New LED light strip

**NJAquaBarren** · 11-01-2009, 05:02 PM

Foxfish. This is great. Lower running cost, cool, long-lasting and light more directly focused into the tank.

Please keep us posted on progress. What did you replace with this?

AB

foxfish · 11-04-2009, 09:49 PM

Well I have used all sorts of light over the years & I was using a 250w metal halide last year then I went to T5s.
I still have 120w of fluorescents, the led is placed above the foreground as a supplement & to test its effect.

I was in B&Q today & I noticed that they now sell a range of replacement GU10 bulbs, I bought a 3.7w 3 xLED bulb.
Cost about £11.00 & seems to be very efficient!!
Previous B&Q 1.1w LEDs that I have bought were not very bright but this one seems to have three very bright diodes in the bulb & really does produce a bright light.
(B&Q = hardware store)

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NJAquaBarren Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 168	Foxfish. This is great. Lower running cost, cool, long-lasting and light more directly focused into the tank. Please keep us posted on progress. What did you replace with this? AB Last edited by NJAquaBarren; 11-01-2009 at 07:42 PM.

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11-04-2009, 09:49 PM	#17 (permalink)
foxfish Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Channel Islands England Posts: 71	Well I have used all sorts of light over the years & I was using a 250w metal halide last year then I went to T5s. I still have 120w of fluorescents, the led is placed above the foreground as a supplement & to test its effect. I was in B&Q today & I noticed that they now sell a range of replacement GU10 bulbs, I bought a 3.7w 3 xLED bulb. Cost about £11.00 & seems to be very efficient!! Previous B&Q 1.1w LEDs that I have bought were not very bright but this one seems to have three very bright diodes in the bulb & really does produce a bright light. (B&Q = hardware store)

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