Alan600
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I have aquatic life t5 4 bulb fixture . I want my zoa to have more of a glow . I been doing some researching on t5/led setup but haven't had any luck . Does any body know about a good setup ?
T5/led set up
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DFW
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Rapid LED has actinic supplement kits that are very inexpensive, and very easy to put together. And you can get changes to the kit just by asking for them. If you want some white LEDs, or you want a longer heat sink, or shorter, they will change that for you at a very reasonable price, too.
Retrofit kits - Actinic Supplement Kits - Rapid LED
Retrofit kits - Actinic Supplement Kits - Rapid LED
TJ's Reef
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Hey Alan, sorry for the late response.... lost track of thread. Good advice and options ^above^ to choose from. What exact Aquatic Life fixture do you have ? LED Moonlights model ? Could you post a pic of underside/lamp layout. Looking at the fixtures you may be able to attach a 'Stunner Strip' directly to bottom of fixture for a very clean setup.
Cheers, Todd
Cheers, Todd
Bombertech
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If you know how to solder or have the capacity to learn, just build some "stunner strips" yourself. All you need is 3W leds, aluminum U-channel, a driver or 2, and a 48VDC power supply. Since you already have the lower spectrum, you'd just need 50% 440nm RB's, 40% 470nm B's, and 10% 495nm cyan.
TJ's Reef
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+1 to ^above^ from Bombertech, if you were closer would be happy to help. I'd probably remove LED Moonlights and attach the Stunner Strip/Heatsink using the connection point to the fixture then reinstall the Moonlights along with the new 3w emitters on the aluminum channel/heatsink.
As an example of layout you could do: RB----B----G--ml--RB----B----RB--ml--G----B----RB
Cheers, Todd
As an example of layout you could do: RB----B----G--ml--RB----B----RB--ml--G----B----RB
Cheers, Todd
