LED + Profilux GHL and which one

nzsilentone · 02/06/2012, 05:04 AM

We'll i've been doing some research and talking to friends about LED and they've all pointed me to a forum to see what others recommend that i get.

The tank i've got is 151 x 51 x 66 cm (L x W x D) with a total of 450L and at the moment im running 2x 54" tubes with 2x 250W DE MH bulbs and seems to be plenty of light.

I've recently purchased a GHL computer and now wanting to take the next step for lighting.

So my questions are:

How big of an LED unit should i look at?
Which brand would work with the GHL to have dawn/dusk etc

I've got like 4 SPS which are just some plate corals so i'm not too SPS heavy but may in future.. i just LOVE the blues in the LED units!

bayoupr · 02/06/2012, 07:30 AM

I have (4) AI sol Blue's on my 180g which is 6ft long x 2ft wide x 24 high and my lights are 13" above the water. Plenty enough light for my corals. I have mostly softies with some LPS and Monti caps. I control these with my Profilux but to do this you would have to purchase the Profilux to AI cable from GHL. I am not sure which other brands the Profilux can control but I am pretty sure it's not limited to AI's only.

02/06/2012, 05:04 AM	#1
nzsilentone Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 61	LED + Profilux GHL and which one We'll i've been doing some research and talking to friends about LED and they've all pointed me to a forum to see what others recommend that i get. The tank i've got is 151 x 51 x 66 cm (L x W x D) with a total of 450L and at the moment im running 2x 54" tubes with 2x 250W DE MH bulbs and seems to be plenty of light. I've recently purchased a GHL computer and now wanting to take the next step for lighting. So my questions are: How big of an LED unit should i look at? Which brand would work with the GHL to have dawn/dusk etc I've got like 4 SPS which are just some plate corals so i'm not too SPS heavy but may in future.. i just LOVE the blues in the LED units!

02/06/2012, 07:30 AM	#2
bayoupr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,308	I have (4) AI sol Blue's on my 180g which is 6ft long x 2ft wide x 24 high and my lights are 13" above the water. Plenty enough light for my corals. I have mostly softies with some LPS and Monti caps. I control these with my Profilux but to do this you would have to purchase the Profilux to AI cable from GHL. I am not sure which other brands the Profilux can control but I am pretty sure it's not limited to AI's only.