New PAR 30 rapidled bulbs

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by kss2801, Jan 22, 2011.

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  1. Zimmy71

    Zimmy71 Bristle Worm

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    Do you have a picture on how you have them set up over your tank?
     
    Zimmy71, Jan 24, 2011
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  2. kss2801

    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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    I'll take some for you when I get home. I just used clamp lamps from amazon.
     
    kss2801, Jan 25, 2011
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  3. kss2801

    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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    I got the pics for you Zimmy. Let me know if you anymore questions.

    My t5 unit kinda hides the clamps.
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    You can see the clamp here
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    kss2801, Jan 25, 2011
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  4. rc_mcwaters3

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    Looks good :)
     
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  5. kss2801

    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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    Thank you. k+
     
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  6. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    do you think that they would be as good by them selves or with t5 or halides asisting them?
     
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  7. kss2801

    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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    Well I don't have a PAR meter but to the eye they look extremely bright, I would definitely need a few more bulbs for my tank if i wanted to go that route though.
    The biggest problem though would be getting the dusk/dawn effect b/c these bulbs aren't dimmable. I saw RapidLed just released some new bulbs, I don't know if they will be dimmable.
    I think t5 are a good option with these because of the colors you can achieve and the low heat of both units. Running halides would kinda defeat the purpose of these LEDs IMO.
     
    kss2801, Jan 26, 2011
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    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    agreed
     
    rc_mcwaters3, Jan 26, 2011
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  9. BoBo65

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    hey kss2801 how do these look by themselves?? so they still light up the tank pretty good w/o the t5's on??
     
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    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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    Yes they do, but i don't have enough of them to run them alone on my tank. I could get a video of them alone if you like. Let me know.
    The other thing about running them alone would be getting the dusk?dawn effect.
     
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