henward Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 ok, i am considering upgradin to LED lights, to save power. the units cost may pay for itself in a year or so. anyone nkow where to get them? also do theyhave led bulbs that are programmed to enhance reds and certain colours like power and aqua glo or are they jsut generic white? if you can let me nkow who sells them thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redracer77 Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Try Hans, he had some cree leds for sale a little while ago, Did you still want some anubias nana? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 ha! LED lighting costs an absolute fortune if you want it to actually sustain plant growth. It will not pay itself off in a year. Better off sticking to T5's. A full LED setup for a 4ft tank to be able to grow plants is about $800 with a mix of 6500K and colour enhancing led's. plus your tank is deep too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted June 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 well that answers myq ustion:D no worries lol no, i opting to get a already large anubias. getting the two types, nana and startign wtih B already in the lfs, waited af ew weeks but hey - this takes time i guess. why can you give plants massivore?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 Stay with T5's for now henward. Wait a few years for the price to drop of the leds and technology to improve even more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 ha! LED lighting costs an absolute fortune if you want it to actually sustain plant growth. It will not pay itself off in a year. Better off sticking to T5's. A full LED setup for a 4ft tank to be able to grow plants is about $800 with a mix of 6500K and colour enhancing led's. plus your tank is deep too. And that's probably a DIY setup. Last time I saw a retail one it was going for $2000 and still produced less than half the lighting intensity of the lights it was supposed to replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 4, 2010 Report Share Posted June 4, 2010 yeah. DIY setup. the proper ones are about $1800 for a 4ft setup. bit more now cause the dollar lost 4 cents to the green-back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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