BRS is releasing a series of light testing videos. From what I can infer:
They have three videos up, but are unlisted. Here you go:
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Cost per par these blades came out cheapest.
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BRS is releasing a series of light testing videos. From what I can infer:
Awesome! Thanks. I'm thinking of setting up a 36x36x20 cube. I was guessing 6 of the 30" model would cover this foot print nicely. Would be cheaper to go with these and better coverage over radions 4 xr15 or 2 xr30. Hmmmm
Can you PM me some of the Amazon listings you are referring to? We are working on some new designs. Thnx.PRICES ARE RIDICULOUS I USE LEDS OFF AMAZON for 62 bucks a pop for 48 to 60 inch Tanks for 3 years and corals grow like made and color good. AI MUST HAVE GOLD IN THEM SOMEWHERE< YEAH RIGHT!!!
They have three videos up, but are unlisted. Here you go:
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Cost per par these blades came out cheapest.
Is 8 inches the elevated tank mount height? I’m unclear on what mounting options come with the light.
Cost per par is such a strange metric, as though most people run their lights with all channels at 100%. A fixture with that many cool whites will probably not actually be delivering as much bang for the buck unless the spectrum with the whites at a high percent is pleasing.
I imagine he’s comparing it to T5s, where lower electricity and no bulb replacement would make the lights cheaper over the long run. “Fraction of the cost” is probably a little hyperbolic though, you can get a 6 bulb t5 fixture for pretty cheap these days.“When you combine 3 or more Blade strips together, the result is shadow elimination and even light distribution comparable to traditional T5 fixtures, but with greater efficiency and at a fraction of the cost!” -BRS
Um what?
I imagine he’s comparing it to T5s, where lower electricity and no bulb replacement would make the lights cheaper over the long run. “Fraction of the cost” is probably a little hyperbolic though, you can get a 6 bulb t5 fixture for pretty cheap these days.
Orphek used to let you custom the bars, not sure about now. I do like orphek bars but many bars have trouble with blending, I think these mini clusters are a good step forward in bars. And the ip66 splash rating is nice. Yeah the spectrum would be nice if included elements of both the grow and glow, but will be interesting how they look. As for “optimal spectrum” I won the acro grow out here on r2r in 2014 with reefbreeder value fixtures, the big old black boxes before they had a nicer design, beating out other leds users and t5 and mh tanks - so I don’t think it really matters all that much vs chemistry as much as we enjoy the endless lighting debates. Now what a user finds visually appealing is a totally different matter.I wish BML was still in the aquarium light business. They had awesome light bars and that was 7 or 8 years ago. They even had an option to pick your leds for the light strip. I had 3 over my 75 and they would grow anything and mimicked my previous T5 setup.
This light will burn out long before bulb replacements would make the cost even equal out. Fraction of the cost is ridiculous
Also is t BRS past this whole PAR thing? PAR means very little, especially with LEDs
It’s going to be a slow burner for sure but I finally started a build thread if you care to follow along:Nice! Look forward to seeing it.
8 bulb Sunpower is $560. 8 bulbs is $200. So $760 and will use 192w with zero control except for on/off. Annual bulb replacement is $1000 over 5 years at current pricing. You’ll also need to factor in ballast replacement. Say only one goes bad in 5 years, that’s another $50 and hours of your time.
6 bulb Sunpower is $500 plus $150 in bulbs. So $650 and will use 144w. Annual bulb replacement is $750 over 5 years at current pricing.
3 Blades (2 grow and 1 glow) is $650. Uses 120w. No bulb replacement and no ballast replacements. Maybe a power supply goes bad. No idea the cost but let’s say $50 like a ballast. 10 minute swap.
5 year cost to run each:
8 bulb - $1810 plus electric
6 bulb - $1450 plus electric
Blades - $700 plus electric
Yep, when you actually compare like for like the Blades are over 50% cheaper.