Wave point led

[350gt]

Okay so I bought this http://www.wave-point.com/Lighting_folder/LEDHOClampLight.html From Louis at elegant in the 10k spectrum.. I had been eyeing it at other stores for awhile but never pulled the trigger.. Then I saw robs tank with it but in the 50/50 spectrum and he said he was pleased so I figured I would give it a try....

I really wanted the 6500 daylight spectrum but Louis had the 10k and 50/50 in stock so bought the 10k anyway to give it a try... Coming from a 5000k cfl that grew my stuff like weeds I was a bit worried that I wouldn't get as good of growth, in the 1 st week I was really worried.... It's been maybe a month and I noticed my fuge was almost all filled.... I can say I am very pleased..

I was pleased with the cfl but with limited space it was about a 1" off the water and I was nervous anytime I put my hands in there....
here is the last day on the cfl.... Again about a month ago...
http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww125/gsrt5/3F4B074E-4C0C-4926-A9A2-B09F140AF8D1-1992-000002145B78D7D1.jpg


and today..

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww125/gsrt5/35C83FE8-1AD7-4E6E-8214-5461A8C592EC-354-000000277FC188DF.jpg



I definitely recommend this light to anyone wanting to cut back on heat or space. I am planning on taking mine off the clamps and mounting to the top for easier access...

[Big_Pun]

thanks tony i may be switching over going to give current led light 2 more weeks and go from there.

[Cammed_02]

Good to hear man, I was wanting one for a pico tank I picked up but I was worried that it may not grow coral.

Looks to be pretty stout for sure. This the 12" version? How many watts?

[350gt]

I like it.... I'm sure the 65k will grow stuff even faster..... But the 10k works for me and rob likes the 50/50....


i say it's worth the money.... Louis wanted me to tell him how this light worked... I am sure there are others that wondered.

[350gt]

12"-16 watt 10k daylight....

Check out that link, they have a smaller version and different color options.

[Big_Pun]

i may wait for the 65k 24 inch strip to comeout!!
http://www.wave-point.com/Lighting_folder/LEDHOLightStrip.html

[350gt]

I was going to post that....

The strip would have worked better for my too.... All this light is a basically a strip with a mount.. Which is why I'm going to remove the clamp...

[Big_Pun]

I was going to post that....

The strip would have worked better for my too.... All this light is a basically a strip with a mount.. Which is why I'm going to remove the clamp...

my sump has a euro brace across front so can clamp a light

[350gt]

I'm just zip tying mine to a brace on the top of the stand...


next tank will have a stand way bigger than the tank..... Working with limited space SUX!

[Big_Pun]

I'm just zip tying mine to a brace on the top of the stand...


next tank will have a stand way bigger than the tank..... Working with limited space SUX!

look into a cube design sump like louis and i designed for my tank, now he stocks them. mine is 24x20, saved so much room under my stand and i only havea five foot tank. i have 10g ato kalk reactor inside there, two external reactors and storage racks

[Scutterborn]

I've had this light on my sump for a few months and it works very well.


- Ben -

[rrasco]

I still need to pick me up one of these. I want the 50/50 so I can try and run xenia down there.

[Scutterborn]

Robert, do you feel the Xenia would prefer the blue?

:)


- Ben -

[rrasco]

I have no idea. Blue will put out more PAR, but I'm not familiar with what spectrums xenia would need.

[Scutterborn]

I was being silly.

:)


- Ben -

[rrasco]

Oh. Yeah, I knew that....

I think you CAN grow coral under just blue, it would just look weird to us; I think.

[Mr Cob]

Big fan as well, hope you don't mind me posting some pics of the 50/50 for those interested...



The 12" 16-watt 50/50 version on my 85g fuge:


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7277/7580730028_477f360bb5_c.jpg



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8429/7580731610_c049531fe0_c.jpg



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/7580734904_dbef2b6aea_c.jpg



I had to dremel out the lip on the sump for the clamps to fit...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7275/7580728578_03a41cd232_c.jpg

[Mr Cob]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8008/7580737828_d1d8dd075d_c.jpg

[koa25]

I got the 12" 50/50 on robs recommendation and i love it. Illuminates my fuge great. That dragons breath o got from you, Tony, is growing like a champ under it. Not as good as my 65k florescents. But still darn quick.

[rrasco]

Hmm. Would the clamps fit on a tank with trim? Say, a 40 breeder?

[350gt]

Yes they open pretty wide.... I'm sure it would work.

[350gt]

And rob, you have to be flagged for having that clean of a sump...

[Mr Cob]

not sure rrasco...but I'm sure you could mod something to make it work, as you can see above I had to dremel my lip down on that sump.


lol Tony...you should see it now...looks like poo-poo

[rrasco]

If I have to mod it I may as well wait and get a strip light to mount above it. Or build my own since I could probably do it for half the cost. I need to build an LED fixture for my FOWLR anyways.

[Mr Cob]

an option for you and not for me lol, If I could I would but I can't so I didn't lol.

[koa25]

It won't fit on the lip of a 40breeder. My sump on my 40 system is another 40. Won't fit over the lip. I attached it to one of my baffles instead.

[rrasco]

Not sure I have an available baffle. DIY it is I guess. A few 1W LEDs driven directly off a DC power supply should do the trick and for a bit cheaper.

[koa25]

AH MAN!... i feel like an idiot. I was opening my cabinet door to take a pic of how i had it mounted and knocked a container on it and it pushed the light into the water. Fried it. 16887 fail!:at_wits_end:

[350gt]

dANG!!!!!!!!!!....

[Flyride95]

Man that really sucks :(...

[rrasco]

Ouch. It's probably fixable, if anything, the driver might have fried. The LEDs are still good though. Should be anyways. Let it dry out and give it a go. Maybe put the drive in a bag of rice.

[koa25]

Yeah. I just pulled it apart and all the capacitors are melted. Leds should be good still.

[rrasco]

Capacitors are cheap and easy to replace too.

Don't ever throw away a 'broken' LCD monitor, it's probably $3 in caps to fix it.

[Mr Cob]

bummer Mike, thx for testing that for us though lol

*note - not waterproof

[350gt]

Lmao rob!

[koa25]

Doing my part for the reefing community. Glad i could be of service ha ha.