LED project FINISHED

[txg8gxp]

The reason you will not find any good long term reports on them is simple. Good led's for reef use are just now becomeing available and affordable. Just one year ago, led's were putting out alot lower numbers then todays.


Wow, 150MH on 8g. How high off the tank do you think the light will need to be?

[wesheltonj]

Bill, come back by and look at my tank again, everything is still living and growing, some not so fast and others just don't stop. That 2 years and counting.

I am waiting for the upgrade kit for my light. However, just saw that Seoul now has a more powerful light then the Cree. Looks like that's going to be a never ending battle

[corruption]

Those new Seoul emitters are still a ways away from being a readily available bin, as I understood it... and the spectrum they produce isn't quite in the range we're looking for. Definitely going to be interesting in the next 3-5 years though, as the otherwise unknown market starts to shape and define itself...

-Justin

[wesheltonj]

They will be, the original AI light used Seoul's and were more powerful then the Crees that PFO was using.

[wesheltonj]

Well, what a difference 2 weeks make Cree has just hit 208 lumins per watt and broke Seoul record.

[swjim]

Very nice job on this. I know it hasn't been very long, but can you see any evidence of growth on your corals since installing your LED system? I'm thinking about trying a build of my own for my 30gal Finnex so I really appreciate all of the info you have provided here.

[txg8gxp]

Things are growing, everything seem to be doing great.

[swjim]

That's great to hear! I'd love to see some updated pics when you get a chance.

[txg8gxp]

I have alot more update pics in my bc14 thread in the nano section.

[Double-O-Zilch]

Hey Steve, if and when you get a chance, temp those LEDs when they are up and running. I got an idea. Famous last words, I know, but I want to try something else just to see what works the best. Temp is my main concern.