led light

[popper]

Hello,

I´m thinking buying a led setup for my new orchidarium.
I discover a led fixture in a aquarium shop, that was developed for growing aquarium plants.
It´s rated at 6500k, but i´m afraid that the wavelenght is not to good between 650 and 700nm.
The power of 2 units is about 15000 lux.
What do you think of this system?

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Information about the led units used in the divece

http://www.cree.com/Products/pdf/XLampXP-E.pdf
CREE | XLamp XP-E LEDs, leading the revolution in LED lighting

Thank you
Nuno

[Connie Star]

How big is it, and how much does it cost? Looks intriguing.

[Akhenaten]

LED lamp now don't very powerful. This one led fixture produce only 800 lumen, but T5 54 watts lamp produce 5000 lumen. You need have 6 LED fixtures for 1 flurescent bulb, but usualy in fluorescent fixtures use 4 T5 54 watts bulbs, total - 20000 lumen. It is 25 LED fixtures and it is not compactly.

[Akhenaten]

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This is LED fixture produce 4500 lumen. But I need use 4 this LED fixtures for changing one my 4 T5 bulbs fixture. But size of this LED fixture is very big and I can't use 4 this LED fixtures.

[popper]

Tank you for the answer.
Since my terrarium is a litle bit small (80x60x40Cm),
i think i don´t need to much light.
Where i live, the summer temperatures rise to 34ºC, and if i can avoid the extra hot imited by the light fixture, it´s a bonus.
In the aquarium shop i mesure about 5000 lux, 35 cm from 1 led fixture.
The place where the orchids are, recive some light from the outside.
To answer about the dimensions, the led square measure about 20x20cm.

Nuno

[popper]

Hello,

Does anybody have tested similar systems.