90g DIY LED kit

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  1. sucker_fish

    sucker_fish Astrea Snail

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    forgot to mention the tank is going to be SPS mainly.
     
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    malac0da13 Torch Coral

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    Most of the avid DIY led people are going to recommend Cree leds over those bridgelux. But also 90 leds seems like it will be a lot for the footprint of a standard 90g. My tank has a larger foot print(extra 6in) and I am running 84 and only real reason I did that was because I am running 40deg optics and have the light fairly high. I can't give you an exact recommendation on ammount but I would say closer to 70 leds. The ammount of leds doesn't necessarily let you have higher light corals its more of the optics that let you sustain them and gives you the better penetration. The amount of leds is more for the coverage and footprint of the tank. At least that's what I gathered from my research of leds before I built mine.

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    I think it would be fine, but going sps dominant I would recommend a 48 dimmable from rapidled

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    would a single 48 dimmable kit be enough, I know the cree led are better than the bridgelux but I was thinking I would need 2 kits to cover my tank, I really want to avoid the spotlight look so i want plenty of coverage.
     
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    Yeah after thinking about 70ish would be a little much still prolly 48 to 60.

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    Yes. A single 48 dimmable kit from rapidLED will be enough for sps. Check out Evolved's thread.

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    Yup, 48 CREEs will do it.
     
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    rapid 48 kit....for the win!
     
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    ok well looks like I will be going with the 48 kit from rapid, thats cool cause i think i will still spend about the same amount and end up with a better fixture.going to order these...48 Ultra Premium LED DIY Kit with Dimmable Drivers and throw this in also just so i can be lazy..DDC-01 PWM Controller w/ remote control.
     
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