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Anybody interested in a group buy of LED's??
Last Post 07/14/2009 12:40 PM by CyberJester. 7 Replies.
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bigbus


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07/03/2009 09:15 AM
    Hi, I am new here to girs but I have been pretty active over on RC and NR, I am going to get around 120 led's to build my light fixture for a new 110 tank. 

    I was wondering if anybody here would be interested in a group buy to drive prices down.  I could get the prices for the amounts of units we achieve.
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    Bela


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    07/03/2009 06:20 PM
    Where we you planning on buying them and how big a discount would you get for bulk? I am playing with the idea of building an LED fixture.
    Bela M. Sziklassy ~-~-~ "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself."
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    bigbus


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    07/03/2009 06:27 PM
    Here is what I got so far:

    Up to and including 100: $5.85 each ($0.15 off normal price)

    101-250: $5.76 each ($0.24 off normal price)

    251-350: $5.64 each ($0.36 off normal price)

    350-500: $5.45 ($0.55 off normal price)

    500+: $5.25 ($0.75 off normal price)

    This is from ETG as many other reefers have done bulk through them and they ship really fast. I already want to order 120 for myself so we would already be in the second bracket. The more we get the more we save, and from what I am seeing from other led builds, the lights are awesome.
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    CyberJester


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    07/06/2009 09:31 AM
    Posted By bigbus on 07/03/2009 06:27 PM
    Here is what I got so far:

    Up to and including 100: $5.85 each ($0.15 off normal price)

    101-250: $5.76 each ($0.24 off normal price)

    251-350: $5.64 each ($0.36 off normal price)

    350-500: $5.45 ($0.55 off normal price)

    500+: $5.25 ($0.75 off normal price)

    This is from ETG as many other reefers have done bulk through them and they ship really fast. I already want to order 120 for myself so we would already be in the second bracket. The more we get the more we save, and from what I am seeing from other led builds, the lights are awesome.


    What are the wattages of these LED's?
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    bigbus


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    07/09/2009 11:38 AM
    These are 3 watts 107 lumen cree leds already mounted on a pcb star. The blues are also 3 watts but I forget the lumens, I think 107 or so too.
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    CyberJester


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    07/09/2009 02:16 PM
    Thought they were making 5 watt LEDs now?
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    bigbus


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    07/09/2009 09:01 PM
    They do, they are just 13-16 bucks a pop, plus you can only run like 2-3 of them on a high powered controller. So 2-3 times the amount of controllers + the crazy price just doesnt justify the money issue. Plus with 5 watts you can light like a 3 foot deep tank or more.
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    CyberJester


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    07/14/2009 12:40 PM
    Posted By bigbus on 07/09/2009 09:01 PM
    They do, they are just 13-16 bucks a pop, plus you can only run like 2-3 of them on a high powered controller. So 2-3 times the amount of controllers + the crazy price just doesnt justify the money issue. Plus with 5 watts you can light like a 3 foot deep tank or more.

    I would have to disagree with that, as someone who owns one of the 3 watt/bulb Solaris systems.  I only have a 25" deep tank and the light on the bottom of the water is not so great.  Even half way down was somewhat of a problem.  However, do understand the cost factor.
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