Florecent coversion to led

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Hey I was at a store close to my house and I noticed that they had led bulbs that fit into a florescent light fixture. They weren't for coral, just for general lighting. Was curious if you can get led bulbs that are good for growing coral???

 

[Saltyreef]

I dont believe theyve marketed anything yet. Especially for t5vho fixtures.

I think they just recently ( in the last couple years) were able to manufactuer a bulb that was a direct swap for regular home/office 4ft t8s instead of having to do a ballast swap.

On the otherhand, they do have full spectrum, coral specific, standard a20 screw base bulbs available

 

[oreo54]

There are plenty of t5/t8 led retrofits.
Some are bypass where you remove the ballast. Others use the ballast as power supplies.
Output has been limited.

That said, as to blue or reef centric a few attempts have been made with apparent limited success.

 

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I was looking for retrofit kits. Do you have any suggestions??

 

[oreo54]

I was looking for retrofit kits. Do you have any suggestions??

Not really..
ATM only one company offers anything at least to my knowledge.
I know there are some freshwater types that have sig. boosted their output but as to reef ones these 18W (for 48")
are the only ones I know of, There may be others:
https://www.marineandreef.com/Arcadia_T5_HO_LED_Lamp_18W_Marine_White_18000K_p/rko01241.htm

The "hope was in the past..

B5HO, New LED Replacement for T5 Tubes from Biotek Marine | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

The B5HO LED tubes from Biotek Marine are the newest retrofit tubes designed to replace T5 fluorescent lamps in the aquarium hobby. The Biotek Marine B5HO name doesn’t score any points for originality…

reefbuilders.com

 

[blasterman]

Why would you want to ? Using the original ballast costs you an efficiency hit, and the fixture is the lowest price component.

The real issue is the absurd cost of reef LEDs in a T5 form factor. Way too expensive for just a row of SMD blue LEDs on a thin heat sink.

 

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Why would you want to ? Using the original ballast costs you an efficiency hit, and the fixture is the lowest price component.

The real issue is the absurd cost of reef LEDs in a T5 form factor. Way too expensive for just a row of SMD blue LEDs on a thin heat sink.

The idea would be a led florescent hybrid which in my experience has been good at growing coral. Kinda best of both worlds.

T5 LED Aquarium Lamp - MARINE BLUE | Kordon

T5 LED Retrofit Aquarium Light - Marine Blue

www.kordon.com

Arcadia T5 HO LED Lamps - MarineAndReef.com

Arcadia T5 HO LED Lamps (Bulbs): Marine Blue Actinic, Marine White, Tropical Pro & Freshwater Pro. Free Shipping over $99. MarineAndReef.com.

www.marineandreef.com

I did find these. Not horribly priced and while not as efficient as a normal led light they claim these are bright and efficient. Would it be a bad idea to try these out???

 

[dubmaneh]

Looking to add some shimmer to my ATI 8 bulb lighting and found the Kordon and Arcadia bulbs as well. Did you ever try them out?