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Old 13-04-2009, 10:55 PM   #1
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am thinking of changing some of my lights for 2 ft tanks to the above. any bros using them? any review? can someone advise me on the pricing also and where to get them?

thanks a million
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Old 14-04-2009, 12:11 AM   #2
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two words. very ex.. NA carries them price wise more than $100.. shld be quite worth in long run as heard from the boss it consures less electricity and will not turn hot even when switched on for prolonged periods.. hope it helps.. cheers!
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Old 14-04-2009, 07:10 PM   #3
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the light NA carries is it for 2 ft tank or bigger tanks?
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Old 16-04-2009, 12:23 PM   #4
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I am using 3x 2ft LED from NA. Comes in 2ft,3ft and 4ft.

It works pretty well for my tank.
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Old 20-05-2009, 12:41 PM   #5
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two words. very ex.. NA carries them price wise more than $100.. shld be quite worth in long run as heard from the boss it consures less electricity and will not turn hot even when switched on for prolonged periods.. hope it helps.. cheers!
NA LED lights look really good. The only problem which is deterring some of us from buying is that the colour temperature of the LEDs seem to be around 6000k to 6500k which makes the plants look slightly yellow.

If NA could get LEDs at 8000k to 10000k, I bet it will sell it hot cakes.

But if you do not mind the yellow tinge, then by all means get it! It has been proven to work by some of our aquascapers like Ghim, do check out his tank!
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Old 03-06-2009, 12:56 AM   #6
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what about those dymax clip on led lights ? good for nano ?
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Old 03-06-2009, 01:03 AM   #7
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I am using 3x 2ft LED from NA. Comes in 2ft,3ft and 4ft.

It works pretty well for my tank.
I am looking into LEDs too. Do you have pics of your tank with the LEDs turned on? If so, please post them, would be great to see the result and effect. Thanks!
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Old 04-06-2009, 11:14 PM   #8
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what about those dymax clip on led lights ? good for nano ?
Just started a 1.5 gallon nano tank (15cm depth) with DIY CO2 injection and 2 set of Dymax LED lights. Each lamp is rated at 1.6W, so the output I'm getting is in the region of 2.1wpg.

Not sure if this is a good indicator but I'm getting bubbling from my Sagittaria Subulata (Dwarf Sagittaria) and Hemianthus Callitrichoides (HC).

Started out with 1 LED Lamp and bubbling was evident from my Sagittaria Subulata in the early staged i.e. 3-4 days. Like the fact that it's compact and remains cool but not sure of the long term plant benefits since there's no much product information on the type of LED bulbs used.
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Old 05-06-2009, 01:21 PM   #9
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My advice for LED bulb is to check the lumen output as well as spectrum. From what I know those 7.5W LED bulb lumen is much lower than 24W T5HO.
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Just started a 1.5 gallon nano tank (15cm depth) with DIY CO2 injection and 2 set of Dymax LED lights. Each lamp is rated at 1.6W, so the output I'm getting is in the region of 2.1wpg.

Not sure if this is a good indicator but I'm getting bubbling from my Sagittaria subulata (Dwarf Sagittaria) and Hemianthus Callitrichoides (HC).

Started out with 1 LED Lamp and bubbling was evident from my Sagittaria subulata in the early staged i.e. 3-4 days. Like the fact that it's compact and remains cool but not sure of the long term plant benefits since there's no much product information on the type of LED bulbs used.
will co2 tablet be useful for the bubbling in plants ? cause i just bought a SERA co2 tab , i thow inside the tank the bubble come out from tablets like very fast and dissolve within 1 minute . so meaning the co2 only last for just the period ? quite ex the tablet .

will try out the led light what brand you using ? dymax ? i have seen the hydor brand don know useful anot ... like very small ...
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