Led Lighting

[seffieuk]

In the nesr future I want to add to m my t5 lighting, I have been looking at LEDs, in particular the aquarays. However I understand there is soon to be released a newer, cheaper and better system - does anyone have any info on this?

Also:

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marine-led-lighting-...%3A1%7C294%3A30

What do you think?

Seffie x

 

[seffieuk]

Just had a quick search for the company

<a href="http/aquawave.co.uk/" target="_blank">http/aquawave.co.uk/</a>

I have emailed to see if their product has been released yet - I smell a rat

Seffie x

 

[seffieuk]

Just had a quick search for the company

<a href="http/aquawave.co.uk/" target="_blank">http/aquawave.co.uk/</a>

I have emailed to see if their product has been released yet - I smell a rat

Seffie x

ps having had a look round seems they are not suitable for main lighting and looks like they don't throw out much light at all

 

[SkiFletch]

Just had a quick search for the company

<a href="http/aquawave.co.uk/" target="_blank">http/aquawave.co.uk/</a>

I have emailed to see if there product has been released yet - I smell a rat

Seffie x

*sniff sniff*

I also smell a rat

 

[ben1987]

i wasnt particually impressed with my aquarays, thats why i sold them.

Although TMC are supposed to be releasing a new aquaray with output comparable to halides.

 

[seffieuk]

Ah ha, maybe that is what I was thinking of.................

Seffie x



ps does it seem to you that all these new and expensive things which keep coming along never seem to live up to the hype

 

[ben1987]

pretty much...i think LEDs are a couple of years off yet.

 

[Morri]

I think i will have a go at making some like this guy has on UR for my 18" Cube as there seems to be very few options for the cube apart from 36W PC`s which are hard to come by at the moment.

http/www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=283524

 

[ben1987]

rabbut on here has built quite a ncie looking unit too, looks good. Ask him for details

 

[seffieuk]

Email I got back today - what do you think?



Hi,

Thanks for your interest.

Our new Brilliance range is now released and being sold on eBay for a short time – the website www.aquariumledlighting.co.uk will be the place to buy them when it is launched this week

Kind Regards

Customer Service

Aquawave (UK) Ltd

e: [email protected]

t: 01325 487013

w: www.aquawave.co.uk

Seffie x

 

[ben1987]

im not sure seffie, i dont think LEDS are the way to go yet. Unless you build them yourslef.

 

[Morri]

After reading a few of the setups on UR this looks like te best match for my setup and i can always modify later for auto sunrise sunset if needed

http/www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=317725

 

[seffieuk]

After reading a few of the setups on UR this looks like te best match for my setup and i can always modify later for auto sunrise sunset if needed

<a href="http/www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=317725" target="_blank">http/www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=317725</a>

Blooming heck was he talking in a different language

The only thing i understood was the kelvin rating - and that is no more than a t5 marine white, juwel high light bulb without reflector, 20000 K

Seffie x



seems like a lot of trouble to go to get what could be achieved by one marine white high light tube! Or have i missed something?

 

[Morri]

From what i understand this is equivilant to MH but as you have the blues and whites on dimmers you can tune the colour to what suits you best in addtion LED`s use far less power and the bulbs last longer (10 years I see quoted)

For me this works well as I can only get Compacts into a 18" hood i will need 3 of these if I want to do SPS cost wise this is very close run thing with a little bit of DIY skills.

 

[rabbut]

On a 10h day, my Luxeon Star III's *should* do about 30 years according to manufacurer claims... Will they? Well, the proof will be in the pudding if they are still in service in 30 years

5 Luxeon Star III's and the higher-end Cree's will do roughtly the same Lumens output to a 150W halide, but give a better PAR (useable light), on paper. They use a fraction of the power to make the light also. In most cases, heat issues are avoided too.

I would not go with an "off the shelf" unit though, nobody has one that uses good LED's for it yet. DIY is the LED route to choose at this point in time IMO

Desite the different "electronics nerd" talk in the threads linked to, LED's are no more complex really than a light bulb. String of LED's connect to a power supply via a Constant current driver. nice and easy unless you want them to dim, they things get more tricky, but still not too bad (he says )

All the best
Rabbut