Im in the market for buying new lighting for my 75 gal. jw if its worth getting LED or should i got with T5 seems a little cheaper because I found a 48" T5HO 2 bulb fixture for 35 bucks at Home Depot. Plus at the LFS 1 actinic 54 watt and 1 10000K 54 watt both for 15 a piece. So a total of 60 bucks? Or go with single bright LED Marineland 48" for 100? Cuz right now no way am i getting a double bright for round 250 and up(maybe some day). If anyone has any better ideas or has an opinion on the matter it would be great thanks.
Opinions LIGHTING freshwater tanks, not planted
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I like the aquatraders, http://www.aquatraders.com/LED-Freshwater-Bright-p/56205.htm , four feet for $68 is pretty good. I have them on my 180 and would probably do the saltwater one if I could re-do it or just get 3 of the freshwater ones.
I have the same lights as mentioned by mitchb. I also use them on my 180g. I have two 4' and two 2' to make two rows 6' long if that makes sense. I'm quite pleased with the lights. They only cost me about $1.40/month to run. I attached a video of my tank. The lights are more "blue" than they come through on the camera.
[video=youtube;ZY-gjyQmQns]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY-gjyQmQns&feature=plcp[/video]
+1 for the Beamswork LED fixtures. I've been using them for about 6 trouble free months now and think they can't be beat for the price.