Advise?

Reefing Madness · Sep 29, 2013

ritter6788 said:
1 watt LEDs are fine for sps but you need more than 12 unless it's a really small tank.

Ah crap, my bad, it was Ritter. Oops.

pickupman66 · Sep 29, 2013

NO offense Ritter, but I would LOVE to see a successful SPS tank lit by 1 watt LEDS. that Animal may be out there, but you would need ALOT of LEDs to be successful.

Compare the lights listed on the OP. to this.

DM-36e - Reef Radiance

12 x 3 watt Bridgelux LEDS for $79. Controllable and all.

all that said, you would likely need 4 of them for the 60 to properly light it. given that cost, why not just go with a pair of the DM132 Pendants..

ritter6788 · Sep 29, 2013

pickupman66 said:
NO offense Ritter, but I would LOVE to see a successful SPS tank lit by 1 watt LEDS. that Animal may be out there, but you would need ALOT of LEDs to be successful.

[url]https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/member-tanks/71555-ritter6788s-75-gallon-14.html#post1540655

H[/URL]ere's mine. I don't know if you consider it successful or not. I have no problem growing or coloring sps.

I do agree with you that the OP should take another route than the light they posted.

thegrilledcheesus · Sep 29, 2013

Calvo I went with rapidled par38s60 degrees 3 coolwhite, and 2 actinics over 4 feet

bknapp · Sep 29, 2013

calvo15290 said:
To save energy

Quality is rarely (if ever) cheap.

pickupman66 · Sep 29, 2013

Ritter, you still using the evolutions? Aren't those 3 watt though?

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ritter6788 · Sep 29, 2013

pickupman66 said:
Ritter, you still using the evolutions? Aren't those 3 watt though?

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Yes I'm still using them. These are the older style 1 watters. I've had them on my tank since April 2011.

pickupman66 · Sep 29, 2013

OH OK. I appreciate it. hope you understand I wasnt calling you out or anything. By chance, how many individual LEDs are on those things? Given that, we may be able to better help calvo choose some new lights.

ritter6788 · Sep 29, 2013

pickupman66 said:
OH OK. I appreciate it. hope you understand I wasnt calling you out or anything. By chance, how many individual LEDs are on those things? Given that, we may be able to better help calvo choose some new lights.

I understand. I'm agreeing with you that the lights the OP posted won't be enough. 1 watt leds can work but it takes a lot of them. I have 2 fixtures and each has 119 leds in them. 12 1watt leds won't do much unless it's a pico tank. Even 3 watt par38s won't get you very far over a 65 gallon.