Is my DIY 288 Watt LED Lighting System's Output Sufficient???? PLEASE HELP!

tannersmith200

tannersmith200

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Hey guys and girls
I need some help with my LED lighting system. I have an assortment of SPS and LPS corals and they are all alive and look good but all of my beautiful purple and pink coraline algae has turned white appears to be withered due to the light. My corals are doing well but I am concered bec my tank does not look as good as it did before my LED lighting system. The LEDs are equally spaced and the colors are mixed like they should be.
Here is a link to my forum post of my lighting system: https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/379489/my-diy-288-watt-led-lighting-system/20
check it out and let me know what you all think.
My LEDs consist of a 1:1 white to blue ratio.
I am using 60 degree optics
Here are the specs.
I have 36 Cool White Cree XR-E Q5 Star LEDs
107 lumens at 350mA
1000mA - max drive current (I have them on 100mA drivers for maximum output)
6500K - color temperature
Lambertian Radiation Pattern
I also have 36 Royal Blue Cree XR-E Star LEDs
Same specs as above except I have them running on 700mA drivers.
450nm - wavelength
 
tannersmith200

tannersmith200

Member
Hey guys and girls
I need some help with my LED lighting system. I have an assortment of SPS and LPS corals and they are all alive and look good but all of my beautiful purple and pink coraline algae has turned white appears to be withered due to the light. My corals are doing well but I am concered bec my tank does not look as good as it did before my LED lighting system. The LEDs are equally spaced and the colors are mixed like they should be.
Here is a link to my forum post of my lighting system: https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/379489/my-diy-288-watt-led-lighting-system
check it out and let me know what you all think. This thread was started right when I first posted it. The tank looks different now.
My LEDs consist of a 1:1 white to blue ratio.
I am using 60 degree optics
Here are the specs.
I have 36 Cool White Cree XR-E Q5 Star LEDs
107 lumens at 350mA
1000mA - max drive current (I have them on 100mA drivers for maximum output)
6500K - color temperature
Lambertian Radiation Pattern
I also have 36 Royal Blue Cree XR-E Star LEDs
Same specs as above except I have them running on 700mA drivers.
450nm - wavelength
 
2quills

2quills

Well-Known Member
Too much light too fast, perhaps? How long have the new lights been on the tank since you noticed the bleaching going on?
 
reefraff

reefraff

Active Member
May be too late to do anything about it now but maybe pull off the optics and add them back in slowly over a few weeks.
 
wangotango

wangotango

Active Member
Tank doesn't look as good how? Just the coralline fading or is there something else? Did you acclimate things when you transitioned from your old lighting to the LEDs?
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

Active Member
Following along!!!! As Wango asked just the coraline fading or other color issues? I wouldn't think removing the optics would help anything. Would cause the light to be more a beam. What height are your lights over your tank?
 
tannersmith200

tannersmith200

Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by acrylic51 http:///forum/thread/382595/is-my-diy-288-watt-led-lighting-system-s-output-sufficient-please-help#post_3340331
Following along!!!! As Wango asked just the coraline fading or other color issues? I wouldn't think removing the optics would help anything. Would cause the light to be more a beam. What height are your lights over your tank?
The light is about 1.5 ft above water surface. It was about 6 inches about three weeks ago but I moved it up bec I could see negative aesthetics.
 
tannersmith200

tannersmith200

Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by acrylic51 http:///forum/thread/382595/is-my-diy-288-watt-led-lighting-system-s-output-sufficient-please-help#post_3342268
Any updates????
Hey, yes I have some updates. I raised my light to about 14" above water surface and I have seen a huge difference. i was about to panik because I thought that i had spent $900 on a lighting system that i thought was state of the art and began to thing it was trash but I have resolved the problem I believe.
A little trial and error.
 
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