DIY led options

[NYC Joe]

So I did it!!
I ordered the rapid led 24 led kit.

I have a 60 gal cube.
6" x 16" heat sink.

I have 12 royal blues XpE
And
12 Cool white xpg R5

And the moonlight kit. 4 blue led's

I was thinning about adding 2 more to each string.
Which ones?

I was thinking about violet LEDs.
Uv LEDs, regular blue to mix in with the royal blues.

Anyone have any advice?
Should I leave 12?
Or put 2 reg blues into the mix?
And maybe add a purple in the mix with the whites?

Don't really know.

 

[skene]

maybe add a red in there.

 

[NYC Joe]

Just saw an exotic led kit.
Exotic colors.
Has a few red, turquoise and violet.

But also reason up on the kit. A few people recommend not to just run royal blue and cool white.
They say to add in a warm white, neutral white. And regular blues.

Looking like I may run an additional driver. With a string of odd colored ones.
Not sure yet.


Thanx
-Joe

 

[smoq]

Cool Joe, lmk if you'll need help with it. You can drive 13 leds with each meanwell, so you can add two more leds to the string. I already experimented and added some different colors to mine, I would suggest two green leds, one red and two blue to replace royal blue. I have neutral whites on mine too, but I don't know if they make any difference. Additional string sounds like a plan since you have only 24 leds.

 

[NYC Joe]

Ok. So I've decided I'm Adding another string.
Getting another meanwell driver. Lpc 35 700
Adding 1 red led
1warm white 1 neutral white.
2 XpE blue
Also been reading up on experimental colors.
Going to add a few True violet in the royal blue mix.
1 green
1 Deep red.
And 1 turquoise.

Figuring out how I want to configure them now.

What do you think?
Probably going to have a few extras too.

 

[smoq]

I would toss out warm white, I find the color temperature to warm for reef tank, may trigger algae growth. Where are you getting turquise, true violet led?

 

[NYC Joe]

Right now, led group buy.

Marcin, If you help me out. I'll have a few extras for ya!


Thanx
-Joe

 

[smoq]

Right now, led group buy.

Marcin, If you help me out. I'll have a few extras for ya!


Thanx
-Joe

Sure I will. Just lmk when.

 

[NYC Joe]

So here's a new question.
To get a 14k look.
What is the ratio of royal blue to cool white?
1:1 is 10k?
Not sure, but reading conflicting info.

 

[btldreef]

Well I would go with the eln 60-48 p drivers And pick up the dimmer from rapidled.
This way you can dim down you whites to get your:
10k
12k
14k
18k
20k
Possibilities are with a touch of a button. As far extra colors.... You can do that but IMO I wouldn't bother. I have ran xre whites and royal blues and I have great colors and growth.
I have built a fixture for someone and the reds really don't do much as far as making colors really pop but it does help with growth. Good luck on your build.

 

[smoq]

eln 60-48 p driver is dimmable only with quite complicated circuit, I would get 60-48 d, this one can be dimmed with simple potentiometer. And yes Joe, 1:1 ratio will give you something between 10000K-14000K, which is a sweet point IMO

 

[dherrera83]

Hey Joe if u need a hand let me know I'm also going to be making mine soon for my new build. I have tools if u need any.

 

[NYC Joe]

Getting a D driver because i dont need a dimmer pot.
already own the reefkeeper and the ALC module.

Thikning doing a mix of royal blues on the blue string.
and few whites on the white string.
and doing a third, manually dimming, with the odd colors, and drilling and tapping those so i can change to taste. if i hate em.
going to be about 36 LEds.

 

[FlyTekk]

I read and run 14 leds per meanwell driver. Also, i think one or two reds without optics will help cool whites, so much so that getting warm whites wont be ness anymore.

Also i mix royal blue with blue so that for ever blue i have 2 royal blue. Works great. Dont put too much red.

 

[NYC Joe]

Well what i wanted to do is mix 1 warm white in, 1 neutral white. with the cool white string. 13 whites total.

for blue, i want to do 2 violet,2 blue and the rest royal blue. 13 led total.

the rest will be a mish mosh on a separate manual dimmer.
1 red, 1 green, maybe 1 purple, 1 green, 1 turquoise, 1 deep red, not sure yet,
but these will be drilled and run on a manual dimmer so i can change if i hate it.