Not to rain on anyone's parade, but I had my 10w emitters turned way down and still burned some of my corals until they adapted to LEDs. I can't imagine trying to light my tank with 100w emitters. They'd have to be dimmed almost off at first and the corals right underneath would really take a beating I think. (I talked about 100w emitters with my LED buddy & he is of the same opinion that they'd be too powerful for our application).
Lots of people thought I was a little crazy going with 10 watters and now they're going with 100w emitters?
I would also ask the manufacturer what kind of warranty is on those since they are well over $100 each. At least with the 3 to 10w, you're looking at only a few dollars per, so if one burns out early, it doesn't hurt.
According to the thread, they recommend one 100w emitter per 2' x 2' area. For 10w emitters, I use roughly 7 so 70w at full power. The advantage is that if one of mine burns out, the light from neighbouring emitters covers for it. With these 100w emitters, using only 3 over a 6' x 2' tank, if one burns out, a third of my tank is dark.
Just something to think about. With less than 20 out of the needed 50 emitters ordered, I doubt that this gb will actually take place anyways.
Does anybody have a link to a reef tank that is actually using 100w emitters? I think hearing someone's personal experience with using 100w emitters over their corals will be the best info for this new technology.
Cheers,
Anthony
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