Bridgelux LED"S

Yes I agree I love my Bridgelux leds too. I have 50/50 Whites and Blues on a 12" Makersled Heatsink. I got mine at Aquastyleonline where did you get yours?

KP

 

From what I read the Cree's are suppose to be softer and better par,but the Bridgelux brighter. So the is interesting.

I know the Apex rocks. You can also hook up a door magnetic switch on a B/O box and as soon as you open your cabinet door it will come on. I am working on a Magnetic switch to turn off my skimmer when i remove the cup to rinse it out.

KP

 

Actually the CREEs are more output with less energy usage (so more efficient), but they cost more too.

Don't forget that the focus lenses make a big difference. A Bridgelux with a 60 degree lens will have what seems to be a brighter light than a similar CREE with an 80 degree lens or there about. But with the same focus, the CREE will penetrate deeper into the water with brighter light. That is why so many people have CREEs on dimmers. They typically run them at 50-70% because they are so bright. At least that is what I got out of reading and researching LEDs over the course of about 3 months.

Oh, I went with the AquaStyle Bridgelux for my 120 gallon FOWLR build. Then again, can I really call it a FOWLR with it has 3 little mushrooms that hitchhiked from the previous tank, and no fish yet? LOL I picked them mainly because of cost and the fact that is FOWLR. If I ever would start with some corals, I can just add on with more lights later. I opted for two 24 LED kits from them and a 4 LED moonlight kit from RapidLEDs. My color combos per fixture are 12 royal blue, 1 red, 1 green, 2 actinic violet, 8 10k whites. Honestly, I am not sure that the red and green are going to do much, and the actinic are a lot less bright than the royal blues. They sent 2 extra whites and 2 extra blues. I might replace the red and greens with those at some point.

I was just working on my LED mount tonight as a matter of fact. The LEDs got connected and soldered up back the beginning of December while I was sitting in a hotel in the evenings while on a business trip. With the "naked" LEDs I was concerned about the light output, but once I put on the lenses, holy crap were they bright!

 

This is what i read in my 2 Months of reading up on LED's. Bridgelux is 10-15% less efficient per watt per diode compared to cree. While cree is 40-70% cree more expensive.
I think you right about the lens degrees. It make s difference that's for sure..

 

I have both on my 220 and like both of them and my corals do to.

 

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