LED lighting question

[1snapple]

im doing 60* on the RB and 80* or higher on the CW

 

[wangotango]

Typically one per every 10-20 square inches or tank surface area. Color combination is personal preference. Most people go with a 50/50 split of white and blue, but a lot are starting to venture away from that.
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Originally Posted by bowfish http:///forum/thread/383056/led-lighting-question#post_3348262
How many LED's of each type (white,blue) would you need say for a 75 or 90 gallon tank?

 

[1snapple]

hmmm, most do 3 Royal blue cree's to 1 Xp-G R5 cool white.

 

[jstdv8]

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Originally Posted by 1Snapple http:///forum/thread/383056/led-lighting-question/20#post_3348600
hmmm, most do 3 Royal blue cree's to 1 Xp-G R5 cool white.
everything Ive seen is a 50/50 with a couple throwing in a red in there somehwhere for more color pop on certain colors

 

[acrylic51]

I know what you mean Jstdv8....I've seen some builds with a couple red in the mix as well as green......

 

[1snapple]

does red make any color POP?

 

[jstdv8]

yes, yellows, reds and oranges would have more pop under a bit of red

 

[acrylic51]

I've seen the UV LEDs from exoctico (sp) and they didn't use a lot over the setup, but they made the colors explode!!!!!! I wish I would have been thinking that day to take a video of the tank with and without the UV LEDs......

 

[2quills]

I know this is an LED thread and all that but has anyone every put a flourescent u.v. (black light) lamp over there tank and seen what it does with corals that flouresce?

 

[acrylic51]

I'm following you brother!!!!! The colors are intense!!!!
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Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///forum/thread/383056/led-lighting-question/20#post_3348946
I know this is an LED thread and all that but has anyone every put a flourescent u.v. (black light) lamp over there tank and seen what it does with corals that flouresce?

 

[1snapple]

I have blue LED's and man zoas looks so cool along w/ reds, greens,oranges, and yellows.

 

[acrylic51]

I can't see words Josh....we need pics to see!!!!!!

 

[1snapple]

i will work on it tonight, sadly purple doesn't go flourescent

I got purple deaths just to see and they dont. I was so disappointed but for $5 it wasn't to bad.

 

[1snapple]

My camera won't take a picture of red under blue lights

here are the ones i could get.
Purple deaths
under blue lights it looks red and is one of my favorite zoas... doesn't look special until you really look at it in person.
Nuclear sunset zoa. Looks great just doesn't take a good picture.
Mohawk paly's look orange!!!! but just look blue when taking a picture. It is such a retarded camera.

my 2 SPS coral, Acro up front and a green monti that turns yellow under blue lights.
my eagle eyes.
under my blue lights =D
Best picture i could get of my nuclear sunset zoa and my mohawk paly's (kinda orange in pic but alot more orange in person.)
My orange zoas, so cool
Orange zoas under blue light.
Green Monti under blue lights.

 

[jstdv8]

Quote:
Originally Posted by acrylic51 http:///forum/thread/383056/led-lighting-question/20#post_3348947
I'm following you brother!!!!! The colors are intense!!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///forum/thread/383056/led-lighting-question/20#post_3348946
I know this is an LED thread and all that but has anyone every put a flourescent u.v. (black light) lamp over there tank and seen what it does with corals that flouresce?
I tried this, I have two nice big black lights, and either they didn't penetrate the water even 12" to actually get to my corals or the corals didn't take to the black light, but it was almost as though I hadn't put any light on the tank at all.
I was seriously dissapointed.