I've been using my new LED fixture for a week now. There's been what seems like a mixed response.
New fixture: http://www.cfsco.net/aqledli12bld.html
I have the blues set to about 45% and the whites at 35% or so. Fixture is 6 inches off the water. My old lights were a marineland reef capable fixture and some no brand generic 1 watt led strips from my LFS. But I've taken these off since I put the new fixture on. Like I said, there's been a mixed response. My frogspawn in particular seems to expand more but the green color seems less vibrant. Tank is 24 inches deep and frogspawn is in the middle of the tank. My brain coral is on the sand bed. I have always had trouble with this coral (probably due to the lack of light from the marineland) but so far it hasn't really shown any change. There is no tissue loss but the color has been faded for a long time and i am hoping it will come back with the light upgrade.
New fixture: http://www.cfsco.net/aqledli12bld.html
I have the blues set to about 45% and the whites at 35% or so. Fixture is 6 inches off the water. My old lights were a marineland reef capable fixture and some no brand generic 1 watt led strips from my LFS. But I've taken these off since I put the new fixture on. Like I said, there's been a mixed response. My frogspawn in particular seems to expand more but the green color seems less vibrant. Tank is 24 inches deep and frogspawn is in the middle of the tank. My brain coral is on the sand bed. I have always had trouble with this coral (probably due to the lack of light from the marineland) but so far it hasn't really shown any change. There is no tissue loss but the color has been faded for a long time and i am hoping it will come back with the light upgrade.