Looking to tweak my DIY LED Setup...thoughts?

juice79 · 05/06/2013, 10:00 AM

I have a custom DIY setup over my 175g bowfront since Dec '11 and love it. The tank is a LPS and softie tank only, growth has been great and everything is doing well. It currently has 132 bridgelux 3w dimmable leds setup and run as follows:

Channel 1 - 80%
54 CW

Channel 2 - 100%
54 RB and 9 420 Actinic Violet

Channel 3 - 100%
9 4500k White and 6 red

As I mentioned everything is growing well however, I would like the tank to look a little more blue and retain the same par ratings. I was thinking of switching some of the CW for some blues or RB but am afraid I may to lose strength in certain parts of the spectrum. Any thoughts and ideas would be much appreciated.

05/06/2013, 10:00 AM	#1
juice79 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 297	Looking to tweak my DIY LED Setup...thoughts? I have a custom DIY setup over my 175g bowfront since Dec '11 and love it. The tank is a LPS and softie tank only, growth has been great and everything is doing well. It currently has 132 bridgelux 3w dimmable leds setup and run as follows: Channel 1 - 80% 54 CW Channel 2 - 100% 54 RB and 9 420 Actinic Violet Channel 3 - 100% 9 4500k White and 6 red As I mentioned everything is growing well however, I would like the tank to look a little more blue and retain the same par ratings. I was thinking of switching some of the CW for some blues or RB but am afraid I may to lose strength in certain parts of the spectrum. Any thoughts and ideas would be much appreciated.