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Old 05/08/2003, 04:07 PM
jeremycase jeremycase is offline
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LED lighting

Anyone had any experience using LED lighting for their main lighting in their aquarium? Where could I find a discussion on the pros/cons of using them? I have read some research about LEDs being the "light of the future" for just about every application and I'm curious about it's use in aquaria.
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Old 05/08/2003, 04:15 PM
slipknottin slipknottin is offline
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consenus seems to be that while LEDs are improving, they are not yet a viable alternative to fluorescent and MH.

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Old 05/08/2003, 04:19 PM
ich_meistr ich_meistr is offline
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Jeremy, I do not believe that LED has made it into the aquaria trade as yet. If you go to the http://www.championlighting.com there is a link there about led lighting and how they say that they are working with the manufacturer to bring this to the aquaria market. IMO, I think we are a few years away from having LED lights that will replace what we use today, especially for reef tanks. HTH
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Old 05/08/2003, 04:28 PM
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thanks, I was just curious....we'll see what happens in the not so distant future.
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