yarimochi Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Has anyone seen these babies?? http://ledtronics.com/products/Products ... =C743K1691 A VERY expensive alternative to aquarium lighting but awesome output versus power consumption. I am purchasing one of these very soon for my planted nano tank. NZ has very limited sources of tank lighting but this is soooooo cool. Anyone willing to spend the money should DEFINATELY invest in one of these. so awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Heh, $500ish NZ for roughly similar light output to a $50 2X1foot fluoro unit with a good reflector. All to save you about $10 worth of electricity per year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simian Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 yeah, I have looked into a similar product, but the price put me off, one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghaz Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 it shouldn't be too hard to make one if you have the know-how, by the looks of it its 160 LED's. 32 in each cluster. I might give it a go, and try an write up a DIY if all goes well. shouldn't cost more than $40 or $50. maybe even make 2, and set on a timer for night and day lights. although won't be till next year being so busy at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 If you want led lighting go cree led's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 it shouldn't be too hard to make one if you have the know-how, by the looks of it its 160 LED's. 32 in each cluster. I might give it a go, and try an write up a DIY if all goes well. shouldn't cost more than $40 or $50. maybe even make 2, and set on a timer for night and day lights. although won't be till next year being so busy at the moment. Problem with that is getting the light spectrum right, not a big deal if you're just going to have fish, but more important with plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 the unit doesnt look very good for $500!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Heh, $500ish NZ for roughly similar light output to a $50 2X1foot fluoro unit with a good reflector. All to save you about $10 worth of electricity per year. Where's a good place to get those sorts fluros? I'm looking for some now, but can only find ones that are like $130+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 thats expensive for thta price, i would buy a tank stand:D and have my 8 foot going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghaz Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Problem with that is getting the light spectrum right, not a big deal if you're just going to have fish, but more important with plants. thats what google is for i've got the resources to get it all going, just need to know the correct spectrum. im sure there is something on the web about it, everything else you would want to know in the world is on the web, so im sure there's something. didn't waste away 2 years studying electro tech and physics for nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarimochi Posted December 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 I was wondering if anyone can help me. If you look at their website, it is obviously geared towards american customers. And of course, Amercia being America, they have to be different and have a 110v power supply. I was wondering if i can use this here in NZ? We have 240v as I'm sure you're all aware of. Some plug adaptor thingies have a mark saying 100v-240v on them which obviously means that they are adaptable. Is there a solution to my problem? Will it cope with higher voltages or will I have to buy something else to take the current down. Thanks heaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant N Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 High wattage light dimmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 you will need to buy an adapter to convert from 110 to 220. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Also depends on what they're supplied power from. LEDs of course are 3-4 voltish DC, so it might just be a matter of using a differe wall wart to power them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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