vubben
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These might be worth a look as well. They make a "Stunner Strip" that looks easy to install in an existing canopy.
Ecoxotic: Aquarium LED Lights, Reef LED Lighting
Ecoxotic: Aquarium LED Lights, Reef LED Lighting
PowerBrite LED Lights?
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imsobored152
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pay no mind to ockmed, hes rather useless, he's also the guy that LOVES purple-up(which we all know does NOTHING!) 
the kelvin rating doesnt affect the brightness, its just the color range and spectrum it gives off. 6500k is daylight(kinda yellowish white)
10000k is amost a pure white color to a cool white
12000k is white with a bit of a blueish hue
20000k is pure blue
Algae loves the lower kelvin spectrum,
best coral growth is around the 10000k-15000k,
Slow coral growth is the 20000k
you'd probably be better off comparing lumens to lumens as opposed to watts
the kelvin rating doesnt affect the brightness, its just the color range and spectrum it gives off. 6500k is daylight(kinda yellowish white)
10000k is amost a pure white color to a cool white
12000k is white with a bit of a blueish hue
20000k is pure blue
Algae loves the lower kelvin spectrum,
best coral growth is around the 10000k-15000k,
Slow coral growth is the 20000k
you'd probably be better off comparing lumens to lumens as opposed to watts
imsobored152
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Also looked at the LT series.....and ewwwww
just for the blues 120mA? just one single cree led maxes at 1000mA(typically run at 750mA)
Also if the leds are measured in mcd, you can be assured theyre not bright at all.
heres a rough converter to lumens
candela (millicandela) to lumen conversion wizard
Each blue led gives off ~1.8 lumens so over 12 leds your at about ~22lumens
But really, any lights previously mentioned would work alright in a Fish-only tank
IMO Section
IMO it won't do anything for a reef. I'd say its comparable to radioshack leds(the 5mm ones)
again IMO youd be better off with the powerbrites, they at least use (4)1 watt leds
IMO Stunner strips are glorified moonlights and will do nothing for a reef
just for the blues 120mA? just one single cree led maxes at 1000mA(typically run at 750mA)
Also if the leds are measured in mcd, you can be assured theyre not bright at all.
heres a rough converter to lumens
candela (millicandela) to lumen conversion wizard
Each blue led gives off ~1.8 lumens so over 12 leds your at about ~22lumens
But really, any lights previously mentioned would work alright in a Fish-only tank
IMO Section
IMO it won't do anything for a reef. I'd say its comparable to radioshack leds(the 5mm ones)
again IMO youd be better off with the powerbrites, they at least use (4)1 watt leds
IMO Stunner strips are glorified moonlights and will do nothing for a reef