LED sps cube build

[BigTuna321]

nice tank

 

[saltwater creep]

i payed 79.99 per tube for the 24" lights the 48" are 129.99 the actinic light are slightly more... i really dont want this to turn into a selling thread ill be more than happy to go into great detail about the lights in a pm

 

[al abaqueta]

You have done nice job with your setup. Impressive.

 

[Jeff]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13937811#post13937811 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by saltwater creep
i payed 79.99 per tube for the 24" lights the 48" are 129.99 the actinic light are slightly more... i really dont want this to turn into a selling thread ill be more than happy to go into great detail about the lights in a pm

Thanks. I dont want to go there either but I was curious as to the cost. I should have PM'd you in the first place about it. Years from now we will all probably be using LED's or another form of low energy lighting and laughing about the metal halides we used to use.
The tank is looking great .

 

[saltwater creep]

thank you for all the complements

 

[saltwater creep]

here are some pics i took tonight

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[saltwater creep]

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[saltwater creep]

now some fish

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[saltwatermadnes]

Looks great keep us updated with how those LEDs are for growth and such..

 

[saltwater creep]

i will do monthly pics for growth on the corals and keep everyone updated on the coral color and health under the led lights and i wil post a killawatt with the total wattage of the lights and of the whole tank im going for the lowest wattage for an sps tank

 

[saltwatermadnes]

Sounds great, looking forward for the next update keep up the great work

 

[Mykel Obvious]

Nice setup!! Love the stand and those lights are killer!!

What ballast(s) do they use? And did my eyes deceive me or do they only use one lead per bulb end and no endcaps at all? Any temperature issues with those tubes (are you running a fan in the hood, etc)? Pricey, but cool as all get out And really not any more expensive than a comparable ATI Powermodule

It might be interesting to do a mix of those with some T5 actinics (just to cut the cost down a bit)... hmmm, got me thinking now :lol:

Can't wait to see the update

(PM me with any info on the lighting you are willing to share... I'm researching an update to my crappy 384 w PC system)

 

[saltwater creep]

the led lights dont use a ballast at all simply attach one lead at each end and plug it in. I didnt use end caps but any t8 one will work. no heat at all produced

 

[Philwd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13934660#post13934660 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by saltwater creep
cutegeko3 i got the leds at exotic aquarium in california http://www.exotic-aquarium.com/index2.html under sun-bright leds

nivram i have had the corals under the led lighting now for 3 months and i would say its the same growth as metal halide

am3gross the truck in the 3rd pic is a pull behind trailer

MGB i had the same thought as you will they work for sps ? and i was really surprised with the results. Exotic aquarium has had the leds for about a year on a 55gal with lps and anemones then they set up a 55 sps with all L.E. pieces and they looked really nice and grew fast.. i was still alittle cautious utill i saw the par meter it was very very close to 250w metal halides so i jumped in and built the tank around the idea of having leds for the main lighting and so far everything is loving the light

Interesting light. Which 250W was your LFS comparing to? How far down did they measure and did they do any side to side measurements?

 

[Cody Ray]

Something to aspire to!

 

[mrme]

A buddy of mine is using solaris right now, with decent results.
I did not believe it until this thread.

 

[saltwater creep]

the lights they tested were 250w hamilton reef stars with the factory ballast w/14k they tested top middle and bottom of a 20" tank i have a per meter coming next week to see what i can get compared to my main tank that is using halides and vhos will keep everyone posted

 

[SHOmuchFUN]

Looks great. I'm anxious to see how those LED tubes work as my tank is also 20" deep.

 

[beetlenut33]

Those LEDs will not work long term. They are low power and don't produce any decent light output. Forward current is about 20mA.

If you want decent LED lighting, you need to pay a pretty penny for high power LEDs (1A max forward current).

I am tagging along to see the long term results of the coral under those lights.

 

[mrme]

I can't wait for them to come out with 10w leds.