New LED lighting, what do you think!

Ehgemus · 06/25/2006, 01:31 PM

Check out this link, what do you think about it?
http://www.solarisled.com

jman77 · 06/25/2006, 01:51 PM

I never like to be a lab rat....especially one that is has to pay to be tested on

If you look at the pics on that site of the tank that has the lights on it... they seem pretty dull. Maybe the lighting doens't come across in pics that well...who knows. I'd wait and see how coral health and growth is under the lights and how long the LED's last before i drop that kind of cash.

Ehgemus · 06/25/2006, 03:03 PM

Thay say the LED's should last 50,000 hours, that is 6250 days at a 8-hour per day, that is like 17 years. not to bad!

breedingroom · 06/25/2006, 03:07 PM

The only draw back I noticed, is that while leds have low energy consumption,....due to the amount of them,....the energy consumption seems high...I guess.

jman77 · 06/25/2006, 03:21 PM

So they say ...let's see if they do as they say

They also say they should be replaced around the 3 year mark i think ?

06/25/2006, 01:31 PM	#1
Ehgemus Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Central City Ky Posts: 1,585	New LED lighting, what do you think! Check out this link, what do you think about it? http://www.solarisled.com

06/25/2006, 01:51 PM	#2
jman77 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 2,391	I never like to be a lab rat....especially one that is has to pay to be tested on If you look at the pics on that site of the tank that has the lights on it... they seem pretty dull. Maybe the lighting doens't come across in pics that well...who knows. I'd wait and see how coral health and growth is under the lights and how long the LED's last before i drop that kind of cash.

06/25/2006, 03:03 PM	#3
Ehgemus Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Central City Ky Posts: 1,585	Thay say the LED's should last 50,000 hours, that is 6250 days at a 8-hour per day, that is like 17 years. not to bad!

06/25/2006, 03:07 PM	#4
breedingroom Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Astoria, NY Posts: 292	The only draw back I noticed, is that while leds have low energy consumption,....due to the amount of them,....the energy consumption seems high...I guess.

06/25/2006, 03:21 PM	#5
jman77 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 2,391	So they say ...let's see if they do as they say They also say they should be replaced around the 3 year mark i think ?