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Recently I puchased a dozen LEDs and driver from http://www.rapidled.com. I placed them in a Coralife 48"a aluminum fixture. They are the cool white solderless LEDs. They should have a range of 6500k to 7500k. Here's a pic of the fixture after the install and the tank with it's current lighting, a 48" twin tube flo fixure, 80watts total, and a single LED tube. I'm gonna try the new LED light and the twin tube to see what kind of plant growth I get. I do have Co2 on the tank.

So where is the after picture. Denny

dennysfishroom wrote:So where is the after picture. Denny

Right here I had to let the adhesive dry before I put it in place. It's noticably brighter, not sure if it's bright enough. Time will tell. I remember when I had 330w on my 180g with Co2, I had to thin the plants out once a month and you could see the oxygen bubbles coming off the plants.

looks nice. Did you use the 1 watt or 3 watt bulbs? Denny

dennysfishroom wrote:looks nice. Did you use the 1 watt or 3 watt bulbs? Denny

good question, I can't find the answer anywhere on their website

This is a cool project. I might have to give it a go now that I have a resource to tap into. Thanks.

I'm noticing oxygen bubbles coming off the plants after the lights have been on for a few hours. I was concerned there might be excessive heat but the fixture is barely warm.

Awesome.

dennysfishroom wrote:looks nice. Did you use the 1 watt or 3 watt bulbs? Denny

Finally looked it up. They are 3 watt

Cool,!

I'll have to take a look at your light, but I'm getting close to trying it myself. Denny

Well I'm gonna order another set for a 48" light. Plants are doing great and I haven't even added fertilizer yet

Think I can get by with the 12 lights on the 6' reflector? When are you going to order? Denny

Depending on what you're trying to accomplish, would determine how many LEDs to buy, but 12 would work. This driver will run up to 14 LEDs

Do you think 6 over each 40 breeder would be enough? Denny

I would think