Which LED

that novice guy · Feb 2, 2013

Hey guys I've been looking at an couple of LED options and i want to be able to grow and successfully grow and propagate sps corals of intense light requirements and my tank is 4L 1H 2W with most if my rock at 6 inches below the water and I've been looking at

5 reefbrite xho +blue+50/50+white+50/50+blue and this will be when the dimmable comes out

120 brigelux leds rb,b,w,v

56 crees newest versions rb, b, v, w

Boost led mu100 x2

Tao tronics 120w x2

kessil a350 x2

And any other suggestions would help and i don't want ai sol or radion

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matthew1sherman · Feb 2, 2013

Buildmyled

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ReefLEDLights · Feb 3, 2013

450nm Royal Blue is all you need.

The Cree XT-E is one of the best.

Been doing frags w LEDs for over 6 years and the RB w a little CW is best for looks and growth.

If you selling the frags bin your Royal blue well as there is a difference in colour pop.

For your setup 36 XT-E Royal Blue and 12 XT-E Cool White with optics will give you the growth.

Years ago I used a 3 watt luxion mix of this over a 110 gal farmers fleet tub to grow frags with great results.

Now the Cree XT-E LEDs are at least 50% brighter using less electricity.

I would DIY to cherry pick the Bins and a solderless build would cost less than an AI and much less than a Radion.

Bill

Country0922 · Feb 3, 2013

Wow great to know!! Been thinking of uding leds on my frag tank I wanna start up

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that novice guy · Feb 3, 2013

ReefLEDLights said:
450nm Royal Blue is all you need.

The Cree XT-E is one of the best.

Been doing frags w LEDs for over 6 years and the RB w a little CW is best for looks and growth.

If you selling the frags bin your Royal blue well as there is a difference in colour pop.

For your setup 36 XT-E Royal Blue and 12 XT-E Cool White with optics will give you the growth.

Years ago I used a 3 watt luxion mix of this over a 110 gal farmers fleet tub to grow frags with great results.

Now the Cree XT-E LEDs are at least 50% brighter using less electricity.

I would DIY to cherry pick the Bins and a solderless build would cost less than an AI and much less than a Radion.

Bill

Thanks for the input bill but i don't have tools or the know how about electricity and wiring and doing drivers if i understand more about diy i will definitely look into your led setup that you provided

Thanks if you have any pre built led setups that you like just tell

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that novice guy · Feb 3, 2013

That didn't come out right i don't entirely want to do diy but if it boils down to it then i will have to do diy

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that novice guy · Feb 3, 2013

Bump

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jedimasterben · Feb 3, 2013

What part of DIY are you afraid of?

that novice guy · Feb 3, 2013

All of it!

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jedimasterben · Feb 3, 2013

Well, you can get solderless LEDs, a nice heatsink called the MakersLED that has slots to screw LEDs down so you don't need to mess with adhesive (just thermal paste), it has a splash guard and fan and everything included.

that novice guy · Feb 3, 2013

Well drivers and wiring don't make sense to me I've looked at the instructions to setup the driver to the dimmer then what volts or ma has to go threw the leds

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DerekFF · Feb 3, 2013

It's not hard lol. I have also NEVER in my life done anything electrical other than change a lightbulb before. Rapids drivers are all labeled which wire is what and the soldering was a learning curve but I was getting good by the end. If you go solderless then you really don't even need to solder jack. A few wire nuts will do it. I'm telling you from recent first hand DIY noob experience. Get a rapid solderless kit and you will be done easy peezy

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DerekFF · Feb 3, 2013

Oh their instructions from rapid are pretty easy to follow. Just do exactly as it shows.

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that novice guy · Feb 3, 2013

Well i guess it is boiling down to diy but i can't get the professional look of pre built

DerekFF · Feb 3, 2013

You can but it takes some creativity

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DerekFF · Feb 3, 2013

I think anyone can do this.........easy peezy
Solderless Tutorial (non-dimmable) - YouTube!

Trebor · Feb 4, 2013

ReefLEDLights said:
450nm Royal Blue is all you need.

The Cree XT-E is one of the best.

Been doing frags w LEDs for over 6 years and the RB w a little CW is best for looks and growth.

If you selling the frags bin your Royal blue well as there is a difference in colour pop.

For your setup 36 XT-E Royal Blue and 12 XT-E Cool White with optics will give you the growth.

Years ago I used a 3 watt luxion mix of this over a 110 gal farmers fleet tub to grow frags with great results.

Now the Cree XT-E LEDs are at least 50% brighter using less electricity.

I would DIY to cherry pick the Bins and a solderless build would cost less than an AI and much less than a Radion.

Bill

What are you referring to when you say Bins?

ReefLEDLights · Feb 4, 2013

The Cool White has numerous bins here is a chart. Very few companies specify which one of these bins. The warmer ones closer to 5K have a yellow look the ones closer to 7.5K have a crisp look. there are also variations in intensity.

The Royal Blue also has several different bins with a range of 445-465nm. Their is a noticeable difference in colour pop between these bins.

Bill