Oh no, this is gonna be a long one because I've got my work cut out here in a big way...
I get it now, you're the selfish type that says DILLIGAF aren't you?
I thought you might have paid attention before and understood what I wrote and the main reason for me being so adamant, but I was wrong... You really are selfish and don't care about the environment, therefore you cannot be a father or even plan to have kids for that matter.
You didn't even bother following the link did you?
I'll have to try a bit harder then because you're a hard nut to crack!
You really are digging yourself a big hole here aren't you...?
I was trying to be polite and let you down gently off your MH perch but it's clear you really do have your head wedged so far up your self righteous arrogant rectum that you just can't be told even when the facts have been laid out in front of you...
You obviously refuse to accept the data that CTLite show on their site that THEIR LED's DO show a far superior spectrum AND a greater penetrative spectrum across the whole range... Proving a much higher growth rate and colours obtained... They just blow MH's right out of the water!
And yes it HAS been proven... So, you're wrong again my friend... LED's HAVE ALREADY BEEN PROVEN, apologies for shouting but it's like trying to teach my wife to parallel park (tbh I gave up and bought her a car with active park assist! But that a completely different argument)...
Maybe you just don't understand the light spectrum?
As for depth penetration, I know a guy with a 36" deep 6' tank who was impressed with mine and wanted to try them, so I took two of my CTLites around there and set them up 1ft above the water and guess what!??
Yep, he was instantly sold and is now waiting for his order of 4 double units to arrive from Bangkok!
He can't wait to get his electric bill down to stop his wife moaning!
Now for your contradictory heat argument!
Are you serious? I mean, really serious??
You say your tank never gets above 79 and blah blah my chiller blah blah blah... Then you go on to say "I have my house thermostat set at 75"!
1, 2, lots, many.... 2+2=2 doesn't it?
Just think about the contradiction you just wrote!
Does Ambient Temperature mean anything to you?
I'm not even going to bother trying to explain Lumens to you as it will just go straight over your head after what I've just read...
All I'll say on this matter, and I'm repeating myself here... Again...
Is that Watts = HEAT, not brightness or even light penetration.
Just google Lumens & Watts and you might understand why the LEDs penetrate a great deal further per watt than MH ever will. There again, maybe you won't understand...?
Welcome to the 21st century Sirreefalot where it's been time to start conserving energy for quite a few years now!
And here is where I have to take a different approach to bang the nail in..
The energy and power we humans use has a by product called pollution, polluting the air we breath and polluting the sea, which in turn is destroying our reefs on a daily basis...
Just compare the amount of pollution caused from manufacturing a complete MH system (lamps + ballast + electronics) vs the far superior LED and it's PWM...
If every person had your "I don't care coz I've used this for years and know it works for me" attitude, Our great grandchildren won't even know what a reef looks like in real life because they'll only be looking at the photos in HISTORY books....
If that's not a good enough reason to lighten up (excuse the pun) and make the change, then I don't know what is.
You can argue that there's more and more wind/solar/gas farms producing clean power everyday, but in all honesty, is it all that clean?
Look at the Toyota Prius for example.
I do apologise to other members for my witty retorts towards this stick in the mud, but I'm allergic to arrogant, ignorant and self righteous people... They make me break out in sarcasm...
Enough said on this matter now... My point is has been hammered home and it's staying put because it's based on facts, not what I've been using for the last 30 years..
can't go on anymore I give up. MAYBE your LEDs are great and I'm just missing it. BUT to me MH is still the way to go in this hobby. I do use you beloved LEDs to supplement so I halfway on your side lol. Here some pics of my reef.... Pics taken with my iPhone 5 under my 20K MH with no filter. Every colony started from single polyp frags nothing is older then 1.5 years old most are under a year old.
