Who has successfully converted over from T5 or halides to LED?

[redemer123]

no larry, actually thats a very bad idea as light doesnt really decrease as it moves through the air start on a low setting or else you'll fry your corals

[purerebel]

When I set up my 20l frag tank, ( couple of months now) I started with LED's. I moved frags from the other tanks (T-5s) into the frag tank to kinda compare the growth rates. Everything under the LED's has grown considerablly more than the ones under t-5's.

[larryandlaura]

When I set up my 20l frag tank, ( couple of months now) I started with LED's. I moved frags from the other tanks (T-5s) into the frag tank to kinda compare the growth rates. Everything under the LED's has grown considerablly more than the ones under t-5's.

That's what I'm hoping John!

[larryandlaura]

My good friend switched this way and it worked great. I have a few test frags in the tank and they are doing well. I'm also only running the lights 6 hours.

[rosebud161616]

PAR does reduce as it travels through air, just not quite as quickly as it does in our dirt tank water.

[Sun357]

I know it's not the same but I went from PC's in my BioCube to LED's and the growth seems better for me also.

~Fred

[larryandlaura]

I know it's not the same but I went from PC's in my BioCube to LED's and the growth seems better for me also.

~Fred

Awesome all the frags I transfered over are doing well!

[binford4000]

LED's are the way to go in my book.We have all AI's four full modiales on the 150 and two full and a nano on the wifes 75.I'm not sure of the four year payback as stated befor,My math show's a 18 month payback with the average of 130.00 a month drop in the electric and the end of the annual bulb replacement.Motorcity reefer who has also seen the typical drop also.and has seen an awsome change in his coral color and growth since dumping metal halides.The best advice I can give is to know what your LED's are.If you do a DIY and and do not use optics or reflectors the change over damage to sps should be minimal.If you use an LED that has them as AI's do the intensity is very brite and starting them very low is a must to reduce the chance of bleaching.Use of a PAR meter is a good idea .Personaly it was on of the best things we did for our continued enjoyment of our tanks and or pocket biook

[larryandlaura]

[QUOTE=binford4000;134304]LED's are the way to go in my book.We have all AI's four full modiales on the 150 and two full and a nano on the wifes 75.I'm not sure of the four year payback as stated befor,My math show's a 18 month payback with the average of 130.00 a month drop in the electric and the end of the annual bulb replacement.Motorcity reefer who has also seen the typical drop also.and has seen an awsome change in his coral color and growth since dumping metal halides.The best advice I can give is to know what your LED's are.If you do a DIY and and do not use optics or reflectors the change over damage to sps should be minimal.If you use an LED that has them as AI's do the intensity is very brite and starting them very low is a must to reduce the chance of bleaching.Use of a PAR meter is a good idea .Personaly it was on of the best things we did for our continued enjoyment of our tanks and or pocket biook

Very well put!

[MizTanks]

If all goes as planned I too plan to upgrade my t5ho to that of the AI Nano. Keeping in mind to be patient and start them low. This unit would also allow me room to upgrade my tank to a 40 without worrying about new lights a big seller for me is simple-i want my corals to look as good in MY tank as they do in the pictures.