I will try to figure that out tomorrow since I left is on this afternoon But I dun suppose it will emit much heat considering the very low power consumption...
Yeah LED is perfect for Pico tank without chiller
Let me test out my macros and Zoas... let me observe them for a week
I find a flaw in the above examples:
Earn $2000 a month, spend $800
Earn $5000 a month, spend $800
Earn $30000 a month, spend $4000
If I earn $5000 a month... I will definitely spend more than $800 on goods and services
Hehe... I moved some Zoas from my main tank as these colonies have not been doing well (under shadows) Some of the tiny frags keep being blown away by my Tunzes... so let's see if they will open up nicely tomorrow
Thanks bro yvoneysi... I lowered the LED futher (5" from water surface) and it is much brighter now... much more focus too... the way I like it It's amazing how focus the light spread is
Important note: Please do not take this too seriously (with a pinch of salt) as this LED lighting is not designed for aquarium purpose... I just find it an interesting experiment since this is my first LED experience
Bro Godzillla... yeah I was drawn to the extremely low power consumption too... but the penetration may not be sufficient... I think this kinda LED (specifically as used here) is more suitable for a pico or small nano tank
Here you go... ON effect... OFF is total darkness lah... since I've switched off my sump cabinet lighting.
As you can see... the spread is not very wide... in fact very focus... it is quite appropriate for my narrow usage as I do not want my skimmer to start growing with algae
Brightness wise... emm... let's see how's the macroalgae growth shall we?
Here's how the sleek fixture looks like... barely noticable actually... this is temporary as my refugium area will expand to the ATI BM side once my Hydor Performer 3000 is up and running
Some specs:
Z•Bar LED Lamp
US designed, China made (as expected)
Bought from Homefix (Marina Square)
66 Ultrabright White LEDs
9.6Watt consumption
Colour temperature 6000ºK to 8000ºK
Warranty 1 year
I went back to office this afternoon to receive some buyers... a lot of collections today Most importantly is to meet up with the future owner of my ATI BM 250... deposit paid... will hand over the skimmer once my Hydor Performer 3000 kicks-in
Here's my first Top View of my sump... as you can see... the skimmer outlet creates waves to the otherwise stagnant water surface
Microbubbles from the skimmer are so very minimal... i dun think i will be able to capture it using my DSLR... even using macro lense