PAR38 LED questions

[pinetree]

I have searched and seen references on here that some PAR38 LED bulbs lenses can be changed. I would like to try out a pair of Ecoxotic PAR38 LED bulbs, but I'm relatively sure that the 40* lenses will be way too narrow.

Is there a 60* or 80* lens that will fit to these bulbs and where can I find them?

Any tips on performing this fit?

Also, I came across these bulbs:
VolxJapan Grassy LeDio LED's
Any new info? Any U.S. suppliers?

Thank you!

[Benson0219]

You should try the RapidLed Par 38. You can order it with the 80 degree and 60 degree optics. I have both Ecoxotic and RapidLed. The 40 degree optics is way too narrow for my liking.

[pinetree]

Hey thanks for the quick reply! Those look great! Fits the budget and wider angle.

[pinetree]

So, I purchased one and just ordered a second. The 80 degree lenses give me a spread wide enough to cover 1/2 of a 40 breeder (18" @ approx. 21" off bottom or 8" above water surface).
About 10 ys. ago, this was a FW aquarium with 2 candelabra base pendents. About 5 - 6 ys. ago I converted to SW and ran a TX-5 t5 fixture. 2 ys. ago I built a 120g, but soon I'll be going back to keeping just this 40b. I converted the candelabra base to a regular base, and found these nice frosted and lined glass pendent shrouds. I will likely raise these glass shrouds just a little more as they're limiting the lamp's spread a few degrees.
I stuck a Red Planet Acropora frag under the light to see how it'll look and the colors are really amazing - much nicer than the 250w, 20k lamps above the 120g. Dark red w/ neon green highlights... SWEET! Not sure of PAR #'s yet, but my trained eye tells me I shouldn't have much trouble keeping corals in this. I'm hoping Acro's will be OK centered right under the lights as I have some nice ORA colonies, but it'll likely be dominated by LPS... Time will tell!






I have a request for quote in at Glass Cages to replace this AGA tank with a Starfire tank and will add a sump in the bookshelves I just cleaned out. Maple slab doors should finish it. We'll see what happens, but I'm not opposed to adding a 3rd bulb if I think it needs it. Heck, at 17w, 3 isn't going to kill me.

[pinetree]

I know the rock work is totally haphazard. I just resurrected this setup (tossed whatever sand and rock in there to get cycled) from a dry tank a couple mos. ago. Really need to sell off and get the 120 down.

Here's a quick pic of the 120:

[fishnub]

Any updates? Im about to start a40b frag tank and was thinking of running par 38's

[Anemonebuff]

I use Rapid LED PAR38s and Boost LED PAR30s on my 125(6' long).

Here's my thread:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...ht=anemonebuff