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carlitofish
02-02-2012, 10:42 AM
just got 6 300 watt LEDS to replace 10 Metal halides. here is the before and after... by the way if anyone needs any used metal halides, lol.

I think by doing the change it saves about 230 a month for this tank operation. the tank is twice as bright.
:highfive3:

carlitofish
02-02-2012, 10:45 AM
here is the nice clean look of LEDs. No remote ballasts to deal with.

carlitofish
02-02-2012, 10:47 AM
its a 1500 gallon tank about to be decorated with coral (im looking for frags...):big_grin:

buk
02-02-2012, 11:12 AM
wow...not much else one can say.
what led fixtures did you go with?
what did you base your decision on?

larryandlaura
02-02-2012, 11:40 AM
That tank is sick! Im going all led on my main soon! Are those Evolution Leds?

carlitofish
02-02-2012, 01:58 PM
I went with blueline. I have always had good luck with them. and I get a real good deal on them. they are the brightest i have seen so far.

redemer123
02-02-2012, 02:09 PM
A 1500 gallon tank?, now we're talking. Im thinking about going that big a few years down the road :)

Tom Toro
02-02-2012, 07:04 PM
WOW! Are you going with sps, lps, softies or a combination?

pjr
02-02-2012, 08:19 PM
Quite a huge tank! Go led!!

carlitofish
02-02-2012, 10:28 PM
gonna be a mixed reef...(not this one its a fish only tank, for now.)

75mixer
02-03-2012, 04:08 AM
It's amazing how archaic the halides look compared to the leds. kind of like swapping an old console tv for a flat screen plasma.

Jamesr
02-03-2012, 05:00 AM
WOW nice tank!

Dan_cochran
02-03-2012, 01:06 PM
my Jaw just hit the floor.... I understand Why you went with LED
Very impressed !

MizTanks
02-03-2012, 01:55 PM
Sweet! I see scuba tours in your future ;)

carlitofish
02-04-2012, 12:53 AM
vholed.com

Sun357
02-04-2012, 10:27 AM
That tank and the LEDs are sick! =)

~Fred