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![]() so an LFS is selling these LED fixtures for 600 bucks
http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-pets-acc...AdIdZ279462828 it says its 86 watts. but does anyone know if these are any good? |
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![]() they wouldnt be good for corals. They are using SMD leds which have a very low output. Great for a Fowler or fresh water tank.
if you are on a budget this will be one of the cheapest coral growing solutions; http://reefkoi.com/index.php?main_pa...57b7347a76d1d9 |
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![]() thats exactly what my thought was but the guy at the store was telling me that this 86 watt fixture is equivalent 600 watts of metal halide light (obviously iffy)
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![]() yeah i am sure someone will buy them not knowing otherwise.
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![]() The address seems to be Aqua Giant
these lights doesn't even have an on/off switch... IMO not worth $600 take a look at the Vertex Illumilux 48inch is only like $470 |
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![]() Most people say that 1 watt leds are useless , they dont have the power to keep good par numbers lower in the tank . Notice how everyone with diy is using 3 watt leds its not because they are cheap its because they work .
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![]() you do realize the Cree LEDs every one is using in the DIY units are SMD LEDs also which happen to be soldered to a star. the only reason the average DIY person doesn't use SMD is because toy need to be able to reflow solder them to use them and that takes some special equipment.
so we spend an extra few bucks per LED to have them pre soldered to a star pad which makes it easy for us to use. Steve
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![]() sorry i have always seen those large flat yellow squares referred to as SMD leds. Do the crees look the same without the bubble on top? They look so much smaller - like you can see the yellow element on that kijiji fixture in the pic - if the crees were not on stars without the built in optics you wouldnt be able see them right?
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