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What LEDs is everyone running and what do you think?

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  1. 05-03-2011, 04:49 PM #1
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    Default What LEDs is everyone running and what do you think?

    What LEDs are everyone running. Just wondering.
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  2. 05-03-2011, 09:33 PM #2
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    I use the Sunbrite T10 tubes on my big tank --- been in place for almost two years -- and love them. Great color and I can keep SPS robustly.

    On my nano in the office, I'm bringing it up with their Slimline fixture. Looks great, lots of PAR, cool features, and inexpensive too.
    Detroit's oldest large LED tank! Est'd Jan 2005, went LED June 2009. 6' wide 130g reef, Sunbrite T10 LED tubes (3xGen 3 and 1xGen 1), mostly SPS, but chalices, other LPS, and a few softies too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pjr View Post
    I use the Sunbrite T10 tubes on my big tank --- been in place for almost two years -- and love them. Great color and I can keep SPS robustly.

    On my nano in the office, I'm bringing it up with their Slimline fixture. Looks great, lots of PAR, cool features, and inexpensive too.
    I tried looking for info on them a while back and couldn't really find much. You are happy with them it sounds like.

    I have a 120 with stand waiting to be set up and don't want to buy MH for it. I would rather go straight to LED.....so doing some research.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by KrispyCritter View Post
    I tried looking for info on them a while back and couldn't really find much. You are happy with them it sounds like.

    I have a 120 with stand waiting to be set up and don't want to buy MH for it. I would rather go straight to LED.....so doing some research.....
    Go to SUNBRITE LIGHTING SYSTEMS INC and you'll find a lot of info. And the new Slimlines are actuall Cree LEDs. The T10 tubes have LEDs are Cree dies but manufactured by Luxeon I believe....
    Detroit's oldest large LED tank! Est'd Jan 2005, went LED June 2009. 6' wide 130g reef, Sunbrite T10 LED tubes (3xGen 3 and 1xGen 1), mostly SPS, but chalices, other LPS, and a few softies too.
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    I am going to tag along on this post as I would like to find out more about LED's. I have PC's right now, but those were just to get me going. I am looking at 48" T-5's or LED's, just not sure about which ones I want yet.
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    I have LEDS from Reeffiltration.com.Love them for 300.00 on my 60 cube.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pjr View Post
    The T10 tubes have LEDs are Cree dies but manufactured by Luxeon I believe....
    If they have Cree dies, then they are Edison Opto Edixeon LEDs. They are the only Asian manufacturer of LEDs other than Seoul Semi that use their dies. Unfortunately, the general packaging used is common among nearly all the Chinese manufacturers, so it's hard to tell them apart. Not knocking them, as I know you have had them for a long time, and work well. Just clearing up some of the confusion. So many people get into a frenzy when they hear Cree, no matter what context it's used in.
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    Cree XREs and XPEs DIY. Love them!
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    any of the crees are great if you ask me. i have Royal blues and neutral whites and cool whites over my nano and im getting growth in my sps and great growth in my zoa's.
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  10. 05-04-2011, 10:27 PM #10
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    Received my two AI Sol Super Blues today but the controller is backordered! What a bummer as I'm really excited about them.
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