Dustin Pedretti Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Im not planning on doing this any time soon so im just collecting info now i have a 120g 72" tank im having trouble deciding on a color layout ..i know i want full spectrum and id like to grow any kind of coral if wanted...i need ideas on how to get a good blend with however many of each colors thanks in advance for any ideas and/or help yall can offer Dustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoreefer11 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I used: 8RB 4 True UV 2 Actinic purple 6 Neutral Whites 2 red 2 cyan 2 actinic purple i got great coloration on that combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Did you mean to put actinic purple in there twice? I used: 8RB 4 True UV 2 Actinic purple 6 Neutral Whites 2 red 2 cyan 2 actinic purple i got great coloration on that combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoreefer11 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Ah dang, no I didn't sorry, long night haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 do you have a lay out of how you spread all these out? any pics? thanks for the reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidder Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Dustin, we've talked about this already so this is more for those that would be interested. I built my own LED system. Because I like a more blue look I used the following lighting spectrum: 50% Actnic Blue 50% White (of these 50% are 6k, 50% are 10k). Blues and whites are run separately using a POT so I can adjust as I like. Let me know if anyone has any questions. Cheers, Chad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 Kidder, youve been alot of help...thanks again i've been talking to Nick at Build my led...i think this is the way im going to go...he said i should get one acentic and one full spectrum...what im unsure of now is mounting height ..im not going to be able to buy both at the same time so im getting the acentic first and using my h/o with it...the h/o's are mounted at 1' above the water...if i mounted the leds below that im afraid of the shadow it will cast. so...i can either buy the leds with a 90 deg and mount at 4 " above water like nick says or i could get them made with a 60 deg lense and mount around a foot above water...what to yall think i should do? hope this is understandable lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanoreefer11 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I wouldn't go 50-50 whites to blues, blues will get over powered easily by the whites. I had 6 whites vs 18 other colors and the whites were still strong. Check my channel for some color vids, but here's a rundown of my light i made for a friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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