Taking the Rapid Plunge! (Light mounted with FTS!)

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by insanespain, Sep 12, 2011.

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  1. coylee_17

    coylee_17 Fire Goby

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    Yeah I went with the 36 kit, it's going to be in a canopy, which I havent built yet but I'm thinking 8 to 10 inches high.
     
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  2. chappy85

    chappy85 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Gratz on taking the plunge!
    I look forward to seeing how it turns out
     
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  3. insanespain

    insanespain Ocellaris Clown

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    Hmm.....maybe I should wait to place my order until I read your build thread ;D

    Thanks, there will be a detailed build thread for sure.
     
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  4. coylee_17

    coylee_17 Fire Goby

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    Lights shipped on sat so hopefully not too long before I have them up and running. I did just go with the standard dimmable kit though, hoping I don't regret mixing in some other colours.
     
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  5. insanespain

    insanespain Ocellaris Clown

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    Definitely nothing wrong with the standard 50/50 of Royal Blue and Cool White. Alot of people run that with great results. I'm on the fence about swapping a few royal blues out for regular blues. But I am definitely going to run some neutral whites in with the cool whites. I like a little bit warmer look.
     
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  6. droopymatt

    droopymatt Bristle Worm

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    I have the 36 dimmable kit, and I went with 60 degree optics but mines also mounted about 14 inches above the tank. but the light dispersion is incredible with minimal wasted light
     
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  7. Foreverfishy

    Foreverfishy Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Are you swapping out the color just for the personal preference or for coral growth? When I eventually go this route, i would like to go more the blue route to remind me of the days of when I was the Cutter Dallas and saw how crystal blue the ocean was and how beautiful the fish were
     
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  8. insanespain

    insanespain Ocellaris Clown

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    You dont have any spotlighting with those optics at that height?
     
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  9. exactlyobp

    exactlyobp Giant Squid

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    Yo insanespain, congratz! Im kinda on the same boat, let me jug your memory.
    I have:
    Cool White x 12
    Royal Blue x 12
    Addition to those above, planning to get:
    Blue x 6
    Cool White x 4
    Neutral White x 8
    UV x 6

    Ecotech released the LED fixture and I was very amazed by the mixture of LEDs they used.
    From Reefbuilders site:
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    IF I could EVER afford a LED fixture, it would be from Ecotech.
     
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  10. insanespain

    insanespain Ocellaris Clown

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    Yeah I looked at that fixture when it came out and really liked the combo of colors. It makes me debate on a few greens mixed in. Rapid carries the osram reds too but I've heard they r impossible to get mixed

    Sent from my DROID3 using Tapatalk
     
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