lucid Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Was reading an article in an aquarium magazine saying that LED's are just as efficient as MH, cheaper, and more reliable. Is this true? Was looking to get a fixture that had 2x250w MH and 2xT5 bulbs, but am now reconsidering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 There haven't really been any long term tests with LED's, but from initial experiences yes it seems so. But again, long term means everything. There have been people who go from LED back to MH and others that swear by it. The reason they are cheaper is because the bulbs last like 5 years on LED's vs 9 months to a year for MH. Plus no heat. I get almost no evap on my 14 with the LED's vs over a gallon a day on the 60 with 250w HQI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Have you priced a LED fixture? MH are cheeper to buy but LED's cost less to operate, and you dont have the heat issues with LED's like MH, LED's are suposed to last 6 to 10 years without bulb change whare as MH need replacing every year on average, so the LED's will eventually pay for themselves but it will take a long time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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