LED floodlight for refugium? Pic.

sebrofjr · 06/11/2009, 05:35 PM

Has anyone used the new LED floodlights for refugium lighting? I looked everywhere for lighting and every CFL I found was 2700K ( home depot, Canadian tire), but found this at Walmart. It says 65K in the model number and is a bright white light.

model number 2003LEDP38-65K from Lights of America

I should be good/even better with this for cheato?

edit:
here is the link to the site, just found it, says its 6500K , so im good there, is it powerful enough though?

http://www.lightsofamerica.com/en/Pr...EDP38-65K.aspx

61scout80 · 06/11/2009, 07:06 PM

costco has similar lights i was considering trying. might be worth a shot. only burning 5 watts of electric would be terrific!

how visually bright are those bulbs? i have not seen one powered up.

sebrofjr · 06/11/2009, 07:28 PM

This is about how much light I'm getting. the picture is basically 1 to 1 with all light off in the fish room. It's definitely not as much as the 2700K 26 watt CFL, so I'm a little concerned.

805reef · 06/11/2009, 07:29 PM

how much was it?

sebrofjr · 06/11/2009, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 805reef
how much was it?

30$ cdn at Walmart.

chuggy · 06/11/2009, 07:32 PM

its more than enough

sebrofjr · 06/12/2009, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by chuggy
its more than enough

Excellent. That's what I needed to hear.

der_wille_zur_macht · 06/12/2009, 05:47 AM

I love this line in the specs: "Lumens: N/A"

It'll probably work - try it for a month and then tell us.

FWIW, I'm guessing the LEDs in that thing are moderate output at best. It would be interesting to take one apart and try to ID them. You could DIY a LED 'fuge light that would likely be many times more powerful, with about the same power consumption, for about $35 - $40 US, so not much more than that cost.

Have you ever run that 'fuge with another light? I wouldn't be too worried about using a 2700k bulb, since I would guess it probably peaks in the colors that chaeto likes, anyways. We're used to trying to get really high k bulbs for our corals, but macroalgae have pretty different tastes than corals.

sebrofjr · 06/12/2009, 06:23 AM

Its a brand new fuge setup, so I was trying to get the best possible. following ratings from here http://www.melevsreef.com/fuge_bulb.html
The 2700K from that test had very little growth.

der_wille_zur_macht · 06/12/2009, 06:28 AM

I appreciate the information on that page, but IMHO it's really impossible to equate results from one make and model of bulb to another, since color ratings aren't exactly implemented in a standard fashion.

06/11/2009, 05:35 PM	#1
sebrofjr Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada Posts: 228	LED floodlight for refugium? Pic. Has anyone used the new LED floodlights for refugium lighting? I looked everywhere for lighting and every CFL I found was 2700K ( home depot, Canadian tire), but found this at Walmart. It says 65K in the model number and is a bright white light. model number 2003LEDP38-65K from Lights of America I should be good/even better with this for cheato? edit: here is the link to the site, just found it, says its 6500K , so im good there, is it powerful enough though? http://www.lightsofamerica.com/en/Pr...EDP38-65K.aspx Last edited by sebrofjr; 06/11/2009 at 05:42 PM.

06/11/2009, 07:29 PM	#4
805reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oxnard, CA Posts: 1,588	how much was it? __________________ Vince 300 gallon peninsula, return:RD3 Speedy 230, Turbo's Rev4 L2 Algae Turf Scrubber, (2) Gyre 150s, Advanced Acrylic sump, (4) Ocean Revive T247s, Apex (classic w/ black sticker;):D)

06/12/2009, 05:47 AM	#8
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	I love this line in the specs: "Lumens: N/A" It'll probably work - try it for a month and then tell us. FWIW, I'm guessing the LEDs in that thing are moderate output at best. It would be interesting to take one apart and try to ID them. You could DIY a LED 'fuge light that would likely be many times more powerful, with about the same power consumption, for about $35 - $40 US, so not much more than that cost. Have you ever run that 'fuge with another light? I wouldn't be too worried about using a 2700k bulb, since I would guess it probably peaks in the colors that chaeto likes, anyways. We're used to trying to get really high k bulbs for our corals, but macroalgae have pretty different tastes than corals. __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

06/12/2009, 06:28 AM	#10
der_wille_zur_macht Team RC Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 17,749	I appreciate the information on that page, but IMHO it's really impossible to equate results from one make and model of bulb to another, since color ratings aren't exactly implemented in a standard fashion. __________________ Inconveniencing marine life since 1992 "It is my personal belief that reef aquaria should be thriving communities of biodiversity, representative of their wild counterparts, and not merely collections of pretty specimens growing on tidy clean rock shelves covered in purple coralline algae." (Eric Borneman)

06/11/2009, 07:06 PM	#2
61scout80 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado, Maricopa, AZ Posts: 449	costco has similar lights i was considering trying. might be worth a shot. only burning 5 watts of electric would be terrific! how visually bright are those bulbs? i have not seen one powered up.

06/11/2009, 07:28 PM	#3
sebrofjr Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada Posts: 228	This is about how much light I'm getting. the picture is basically 1 to 1 with all light off in the fish room. It's definitely not as much as the 2700K 26 watt CFL, so I'm a little concerned.

06/11/2009, 07:32 PM	#6
chuggy Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 44143 Posts: 2,300	its more than enough

06/12/2009, 06:23 AM	#9
sebrofjr Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada Posts: 228	Its a brand new fuge setup, so I was trying to get the best possible. following ratings from here http://www.melevsreef.com/fuge_bulb.html The 2700K from that test had very little growth.