LED cost question ?

[Pellaeon]

I have been taking these a little more serious after seeing what just a few supplemental lights do in my MH/LED fixture. Wow it sure can make good corals great !

I was wondering though, what is the difference of:

LT series 7inch & 12inch SMD LED Light Tubes Specifications

VS any other LED system out there with 12-24 LEDs? The wavelength on the blue bulbs is 467nm on the fixture from superbrightsleds that I was looking at.

I am trying to figure out why the significant price increase when you buy one from a vendor that concentrates on aquarium lighting vs one that just specialized in LED lighting. Is their something I am missing ?

 

[evilc66]

Depends on what you are comparing them against. If you are comparing them against the likes of Reefbrite, Icecap, Ecoxotic, and Current USA, then you are talking about power, and the methods used to effectively power and cool them. That strip from SuperbrightLEDs will never be seen over the majority of daylight lamps (MH/T5/PC). They simply don't have enough power. That entire strip uses less energy and creates less light than just one of the LEDs found in the items made by the companies I listed above (except Icecap).