WTB LEDs

SLewis

Clown Fish
M.A.S.C Club Member
#1
So im looking to DIY my own led configuration and i am looking to buy just the LED bulbs. hoping around 1w. do you have any spare you are looking to get rid of decent prices or know where i can get them?
 

dvenson

Dolphin
M.A.S.C Club Member
#3
IMO LEDs are over rated and the technology still needs some improvement. If this is for a small system the 1w ones may work but if your tank is more than 20 inches deep better go with 3w. I tried the LEDs for awhile and was not that impressed with growth. Many people are on this led craze right now but I have switched back to T-5 and couldn't be happier.
 

Fitz19d

Bat Fish
M.A.S.C Club Member
#4
Theres some hit or miss on spectrum and such. I think for some people it's other things affecting their success. That there are people out there with good LED tanks is without a doubt. I think some make the choice based more on the heat/long term cost rather than which grows 15% faster.

I wish I had the unlimited funds to play around with LED vs halide vs t5 on my own and maybe find good mixes of like 70% one thing, supplement with another.
 

kio707

Tang
M.A.S.C Club Member
#5
WTB LEDs

I know mrsaltweater on youtube did this. There was a huge tank, All the same corals on each side. One had MH, while the others ran LEDs. The biggest difference was SPS, as far as anything else, couldn't tell a difference. I run LEDs and have had success. IDK, guess it's personal preference IMO.
 

aztecdreams

Bat Fish
M.A.S.C Club Member
#6
WTB LEDs

I went from 250w 14k Mh to LED. Growth is the same but color did change on Sps and LPS. Loved my MH but it made my basement got and muggy
 

xxHLTxx

Detritus
M.A.S.C Club Member
#7
i went from a 400w metal halide to LED and couldnt be happier. less power, less swing in PH in the day/night times and less heat issues. with that said, like Aztec said, the color did change, but for me my growth has spiked with the LED. Halides were good and i had t5HO prior to the halide... IMO people r dumb with LEDs and without a dimmer you're asking for issues. switching from t5 or halide to LED needs a dimmer, its a different spectrum and light penetration. Put the LED on low, feed corals more often and get them used to the light, then increase it over a 1-2 week period and viola. Thats what i did and sps, lps and softies all loved it and stay open from 2 minutes after the led turn on until 5 minutes after the led goes off... havent seen brighter colors and faster growth under any other fixture IMO
 
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