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07-14-2010, 01:55 AM
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I have already emailed Reef Brite to request any info that they have on PAR output. We do have a copy of the spectral output of the strips, but right now its a printed copy with a small graph.
As for PAR output, these strips are supposed to have double the PAR output of an ATI Blue Plus with reflectors, but as for actual numbers I dont have those on hand at this time. I dont suppose anyone here has a PAR meter? Here is a link for the Reef Brites being used as a suplimentation on a large tank for you: http://reefbuilders.com/2010/01/04/r...-feet-of-reef/ And here is another link to them in action on a deep tank with tons of halide lighting: http://reefbuilders.com/2009/12/18/r...ep-reef-tanks/ Last edited by PFoster; 07-14-2010 at 02:06 AM. 
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07-14-2010, 01:58 AM
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We have sold a few of these ReefBrite strips and so far I have been pretty impressed. We have a few in stock and a few more on the way from Reef Wholesale if anyone is interested in purchasing.
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07-14-2010, 02:13 AM
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Do you have a pic of one of these running on a tank Ian?
I do have a comparison pic I can post. Here is a picture of one of the acans in our coral bed. On the right side you see what the piece looks like under a ATI Power module running with 4 Blue Plus lamps only (whites were off for the pic). The left half is the ATI Blue Plus + 1 Reef Brite LED strip.
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07-14-2010, 02:17 AM
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Wow, great pictures, the increased fluorescing of the Coral is very noticeable. I don't have any comparisons but I can work on getting some for you. There was an article on Reef Builders not too long ago that showed a 300+ gallon tank lit by nothing but ReefBrite strips.
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07-14-2010, 02:19 AM
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07-14-2010, 02:48 AM
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I have one 48" blue on order from Ian and should have it running within a couple of weeks
 Cant wait to see how these look!. Ill be using them as actinics only and am not expecting any par out of them but it would be a plus. I will be runing them with 2 250w xm 10k's
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07-14-2010, 05:36 AM
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Yup, for actinic supplementation LEDs are second to none. The royal blue ones really make the corals pop.
As for running these at 3W I would suggest not to. As you mentioned heat is the killer of LEDs. These are enclosed and passively cooled and that is why they are underdriven. They would probably burn out quickly if run at 3W. So unless he can open upo the housings somehow and add a bunch of fans to cool them I would leave them running as is. If somebody something that runs at higher power but is still budget oriented the Maxspect units may fit the bill or build a DIY array which will be the cheapest option but the most work. The commercial fixtures that are properly cooled and run the LEDs at full power are very pricey right now.
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