Are you happy with your LED's???

[ensquire]

Originally Posted by Pirates_Gold

Hey Mike, I am no expert and do not know what you are wanting to keep. PAR readings with one of the 72W modules to a 42" depth should be okay for some species, but knowing their specific lighting requirements and placement become key. A pair of these LED modules will definitely be stronger and so allow you to keep more light demanding species. That said...there are other LED fixtures that will provide more light, but will also put a larger dent in your pocket book.

To start, the tank will have some LPS, fish and anenomes. But if I'm going to invest in anything in the lighting department beyond my 6 Bulb T5 fixture I may as well work under the assumption that SPS will be involved down the road. Currently my lighting will hang 4" above the tank in a canopy.

[mark]

good idea for a poll

[Pirates_Gold]

Originally Posted by ensquire

To start, the tank will have some LPS, fish and anenomes. But if I'm going to invest in anything in the lighting department beyond my 6 Bulb T5 fixture I may as well work under the assumption that SPS will be involved down the road. Currently my lighting will hang 4" above the tank in a canopy.

Remember that the AquaIllumination LED's are modular. Just my opinion, but if I was in your shoes...I would purchase make an initial purchase of a single LED module, controller and 22" rails. Then run it for a while. If you want more punch later, just order another single module, slide it on the rails and daisy chain them together. I forgot to mention that is another cool feature of theirs....expandable and as my budget can afford them.

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by doch

Never thought of that. hahaha. Hey, it's an anonymous poll... somebody could admit it, but nobody would know it!

yeah...
except for the most important person of all....themselves.

[Pirates_Gold]

Originally Posted by gobytron

even if there are some regrets, you're unlikely to find too may people willing to admit to a 2000 dollar mistake...

Perhaps, but then you would expect to see them being sold off too...and I don't see too many used LED fixtures for sale.

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by Pirates_Gold

Perhaps, but then you would expect to see them being sold off too...and I don't see too many used LED fixtures for sale.

first off, there arent that many around and in reality, one would need to accept the error of their ways before putting the item up for sale...

even then, could you sell the item to someone else in good conscience?

[mark]

be nice of those who voted UNHAPPY stated why...

[nlreefguy]

I switched from 250 MH over my 50 gallon to 36 Cree XP LED's DIY. Totally happy with the looks of it, the dimmability and the flexibility of color combos. It grows my corals like nothing else and is upgradeable if I want. The only thing is that the colors of some of my corals changed when I went from MH to LED. Some for the better, some for the (in my eyes) worse. And when you turn those LED's on, you have to turn them way down because if you don't they'll burn some of your corals. Also, I love the fact that I no longer need to worry about heat and have my controller turning my MH on and off all day due to over-heating. Overall, I'm very happy - my tank has never looked better.

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by mark

be nice of those who voted UNHAPPY stated why...

you wont get anyone posting Mark. i bet

[Doug]

Very happy, so far, with my SWC Extreme led unit over my 20g tank. I,m finally getting some colour and growth from the few sps I have.