LED upgrade

[Anthony Falanga]

Hey everyone. Been a while since I've poated. I am currently looking to upgrade my lights in my biocube 29 from the compact T5s to LED. Seems like one of the more reputable distributors is Rapid LED and I'm probably going to go with the solderless dimmable retro kit. This would give me a chance to grow some new kinds of corals and hopefully see the growth and colors I want. I've had some issues with my tank so this will be one start to a large overhaul once I get rid of one of my corals. My big questions are 1, has anyone used these specific retro kits and if so how do you like them? Are there any other suggestions? And finally, the big question is the lights coloration. I definitely want a full spectrum vs white and blue. I also don't want the preset full spectrum as I have heard the white LEDs can burn the corals, though these are "cool white" so I'm not sure if there's a difference. So what colors, and how many of each should I get with the kit? The link to what I'm looking at is
http://www.rapidled.com/solderless-coralife-biocube-29-dimmable-retrofit-kit/ . I will also get either the storm or storm x controller as I don't need anything crazy like an apex just yet. All help is appreciated!

 

[saltyphish]

I have the retro kit on my cube and love it. I also use the storm controller. I only use royal blue, blue, neutral White, and UV. I originally built it with lime green, and red-orange as well and hated them so I replaced with the above list.

 

[Joeganja]

Hydra prime or hydra 26