Mars Aqua Chinese LED review (Ebay)
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firebirdude
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I almost pulled the trigger on some UV LEDs too. 395nm. I've already got the violet 420nm on the way. Figured maybe I'd do a couple of each. But I backed out at the last second. Just gonna do the 420's first. We'll see how the corals like it. I'm betting it'll be fine. I'll post up.
garygonzales
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Why cover them with black tape when you could simply swap them out and make use of the light???
I've got 3 basic boxes that I pulled all the reds and greens out of for neutral whites and would never go back...
thats what i thought to why cover em up..lol... what neutral lights did you go with.??(leds) and why not the uv.s....
garygonzales
Member
I just put the order through... for the 300W one. I am so glad this things are working great!
thats the one i have ...love mine......
DavidinGA
Active member
I bought off eBay from China.
It might have been this seller: http://m.ebay.com/itm/321850386128?_mwBanner=1
They were 4000-4500k neutral whites and work great.
Notice I run a hybrid led +T5's so I didn't opt for uv as that's covered in the t5 bulbs already.
Swope2bc
New member
Simply to avoid redoing the LEDs for the time being. No other reason. I've yet to do it, just a passing thought...
garygonzales
Member
ooo ok thats cool...i dont have that so thats why i thought id go with taking out the reds and greens and put in purple uv in its place..thinking i would get the same results....thanks for the info....
garygonzales
Member
im laughing cause im doing the same...lol.....
DavidinGA
Active member
Ya that would still be much better than the reds and greens imo
im thinking of adding some led lightning to my tank, i keep 2 t5 bulbs and want to add 1 or 2 of those mars aqua LEDS.
got a few questions maybe one of you can answer me i will read the thread now and mabye i get the answers myself.
Can i programm like Sunset,Sunrise and are there different programmable settings like 40% output in the morning and 100% midday and 60 in the evening with more blue light.
How high is the Energy Consumption, if i dim the lamp to lets say 60%, is it still 165Watt or lower like 100Watt? is there maybe a list of power usage?
Is there a Mount included to fix it on the tank or on the ceiling?
as info my tank is 100 cm length x 70 width and 50 x height.
which model would you recommend this 165W ones http://www.ebay.com/itm/165w-MarsAq...ull-Spectrum-LPS-SPS-Coral-Reef-/370857093101 , is that the newest model?
got a few questions maybe one of you can answer me i will read the thread now and mabye i get the answers myself.
Can i programm like Sunset,Sunrise and are there different programmable settings like 40% output in the morning and 100% midday and 60 in the evening with more blue light.
How high is the Energy Consumption, if i dim the lamp to lets say 60%, is it still 165Watt or lower like 100Watt? is there maybe a list of power usage?
Is there a Mount included to fix it on the tank or on the ceiling?
as info my tank is 100 cm length x 70 width and 50 x height.
which model would you recommend this 165W ones http://www.ebay.com/itm/165w-MarsAq...ull-Spectrum-LPS-SPS-Coral-Reef-/370857093101 , is that the newest model?
garygonzales
Member
most of the ebay fixtures are manual controlled i think,,,
sorry i meant something else but i already got the answer.
my important question if i dim the lamp to lets say 60%, is it still 165Watt, i read that its only about 120Watt anyway or will it get lower like 80Watt?
firebirdude
User and Abuser
Wattage is a unit of power. If you dim the panel, you're reducing power. You can reduce it all the way down to 1 watt if you want.
garygonzales
Member
+1 on this....turning down the lights is turning down the power so less consumption.........i dont think nobody uses full power anyways..lol...
I will be...but my tank is 43" tall
firebirdude
User and Abuser
Damn! 43" ain't no joke. That's for sure. Keep the optics on for sure. I'd like to see some PAR numbers down that low if you have a meter.
garygonzales
Member
right !! i suppose there are some exceptions...lol...
Swope2bc
New member
You may not get the par you desire at that depth, consider 60° optics and a slightly smaller spread on the lights to get that depth. How big is your tank!?
