d00dy
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I have been running DIY LED's on my 40 breeder for about a year now, but I am having an issue that others have where corals grow but lose color or fade.
The LED's are set up in a row of 4 clusters, and each cluster separated by 1 Violet between them. They are powered by 3 Mean well ELN-60-48D drivers (one driver for RB, one driver for NW, and one driver for everything else). They have been over the tank for about a year. I started all the LED's about 30%, and slowly increased them over a few months to about 60-65%, and then back down to about 50% (current for a few months) because things weren't looking as good. The fixture sits about 12" above the water in a canopy and the lights are on for about 10 hours total (9 hours white, and 9 hours blue).
16 - RB Luxeon ES (80º Optics)
8 - NW Luxeon ES (80º Optics)
4 - Tristar (Cool Blue, Cyan-Turquoise, Deep Red)
3 - True Violet
My idea is to add 2 or 4 T5's and and have a hybrid system.
LET Lighting 36" 2x39W Miro-4 T5 High-Output Retrofit Kit ? ReefGeek
What I don't really know is....
How many T5's should I add and what color/type?
Would I run the T5's as the main lighting and use the LED's as supplements or vice versa?
Should I center the LED's or the T5's over the tank?
How long should each type of light be on per day?
The LED's are set up in a row of 4 clusters, and each cluster separated by 1 Violet between them. They are powered by 3 Mean well ELN-60-48D drivers (one driver for RB, one driver for NW, and one driver for everything else). They have been over the tank for about a year. I started all the LED's about 30%, and slowly increased them over a few months to about 60-65%, and then back down to about 50% (current for a few months) because things weren't looking as good. The fixture sits about 12" above the water in a canopy and the lights are on for about 10 hours total (9 hours white, and 9 hours blue).
16 - RB Luxeon ES (80º Optics)
8 - NW Luxeon ES (80º Optics)
4 - Tristar (Cool Blue, Cyan-Turquoise, Deep Red)
3 - True Violet
My idea is to add 2 or 4 T5's and and have a hybrid system.
LET Lighting 36" 2x39W Miro-4 T5 High-Output Retrofit Kit ? ReefGeek
What I don't really know is....
How many T5's should I add and what color/type?
Would I run the T5's as the main lighting and use the LED's as supplements or vice versa?
Should I center the LED's or the T5's over the tank?
How long should each type of light be on per day?
