Your opinion on this light.

[CaptiveReef]

I found a great deal on an LED fixture it has 225 LED's 113 white (6000-7000k)
and 112 blue 450nm.
With these given spectrum's, is this light worth the purchase?
It's a 12inch by 12inch square fixture plug and play.
It's being sold for 35$

Thanks.
CaptiveReef

[tareef]

heck for that price you cant go wrong. the biggest problems is see with these fixtures is no optics. i just read a par readings of a diy fixture, 24 cree leds, 12 white and 12 blue, with no optics at 36" it was like 98par, with 60º optics it went over 1000par at the same depth. You decide if you want a tone of leds sucking up juice, or just a few with optics cranking out the light. i will be diy'n a led setup for my 8' 200g using 150 or so leds with optics. so a diy setup of 150 leds or 8' of tank, or 225 leds in a 12"x12" fixture that might light up 24"x24" area, no brainer

[Felixc395]

Judging on the price, I'm assuming 1 watt LED's are being used, and probably not of high quality. The 1 watt LED's really won't do you much good as far as output goes. But for $35, hey, what the heck!!!

It's your call. But if I were you I would pass.

[Tiny Bubbles]

Where is this deal? I'm curious as to how this can be done for such little $$$. 6 cents per led is hard to imagine.

[dorky]

if tht the price for 3w led then u one lucky guy

[rtparty]

Someone posted a link to a setup that had pretty much the exact same specs just the other day.

The fixture was being run at 13 watts. That isn't even going to provide enough light for LOW light stuff.

Nothing good comes cheap in this hobby.

[CaptiveReef]

/Aquarium Lights

225 Blue + WHITE LED Aquarium & Plant Grow Light Panel


Product Information
Product Code: 2501W+B

50% Blue + 50% WHITE 225 LED Aquarium and Grow Light Panel

PRODUCT INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION:Quality built 50% Blue + 50% White 225 LED Aquarium and Grow Light Panel This 12 by 12 inch LED panel has 225 super bright LEDs.

FEATURES: Solid state, Cooler running, High efficiency, Wide angle, 50% blue + 50% WHITE LED Aquarium and plant light.

BENEFITS: This panel has no ballasts to burn out like other aquarium or plant lights. It runs at a warm temperature rather than very hot which is common with most other inefficient plant lights. This more controlled running temperature reduces water evaporation and keeps rooms with tanks and plants from getting uncomfortably hot in the summer months requiring additional air conditioning. They save electricity dual fold. This state of the art WHITE LED panel tank and plant light is extremely energy efficient paying for itself many times over each year in electricity savings. It saves 50% to 90% in energy consumptioncompared to incandescent bulbs or fluorescent tubes. Wide angle projection insures uniform coverage. This specialty 50% blue + 50% WHITE LED Aquarium and grow light panel is designed to allow you to custom tailor the light spectrum for maximum growth and breeding condition.

These LED light panels are perfect as all year permanent Aquarium and Plant lights for Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals, Insects and Plant tanks and benches.

Specifications:
Body material: Thermoplastic
Circuitry board material: Diecast Chrome
225 Super Bright LEDs 112 Blue, 113 White
Color: WHITE 6000-7000K Blue = 450 nM

Working Voltage: 110V (Plug in To North America Standard Outlet)
Power: 13.8 Watts
Dimensions: 12 ¼ x 12 ¼ inches (30.5cm) square

Thickness: Low profile 1.25"

Power cord length: 48 inches
LED Wholesalers

[gcarroll]

A club memberr bought one of these and we tested it with a PAR meter. PPFD was 80 at about 6" through air. It wasn't much brighter than a single Ecoxotic Stunner Strip. This is a huge scam where you are not even getting hat you pay for. They are just banking that you will at least waste the money to give it a try.

[Amdeus]

Is that one of the knock offs from china?

[rtparty]

Originally Posted by gcarroll

A club memberr bought one of these and we tested it with a PAR meter. PPFD was 80 at about 6" through air. It wasn't much brighter than a single Ecoxotic Stunner Strip. This is a huge scam where you are not even getting hat you pay for. They are just banking that you will at least waste the money to give it a try.

Nuff said.

[widmer]

I wouldn't really call it a scam - People just need to grasp the basic concept that not all LEDs are created equal; One LED could be dozens of times brighter than another. So saying that your fixture has X number of LEDs, this means nothing unless the brightness of the LEDs used is specified. The fixture says it consumes 13.8 watts... What do you expect???

[evsalty]

Those leds are running at 0.06w each. They are just using a walwart plug and resistors inline with each led from the sounds of it.

[CaptiveReef]

Thanks Guys, Yea it looked to good to be true. I'm always looking for a good deal on LED's.


CaptiveReef

[rickynichols]

This is basically a lite brite from the 80's. I bought 2 for a FOWLR and its not even bright enough to penetrate 3" of water. My 1 bulb LED flashlight is much brighter than one entire fixture.