The difference that LEDs can make

**Dave66** · 12-29-2011, 09:32 AM

Very interesting Cliff. Though I've used halides with PCs for ages, tempting me to try those LEDs. My corals are all large and mature, so maybe a fourth reef tank is in my future. . .

Dave

**Cliff** · 12-29-2011, 10:24 AM

Thanks Dave. You really should set up another reef and give some LED lighting a try

Originally Posted by feenxfire

What a stunning difference! I will definitely be looking further into this. I wonder if there is a list that documents different color combinations working best and worst for specific coral.....

There are some companys starting to introduce different models in a attempt to make corals look more colorfull. For example, the Radion model of LEDs made by EcoTech have some red and green LEDs in this fixture to bring out a wider range of coral colors. As most marine algaes just loves those two color tones, I'm going to wait and see if that would be a real concern with adding a small amount of those color tones before I would consider using them.

I've never seen a comparision list yet, but there could be one out there.