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04-02-2011, 06:21 AM
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J&L is trying to get their SPS LED tank to look good for a year now and still cant get it done.
And even after they ripped it off to pieces and rebuild it all, it is still looks mediocre at best! SPS just does not look good under their LED; unhappy, bad color, bad polyp extension. Until i see at least three tanks that will show excellent SPS results similar to MH lighting i am not sold on LED at all. 
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04-02-2011, 06:26 AM
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04-09-2011, 07:42 AM
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http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/vt...8+Inch%29.html May be its because this is the frag tank.. who knows but maan... they just cant get it to look good and Corals are definitely not happy there. i have seen many frag tanks that look way better under regular MH DE and or SE and corals look fantastic. Sure LED is a cool new toy but i prefer to have better looking corals then a fancy light fixture.
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04-02-2011, 06:28 AM
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I love my led setup over my tank it is a DIY though.I had to play with height and lenses to get it to my own liking.
i only had it over my reef for 3 weeks now.(yes i know its still early but so far no problem and i am driving the led to their max) So far no ill effect polyp extension of the SPS corals is there and the growth is fine although on 2 of my encrusting SPS its spreading like crazy 3weeks with just under 1/4" on all sides.
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04-08-2011, 07:27 PM
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K3 Dimmable LED's - anybody know the par value on these fixtures?
I have a 18" deep SPS tank and wondering if they would do the job?
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04-08-2011, 08:01 PM
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Orphek PR-156 - Missed these guys in the original writeup but they are also on my short list now. Pretty nice looking lights that will do just about anything you want them to. They are completely programmable BUT NOT dimmible. They are also modular similar to the pythons so you can position them over the bracing of the aquarium with little light blockage. System is updatable and upgradible when it comes to lens, and led choices (not 100% sure about the controller, but it would be nice if you can download updates to it). These guys almost satisfied every point I had, but the lack of controller features and no dimmability will get them taken off my list. They have been around for a while with quite a lot of info to be found on the net, most of which is very positive.
More Info: http://www.orphek.com/index.html(no Canadian Supplier Yet) PR-156W Lights x 2 ($1800)(Approx 300 Watts)
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04-08-2011, 08:07 PM
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Not sure about the PAR value on the KEY's you'd have to get in touch with them or Eric from the link I provided. He's quick to respond, but can be hard to understand...
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04-08-2011, 11:00 PM
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This is gonna be good. I had a chance to get my hands on a "premium quality led light system" but it really didn't turn out like I have expected it. It was really a shame since I had high hopes for them. I would love to see what you get and what kind of result you are gonna get from them. So mysterious.
 I think out of all the choices you have listed here, vertex will be one of the top picks, but I would still wait till they come out with a few more color options like red or green to complete the full color spectrum. just my 2 cents.
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04-09-2011, 12:28 AM
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Simply design-wise I like the modular fixtures because of the ability to move the lights around. That way if you want more intense lighting you can move the pods closer to eachother or off to one side. I find with the amount of light in my tank (halide+T5) that I have several corals I am constantly trying to find a better place to shade them from the intensity.
Last edited by Myka; 04-09-2011 at 12:34 AM.
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