they are $30 max for a 10W LED I found some as cheap as $15 with free shipping. They also come in 20W and 50W, which is rediculously huge and go 3500-4500LM, pretty HUGE though. These are sold in every color spectrum, why they are a big deal for saltwater tanks right now.
I was trying to find a pic of it or the thread where it was discussed before. It might have been archived already. I went back through my posts and it only goes back up to 2011.
Couldn't really comment on that, depending on how you mount it. If you have it set up where you can raise it depending on your need, then it might work.
I have researched this a bit. My understanding was that the 10 watts are okay for normal depth tanks. Deep tanks such as mine, a 125 would need the 20 watt ones. In my case I would need ten of them for a 6 foot tank so for that cost its not that great for me. When my cash flow allows I will be going with the aqua ray 2. Minimum cost for lights alone would be 270.00 I have not seen actual pictures of these led floodlights mounted only just heard of it being done.
Really interested in these floodlights as they cheap here in uk, can get A 10 watt for about £10 , i have built a wooden hanger above my tank which these lights could be screwed to pretty easy and the bracket lets you adjust to the angle accordingly , would these be any good for a 16" deep tank?
Someone needs to get one of the lights, then measure the PAR vs distance and distance from the centerline under the light. Only then can anyone say what it will do on any given size tank. If anyone has this data please pass it along here.
I'm about to get 16 10w and grow something even if they dont work for my tanks. I am so excited they have cheap ones in the US they are RGBW color and have a remote control for $21 shipped. I really wanna have some NON planted tanks with nice ambiance lighting.
900 LM for a 10 w the 100w are 8000LM I believe there are so many different kinds. Careful make sure they have the LM value listed when you buy off ebay alot of defects on there.
Well I found another forum where people are using this with great success. Apparently for tanks up to 18" deep you will need one 10 watt light every foot. In my case a 125 I will need either 3 or 4, 20 watt flood lamps. I just need to build a hood.
For tanks over 100 gallons I saw people using the 50W or even the 100W. I just ordered 2 for $45 shipped. Cant wait till they get here Tuesday, I will post pics and everything then.
I've got one of those lighting my 10g. It's suspended about 3.5 inches above the water surface. I wish I had a PAR meter so I could share data with you all. I am growing a whole lot of Java Fern and a bit of Staurogyne repens.
I just ordered a 10w off eBay for 12 dollars shipped I'm gonna play around with it a little on my 10g low light experiment/qt tank I will post updates.
It would be great of I could use these on my 72g bowfronts.
This is why I bought one....this could be a great affordable led option for everyone. Of course there is probably a reason everyone isn't already doing this.
It requires DIY and many rather just buy fixtures and plug them in.
If they burn out or fry on you, good luck actualy getting a replacement.
For the low cost where a 36" bulb T5HO, it would be worth it if it lasts the long usage and never having to replace a lamp. Even spiral CFLs aren't that cheap.
I believe most come with bare wires that you would need to solder to a power cord. At least the one I ordered has bare wires. I have a ton of spare PC power cords so that's not a big deal.
Not saying this is difficult to do but not sure how many have a soldering iron.
If the unit I get works and I don't fry the LED, I plan on using a Kessil A150 gooseneck clamp.
Well I have a soldering iron but I'm horrible at soldering(go figure a certified TIG welder that cant solder) hopefully mine plugs into the wall. I'm putting mine in my wire shelf rack....I will probably just attach it to the top shelf with zip ties lol
I got the light today of course it has no plug........
Can I just splice a plug on to it? Or do I need some sort of converter?
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