Moonlights

[cthegame]

I have had my 3 coral life 3/4 watt moonlights for about 6 months and they are already fading. They used to be pretty bright now they hardly light up the tank at night. These are my first moonlights so i have no idea if this is normal. Are they supposed to die out this fast? Its not like i can replace any bulbs...id have to buy new ones which are quite expensive.

[daugherty]

i would call the company they should not do that as far as i know led's will last a long time.

[RyanG]

Did you check them for salt creep? Just a shot in the dark I really dont have any experience with them at all.

[Bifferwine]

Moonlights shouldn't fade like that. I'd call wherever you bought them from too.

[Piggy]

The ones I have are going on two years. I would say you either got bad ones or salt creep got in them. Unless your running them 24/7.

[cumminz]

i think LED'S have like 10k + hours on them. even if he is running them 24/7, they shouldnt be out already. also, i dont think LED gets less brights, but they stop working. not sure, but that is my guess

[RyanG]

From what ive read first gen LED were 50 thousand hours, 2nd gen 80k newest ones 100k.

[cumminz]

see, even more reason they should still be working

[cthegame]

THe kind i have should be 50K hours. I dont have them on 24/7. Only when the day lights are off. Sometime i forget to turn them off but that only happens once every blue moon

I didnt think they would get weak so far. I checked for salt but there isnt that much, i cleaned the front and still very dim. Im scared of opening it because it will void any warranty but since i dont have the receipt, should i open it and clean it throughly?

If one went bad i would say its a faulty one but all 3 are weaker...

[RyanG]

Im willing to bet that something inside the box is corroded and cutting back on the current. I would contact the vendor you purchased it from and see what they can do for you.