my led lights for small tanks

ricordianut · Feb 10, 2009

hey guys anmd gals take look at these leds they are great for nanos and small tanks i have been using these for 5 months now and i am getting great growth on my zoos and palys these are 250 led blue lights mesurments are 12inches by 12 inches here are some pics i have it resting ontop of the nano have to get a stand for my nano then will hang it above it here are some pics

Chris22582 · Feb 10, 2009

where can you buy them and how much? Also can you get them with some white mixed in?

slipondajimmy · Feb 10, 2009

Hey These are the ones I was just looking at on Ebay from LEDwholesalers . I think it was like 50 bucks. I did not want to jump on it because I didnt know anyone who used it. They had all blue and a blue/white combo.

Nice to see someone is having some luck with it.

ricordianut · Feb 10, 2009

yup they are om ebay thats who i got them from i ordered the one with the mix as well going to see what i like better for like 60 bucks can go wrong

slipondajimmy · Feb 10, 2009

I noticed in your photo a bunch of your zoas are not opened. Is it because you had just turned on the light? Or are they not fully opening with the LED?

ricordianut · Feb 10, 2009

i just turned on the lights when i took the pic they open full when the lights are on

slipondajimmy · Feb 10, 2009

thats good to know. Maybe I will use this to light my little 10g prop tank

ricordianut · Feb 10, 2009

with youre 10 prop tank get 2 of them to cover the hole area

slipondajimmy · Feb 11, 2009

they are 1footx1foot right? I am going to try and do this tank on the cheap

kitten0304 · Feb 11, 2009

ok im confused maybe evil can chime in with the led's are you looking for watts or lumens or ??? I love the idea as well and have a tank i want to put in a tight place. This would be a perfect solution for me too but its a 14gal and its 18" tall is that gona be to tall? I just want to know how do you measure how much or many led's you need for a particular tank. Thank you
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ric it says " palys these are 250 led blue lights mesurments" do you mean 225?

ricordianut · Feb 11, 2009

yes i mean 225 led lights sorry about that

slipondajimmy · Feb 12, 2009

can you take a pic of the tank once the critters have woke up?

evilc66 · Feb 12, 2009

Wattage per LED is far more important than total wattage of the array. The amount of power a single LED has will determine how well it can get light to the bottom of the tank, and how much light/PAR that ends up being. A single 3W LED will be far more effective than 10 1/3W LEDs.

I can see the panels that have been listed as fairly effective for lower light corals in shallow tanks. The tests that I have done have shown that the PAR levels fall off hard past about 4" of water. For an 18" tall tank these will be completely ineffective, unless you place all the corals at the very top of the tank.

kitten0304 · Feb 12, 2009

thank you evil for chiming in on this for us

SeaSlug · Mar 9, 2009

Anyone using these on 12 gallon nano cubes ? I would like to hear more feedback on these and pictures would help .

mltascp · Mar 9, 2009

We saw these on ebay and wondered if they would work. I think I may buy some. They also have a webpage. http://www.ledwholesalers.com/store/

SeaSlug · Mar 9, 2009

Yeah I found them on ebay after reading the original thread , was hoping original poster would reply or others that have them . If you try it , let me know through a post on this thread .

ricordianut · Mar 10, 2009

Yes I Bought Them From The Guy On Ebay I Also Have Them An My 12 Gallon Nano Work Great I Have A White Light On It As Well To Give The Palys A Little More Light Look Awsome

slipondajimmy · Mar 10, 2009

hey ric,

got any new photos? How is everything going under the LED?

SeaSlug · Mar 10, 2009

ricordianut said:
Yes I Bought Them From The Guy On Ebay I Also Have Them An My 12 Gallon Nano Work Great I Have A White Light On It As Well To Give The Palys A Little More Light Look Awsome

Can you post some photo's of your cube to show how it is mounted ? Also do you have the extra white light on because the LED panel is not enough light .