comparison

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by mginster, May 14, 2013.

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  1. mginster

    mginster Plankton

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    Does anyone have any links to actual tests people have performed comparing CREE vs Luxeon vs Bridgelux etc?

    All I ever see is theory and opinions and google has proved unfruitful.
     
    mginster, May 14, 2013
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  2. oyf709

    oyf709 Bristle Worm

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    I think it is a bit harder to say which is 100% better than the other. For White, I think Luxeon can sustain higher current which means the output is a lot higher than other brands, but I know CREE RB is great, and as far as for bridgelux, most companies using them for the color/UV diodes as CREE's RGB or UV diodes is not that great for coral keeping. I heard this from many ( 8 different manufacturers) I think even brand name like vega and Ecotech are using OSRM or EPISTAR or semiLED for color diodes instead of full CREE
     
    oyf709, Jun 3, 2013
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  3. Flaring Afro

    Flaring Afro Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Last time I checked was a year ago and Phillips had a better LED than Cree did with spectrum and pricing, but these things change fast. You should be able to download a pdf of any of the LEDs which shows light output at voltages as well as the light spectrum.
     
    Flaring Afro, Jun 19, 2013
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