Christian Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I think I'm going to use this has any one used this? http://www.ecoxotic.com/panorama-marine-led-system.html I recently got my hands on a 40 gallon breeder that was a turtle tank, but now I'm going to tun it into a frag grow out system. The dimensions for the tank that can be filled with water is 36"L X 18" W X 8" H I'm trying to figure out what light, filter and power head flow. MY girlfriend suggested that I put the same light that I have on my 70 gallon. witch is 4x T5HO 36" JBJ light w/ three led moon lights 2X 10k 2x420 actinic bulbs but what do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chippwalters Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Why not check out http://www.buildmyled.com/ They're local and create a super fixture...IMO much better than ecoxotic's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Based on my experiences with different fixtures and my own DIY you want something that's using B, RB and UV/violet LEDs for the blue spectrum and if if you can use a fixture that does not need a fan that's a plus as I am seeing fixtures with fans either clogging up from dust or sucking salt spray into the fixture. The buildmyled.com 14000K three different blues as well as CW, G and R. Also if you look at cost/wattage the 2' 14000K buildmyled.com is 39 watts @ $181 vs $209 for a 25 watt Panorama. Any LED strip light that is put inside a closed hood will need some kind of ventilation. Even though they use less electricity they still generate heat and LEDs are more sensitive to excess heat than fluorescent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I have the bml reef spectrum and the super actinic. You can take great pictures of your tank with the reef spectrum. Good light for a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Pedretti Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 i had a 4' bml strip for about 2 weeks...man that thing was awesome...i was extremely happy with it and the growth i was getting for the short time i had it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.