|
|
Limited Guest Access ... Welcome to the Orchid Board - Most Complete Orchid Forum on the web !. You are currently viewing our boards as a GUEST, which gives You very limited access and no posting privileges. Register and gain full access to everything on the site. OrchidBoard membership is completely free with no tricks or gimmicks. We work very hard to make this the best and friendliest Orchid forum possible. If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact support.
|
06-09-2006, 09:58 PM
|
 |
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Queens, NY, USA
Age: 28
Posts: 7,142
|
|
SOLARIS LED LIGHTHOOD
Hi guys,
Just curious. Would this type of lighting be good for orchids? Any ideas?
http://www.pfolighting.com/Aquarium-LED-Lighting.aspx
__________________
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Fellowship of the Ring
Last edited by Tindomul : 09-04-2006 at 05:25 PM.
|
09-04-2006, 02:14 PM
|
|
Jr. Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1
|
|
I think the lighting would be suffcient, providing you could dial in the right spectrum for growing plants.
One question to ask yourself, is it really worth it...the cost of these setups is extremely high.
|
09-04-2006, 05:24 PM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Queens, NY, USA
Age: 28
Posts: 7,142
|
|
No its not worth it,  . Thanks for the repsonce and welcome to the board. Please introduce yourself in the breaking the ice forum.
I ended up getting a power compact light fixture with 2 65watt bulbs at 6500K light temp.
__________________
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Fellowship of the Ring
|
04-07-2007, 12:37 AM
|
 |
Jr. Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 18
|
|
those LED fixtures are going to be the future. currently that fixture is suposed to put out more PAR than a 250 watt metal halide (more to it than just par, i dont know all the details off the top of my head).
in the long run, the LEDs last 10 years (recommended i think) and will loose about 30% light output in this time. the last i looked these fixtures ran at about 1000$?, which would cost us 100$ per year of use (plus electrical). when a metal halide of equal output will use more energy, and require replacement of bulbs every year. in the long run i think it was shown the LED fixture actually cost less than the metal halide it was compared to.
plus you can program the LED to different color temps, and you can have dawn and dusk effects (which is cool).
though in some years to come, i think LEDs will make some major breakthroughs and it might be better to wait for the prices to come down more.
|
04-07-2007, 12:39 AM
|
|
Moderator
|
|
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Queens, NY, USA
Age: 28
Posts: 7,142
|
|
I have thought about about for a long time, and was wondering if its really worth it. Maybe oneday. Thanks for the encouragment though. I suppose they are still available.
__________________
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Fellowship of the Ring
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:45 PM.
|
Linear Mode
