What is better to buy...LED, fluorescent or regular for overall lighting &amp; ambiance ?
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I don't have the answer to your specific question, but I bought three of these and am very pleased. I would tell you two things on these lights, first they put off much more light than I expected and secondly the light these give off is very white. No blue tones or yellowness. These are a very pure white.
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I use LED flood lights and they work fine for me. I use the day-light type.
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Led's use less power, thus less current, than fluorescent, so the wire insulation can handle it with no problem at all
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I'd get the 16in light. The feet that rest on the rim extend to the edge of the fixture and you'll want even coverage of the entire tank.
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Depends more on the kind of light, You don't want fluorescent light hitting right at you. Tungsten works better, indirect light.
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I guess what I meant was, how do they compare based on specs? Specifically, what is the wattage, lumens, coverage by SQFT, & penetration of the JD lighting system? I'm just about ready to hit "Add to Cart" and the only thing stopping me is the price difference.
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I've had the TT-AL09 120w for over a year now that has just the blues and whites. I agree with GCO and definitely look at a full spectrum fixture if you will have light hungry corals. I hope TaoTronics considers building a full spectrum light again.
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This is only brightfield. I would go with the LED.... If I had to buy again.
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I will not buy anything but LED's. The last set of regular lights I ordered were burned out in two months. Believe it or not, this company has the cheapest set of LED's with BROWN wire around, but they are worth it. I have them on a wreath and they look great. These are very bright for indoors but that is what I wanted.
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If you mean by household style....incandescent, I would say, yes, the LED's would be a better choice. But, remember, in the case of an EMP, the micro-electronics in the LED will likely be fried while the incandescent will survive. The former is also true of the fluorescents.
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Lutron is probably the best in the business. Costly compared to this brand, but very high quality, and great customer service. Available locally at bigbox home improvement stores in case you're in a hurry; although I hope you're NOT in a hurry since it's been 2 years since you posted your question! XD
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Suggest you email seller...we retro'd our fluorescent fixtures but they were all 12 VOLT. I am a big fan of LED's and for the $$$ savngs and the clean lite. I figure as more people adopt the LED their power bills will drop & the power companies will have to raise rates to make up the difference
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I'm actually using Phillips Hues -- the original A19 version. They bulbs fit well, and enable all sorts of dramatic and mood lighting.
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Any regular light socket will take an LED bulb. They burn with a fraction of the heat of a regular bulb, produce more light, and last 100 times longer. The only question is which one you'll want to use -- they don't all cast light as uniformly or with the same color temperature as incandescent bulbs.
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It depends. Warm light it best for living rooms and bedrooms. Cool light is best for kitchens and bathrooms.
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Its cool white so very bright pure white. warm white would be close to a regular bulb and better imo. Picture shows cool. Just select the one you want.
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I found that halogen bulbs give off a great deal of heat and the color is a yellow glow that I found harsh. Whereas the LED "daylight" lights gives off very little if any heat and the daylight bulb gives off a white color and more soothing to the eye. We have put in many spot lights and I replaced all halogen bulbs with the LED daylight bulbs and we love them. This is a personal opinion.