LED Colors and Degree...can you help me out

joem1cha3l · 03/01/2011, 11:34 AM

Looking for a nice blueish effect but a real effect also on my tank. its a 12g nano 36" long x 9" High x 8" wide. I am ordered three PAR30 BoostLEDs and im looking for what color works best for the realest effect and to keep SPS. Also, what degree 40? 60? 80?

rgh69 · 03/01/2011, 02:16 PM

Order the PAR38's with half Royal Blue (460nm) and half cool white. This will give you good PAR as well as look good. 40 degree optics will give a spotlight effect especially since the PAR38 fixtures have the LED's so close to each other. typically, 80 degree will have a nicer even appearance but PUR will be less because the light will be spread out a lot. However in your case, since the tank is so shallow, PAR and PUR should not be a problem. 80 degree would probably be the better choice because you can place the lamps closer to the tank without spotlighting.

Anemonebuff · 03/01/2011, 03:31 PM

Boostled only makes 40 and 60 degree optics. I would use the 60s for your tank. I feel that the rapids seem to be brighter to the eye. I have not tested them with a PAR meter yet. The Boost 12Ks are closer to a 15 or 20K IMO and the 12K Rapids are 12K.

03/01/2011, 11:34 AM	#1
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03/01/2011, 02:16 PM	#2
rgh69 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 31	Order the PAR38's with half Royal Blue (460nm) and half cool white. This will give you good PAR as well as look good. 40 degree optics will give a spotlight effect especially since the PAR38 fixtures have the LED's so close to each other. typically, 80 degree will have a nicer even appearance but PUR will be less because the light will be spread out a lot. However in your case, since the tank is so shallow, PAR and PUR should not be a problem. 80 degree would probably be the better choice because you can place the lamps closer to the tank without spotlighting.

03/01/2011, 03:31 PM	#3
Anemonebuff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: LI,NY Posts: 3,877	Boostled only makes 40 and 60 degree optics. I would use the 60s for your tank. I feel that the rapids seem to be brighter to the eye. I have not tested them with a PAR meter yet. The Boost 12Ks are closer to a 15 or 20K IMO and the 12K Rapids are 12K.