LEDs and electricity savings

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by fresh

I presume he meant you will most likely upgrade to LEDs for the purposes of dropping temperature for example.

Yap that's the whole point of LED. Save your reef during the summer and the versatility and aesthetics that LEDs give

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Yap that's the whole point of LED. Save your reef during the summer and the versatility and aesthetics that LEDs give

Maybe that's just your whole point to LED? Mine was solely to reduce evaporation. Nothing more. Sure, they're growing on me, but my point was not your point. And yes, I'll save money as I was changing 3 Radium bulbs every 9 months.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Maybe that's just your whole point to LED? Mine was solely to reduce evaporation. Nothing more. Sure, they're growing on me, but my point was not your point. And yes, I'll save money as I was changing 3 Radium bulbs every 9 months.

Water evaporates to cut down the heat isinit? Like a closed top will evaporate less and rise up the temperature more than a open top. In that case, the heating issue is justified

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Water evaporates to cut down the heat isinit? Like a closed top will evaporate less and rise up the temperature more than a open top. In that case, the heating issue is justified

I don't even know what you're saying here.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I don't even know what you're saying here.

"This change of phase (from a liquid to a gas) requires heat, called "latent heat". When water evaporates, it removes heat, lowering the temperature of whatever the water was in contact with. For both water and land surface, most of this heat energy comes from the surface, not from the air. "

Ref: http://www.weatherquestions.com/What_is_evaporation.htm

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

"This change of phase (from a liquid to a gas) requires heat, called "latent heat". When water evaporates, it removes heat, lowering the temperature of whatever the water was in contact with. For both water and land surface, most of this heat energy comes from the surface, not from the air. "

Ref: http://www.weatherquestions.com/What_is_evaporation.htm

Yes, having several years of physics, I understand evaporative cooling. I still don't know what you're talking about. Probably best if we leave it at that

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Yes, having several years of physics, I understand evaporative cooling. I still don't know what you're talking about. Probably best if we leave it at that

As always, I might have not been able to clear up my point I meant that LED plays a very important role in terms of reducing heat by saying "Save your reef during the summer" and you wrote you prefer LEDs because of evaporation which also falls in the heat issue. That was my point. Man I need to get better at how I write

Originally Posted by subman

but when did Mrhasan turn from the biggest led fan to having to debate how crappy they are in led threads.

Haha. I was never the biggest LED fan nor did I ever say that leds are crappy. Infact, given the chance and financial possibility, I would move to LEDs because of all the options they give. And my point was/is/will never be that "leds are crappy" (other than some fixtures which are really really crappy!). My points always is that LED cannot save you money; atleast for now It just lowers electricity bill (given that you are not replacing the saving with something else ), helps with issues related to heat and gives you more options.