Upgrading DIY

reefjunky24 · May 10, 2012

I currently have a DIY light that i did, it has RB, b, Cyan, WW, NW, and CW, i am going from a 29 biocube to a 45g cube, would you add any other color in that grouping, i have thought about UV, RED, Green, amber and Orange. I know my Warm Whites give off Red coloring, the green i heard just cause algae growth and the amber and orange i have heard are only for sunrise/sunset, and i know UV will make my coral pop. I keep reading that people have acans and chalices that just turn Orange after a while under LEDS and trying to make sure i have all spectrums covered, anyone recommend putting any other colors in the light to cover a spectrum i am missing and that has actually used the LED not just assuming it will help?

Thanks
Rich

Craig Borowski · May 10, 2012

Sounds to me like you're way ahead of the curve including all the colors that you did on your existing fixture. Were you happy with the results of it?

ReefLEDLights · May 10, 2012

Warm whites also give off a lot of yellow which looks bad.

For Growth all you need is Royal Blue and Cool White.

To add some pop you want to ensure your Royal Blue are 450-455nm. Other than that the UV 410-420nm will add colour pop but is dimmer than the royal blue.

For a tank your size only a couple Green and Red would be needed on a dimmable driver or buck puck to tweak the colour. 6-15 UV will also work provided you can dimm down your Blues.

Bill

reefjunky24 · May 14, 2012

Craig,

I do like the color as it gives off a lot of different colors to the tank and color seems to be good, but i do see the red fade a little which i don't like and trying to figure that out that is why i am looking to upgrade.

Bill,

question for you, is there any LED that gives off the same color as the Fiji purple bulb, i know that the blue plus is covered by the RB and B if i remember correctly but ive heard people losing the reds and pinks, what can counter that?

Rich