Wide spectrum LED build: ALL IN

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by exactlyobp, Nov 25, 2011.

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  1. mati_L

    mati_L Fire Shrimp

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    love it looks amazing
     
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  3. exactlyobp

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    Yo mati, thanks!
    Hows your 72bow?
     
  4. mati_L

    mati_L Fire Shrimp

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    Actually i have great news ! Papers were signed and closing for the new place should be sometime this month! Meanign the first thing going in is my tank! lol

    i have everything the only thing i need is salt, RO filters and the RapidLed kit ! i got sand and 50lbs of dry rock to get started
     
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    Wooooo that is a great news!! Make sure you start a build thread! You wont be disappointed with the Rapid kit!! I really recommend small amount of blues.
     
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    Thanks i will ! i am going with a 48 led kit, i was think 2 RB: 1 CW ? no less blues? i also had in mind maybe throwing in some NW
     
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    I think the 48 kit is the way to go for you, still Id include 4~6 blues. They make the green pop like CRAZY, really. The neutral whites blend in perfectly from what I see. Just so you know, 32 RB is a lot of blue.

    It might be a crazy idea but
    -24 Royal Blue
    -18 Neutral White
    -6 Blue
    You cant mix the blue and white on the same driver, since the maximum mA is different if you wanna utilize the max power of Crees.
     
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    wow lol i actually like that mix..32 RB is a lot of blue.. all natural white huh ? that doesnt give a yellow look?
     
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    what if i do something like this..does rapid even allow for Blues to be added to the kit in exchange for royal blues?

    24 RB
    10 cw
    8 Nw
    6 B

    so each side is

    12 RB----5 CW--4 NW---3 B

    what you think?
     
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    Talk to Mike @ [email protected] with any questions/requests. He'll figure something out. It might cost a bit more since the blue is a bit expensive.

    Im sure you're thinking dimmable drivers, but you are gonna need at least 5 drivers to run different channels to control the LEDs by colors.
    The drivers I used to dim LEDs are the ELN-60-48Ds. It controls 8-12 (Rapid site says up to 14 but I wanted to be safe) LEDs in a single straight line.

    Here is someone else said in better words:

     
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    Ill send him an emai see if he can put something together for me, maybe with an extra driver i can achieve the mix i want.. i was planning on the meanwell P's

    Thanks a lot ill keepyou posed on the build, maybe a thread soon lol