My New Led System as Main Lighting!!! PICS!!!

[Bubbaboy]

I just got new retrofit led lighting for my 40 gallon breeder. Here it is just turned on, coral still closed from light being off but here it is. They are 40mm LEDs. Here are the bunch of pics. The setup is 2 blue led tubes and 6 12k white led tubes.

Hoped you liked them!

 

[EyeReef]

whoa now thats bright...keep us updated on how it does for your corals

 

[Bubbaboy]

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whoa now thats bright...keep us updated on how it does for your corals

Yes I will definitely do that. I'm waiting to see how it does also. Mostly Lps and soft corals ATM with rbta. So all I do know is wait and see how corals turn out!

 

[nicodim55]

are these diy's?

 

[Puffalicious]

is it me or is the last pic upsidedown?

 

[RES]

those tubes are sweet! mind sharing what they are or where you got them from?

 

[Bubbaboy]

Well they are retrofit kits you buy for 35$ a bulb w/ o reflectors. The website is http://www.ecvv.com/product/1641970.html but the company I get it from caps the ends and has a wall plug for it.

Yes pics are In diff directions lol.

 

[Bubbaboy]

They really make the neon corals stand out!

 

[TypicalWhiteAZN]

I'm crossing my fingers for you on this one.. Not to cloud your day or anything, I bought a very similar product off of ebay over a year back. They were working great until about 3 months in when they started shortening out and flickering. By then I had purchased 10 of 'em at a cost of 30 a piece and of course it was pass return policy.

well, since you got a 3 year warranty on these.. I hope those chinese manufacturers respect it if anything were to happen.. keep us updated!

Does the bulbs have a heatsink and do you plan to Par test it?...

 

[Bubbaboy]

Yes I am going to look for a par meter. And where is the heat sink lol?

Yes I am crossing my fingers also because they don't seem as bright but the guy said par levels are still there

 

[craftyfish]

interesting....so how much did that setup cost you? looks like a lot of LED bulbs there

 

[Bubbaboy]

35$x 8 bulbs = $280 comes with everything except reflectors. Reflectors 15$ Ea. And hold 2 bulbs

 

[nicodim55]

35$x 8 bulbs = $280 comes with everything except reflectors. Reflectors 15$ Ea. And hold 2 bulbs

do they have longer bulbs? Also are the bulbs controlled by 1 power cord or 8 separate cords? If so that's a lot of cords

 

[craftyfish]

thats much cheapter than the ecoxotic strips 12" that costs 50$ each but I wonder the quality is there....
or the par value

 

[lowbudget]

Bow do you hold water like that

 

[Reefer08]

Well they are retrofit kits you buy for 35$ a bulb w/ o reflectors. The website is http://www.ecvv.com/product/1641970.html but the company I get it from caps the ends and has a wall plug for it.

Yes pics are In diff directions lol.

Those are awesome. Is the company in the United States? Looks like one of those international trade websites? How much was shipping? Id like to buy a few all blue tubes for supplements.

 

[Reefer08]

I just read minimum order is 100? How did you order them?

 

[gumbii]

do they have red LED bulbs...?


group buy...?

 

[TypicalWhiteAZN]

Tom from socal tropical fish outlet has one for rent... i think its $10/day... unless u find someone to lend it to you..

Yes I am going to look for a par meter. And where is the heat sink lol?

Yes I am crossing my fingers also because they don't seem as bright but the guy said par levels are still there

 

[Reefer08]

do they have red LED bulbs...?


group buy...?

I found some red led tube lights on ebay so im sure the company he bought it from has red also. I even found some underwater safe blue leds for around 20 bucks