STEVE October 12, 2012 Share October 12, 2012 I was talking with a friend last night and the conversation turned to LED's...I would love to see a few LED ONLY tanks....SPS dominate. The few that I have seen, all the SPS has brown'd out, and the tanks just dont have the color. (in my opinion only) Not trying to start an argument on led vs this or that, just want to see someone who's running LED only lighting with great color and growth. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaddc October 12, 2012 Share October 12, 2012 No personal pics, just a comment. Vivid Aquariums has this video which I thought was useful: Also, after reading Sanjay Joshi's series on Advanced Aquarist, its clear to me that LED's can successfully be used on any reef tank. He mentions that white or blue LED's lack radiation in the red spectrum, so that leaves the color a bit "flat." Obviously, some companies are offering red LEDs in their fixture to compensate. The look aside, PAR ratings are similar between LEDs and halides so ultimately both lighting systems provide enough radiation for the dinoflagellates to use for photosynthesis. To me, its another "personal preference" issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaddc October 12, 2012 Share October 12, 2012 (edited) And this... Edited October 12, 2012 by jaddc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTran October 12, 2012 Share October 12, 2012 I just happened to take this picture of my Oregon Tort two days ago. It is under Ecotech Radions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE October 12, 2012 Author Share October 12, 2012 Looks good Chris. I keep meaning to come visit and look at your tank. I will pm you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armson October 12, 2012 Share October 12, 2012 I just happened to take this picture of my Oregon Tort two days ago. It is under Ecotech Radions. Chris, How big is your tank and how many Radions are you running? -Byron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTran October 12, 2012 Share October 12, 2012 The tank is the 150g DD (36"x36"x27") I am running 2 Radions and 4 T5s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armson October 12, 2012 Share October 12, 2012 The tank is the 150g DD (36"x36"x27") I am running 2 Radions and 4 T5s Radion pros? Or originals? What T5s are you running? I am still on the fence between Radions and Vegas. I am trying to get an idea of what will work best for me. -Byron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTran October 12, 2012 Share October 12, 2012 The original one. ATI Fixture. I am separating lps and sps. I will run t5 on sps tank and radion on lps tank. Radion pros? Or originals? What T5s are you running? I am still on the fence between Radions and Vegas. I am trying to get an idea of what will work best for me. -Byron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridetheducati October 13, 2012 Share October 13, 2012 The original one. ATI Fixture. I am separating lps and sps. I will run t5 on sps tank and radion on lps tank. I suspect the appropriate question is how long has the Tort been under LEDs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTran October 13, 2012 Share October 13, 2012 I suspect the appropriate question is how long has the Tort been under LEDs? 11 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE October 13, 2012 Author Share October 13, 2012 (edited) I was just wondering about the long term effects of LED's on SPS as far as color and growth. I keep hearing about LED's but have really not personally seen the sucess, as far as SPS goes, to justify the claims. If you have been running LED's on a SPS dominate tank for over a year and have good growth and coloration, please post/reply it. Like I mentioned in my original post, this is not ment to be a LED bashing or LED vs anything, just would like to see the results. We know T5's and MH are proven performers. Thanks for reading. Edited October 13, 2012 by STEVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k October 13, 2012 Share October 13, 2012 you've seen my tank- is that not proof enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan S October 13, 2012 Share October 13, 2012 you've seen my tank- is that not proof enough? your tank is LPS though. he is looking for a SPS tank like ridetheducati or rocko918 i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE October 13, 2012 Author Share October 13, 2012 Yep! SPS dominate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 13, 2012 Share October 13, 2012 Check out this WAMAS member's tanks. DIY LED for years. He is selling SPS from his tank at this moment in Buy/Sell forum: http://www.wamas.org/forums/topic/52680-sps-frags-fs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthworks October 16, 2012 Share October 16, 2012 I have had AI LEDS on my reef for 3 months. I have seen good growth of SPS. The growth in my tank has been spreading as opposed to a branching growth if that makes sense. The colors pop much more as opposed to the MH I used before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRon October 23, 2012 Share October 23, 2012 Stop by and see my train wreck of a tank again sometime Steve. You know exactly how long mine's been on LEDs. I let the tank go for a little while but it's making it's come-back again, slowly. Some things have really nice color, some things not as great and slower growth. I think that it's probably more of a water quality thing with respect to my slower growth. The lack of color in some of my corals is certainly a water quality thing too I'd imagine. I'll try to scrape a couple layers off the glass and post a few shots, bubble algae and all :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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