Are you happy with your LED's???

[chewie]

I know this thread is about aquarium specific LED systems but I just cannot come up with the $ for a complete set up. I am currently running mh on both my systems, have a fan built into canopy on both and have no problem with temp. I am however going try some cheap led strip lights from ikea to compliment my atinics. Going with this one to see how diferent colors look in the tank, maybe as moon lights.

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/50192365

Will update on my opinion of them once installed

[intarsiabox]

I think I might buy a cheap LED setup from ebay to try over my nano. I took down my 90g tank due to moving of which I had 2 250W MH's over it. The tank was on the main floor and never got above 80 degrees even during the summer. No fans just open top. Evaporation was only about a gallon a day. I used a Belize Sun fixture that does a really good job of venting the heat. I see a lot of heat complaints using MH and this seems to be the biggest advantage for some over LED's but I think a well designed MH fixture won't add much heat to the tank either in my experience anyway.

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

I think I might buy a cheap LED setup from ebay to try over my nano. I took down my 90g tank due to moving of which I had 2 250W MH's over it. The tank was on the main floor and never got above 80 degrees even during the summer. No fans just open top. Evaporation was only about a gallon a day. I used a Belize Sun fixture that does a really good job of venting the heat. I see a lot of heat complaints using MH and this seems to be the biggest advantage for some over LED's but I think a well designed MH fixture won't add much heat to the tank either in my experience anyway.

Ya that is what I am thinking about i have a nano too and thinking what cheap LED would work. I want to grow my Ricordia's in the nano. Thought about those LEd screw in bulbs that you can get from Home depot they are 21w soft white thou.

[RuGlu6]

Originally Posted by chewie

I know this thread is about aquarium specific LED systems but I just cannot come up with the $ for a complete set up. I am currently running mh on both my systems, have a fan built into canopy on both and have no problem with temp. I am however going try some cheap led strip lights from ikea to compliment my atinics. Going with this one to see how diferent colors look in the tank, maybe as moon lights.

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/50192365

Will update on my opinion of them once installed

Got these lights today from Ikea. only good as a moon light but for $40+tax its a little to much for a moon light, the light goes right back to Sweden (China)
Did not even make a dent when main light is ON even when actinics only are ON still couldn't even notice any change.
Don't bother with this one.

[chewie]

Thanks for the heads up, was going this weekend to pick up. How deep is your tank, how high above water did you mount etc...?

[RuGlu6]

Originally Posted by chewie

Thanks for the heads up, was going this weekend to pick up. How deep is your tank, how high above water did you mount etc...?

My tank is 24" high less sand and 1" below the rim so say 22" of water.
I held it right on top of the central brace about 1.5" above water.
At that point there was no visible change.

When ALL (MH and actinics ) were off it was interesting to see what LED color brings out what in the tank while changing the LED from white, yellow, green, light blue, blue, pink to red.

If you still planning to try it out, it is on the display at Ikea but not on the shelve. Talk to the pple in the Lighting dep. they will print out a pick up form. Then after you pay at the front, you can pick it up at the main level by the furniture pickup area past the returns desk. I had to wait for at least 15 min to get it though.