LED Chaeto grow light and LED moonlights

gunkel · 11/05/2008, 09:30 AM

I have ordered many LED's from this company before for my Jeep, I am thinking that some of their products might work well for some new moonlights and for some lighting in the Chaeto/mud cup chamber. Specifically the Luxart LED module, the ALM series light module, or the 5mm bolt lights. The website is superbriteleds.com, here is a link:

LED lights

The lights are listed under "accent lighting", I have used the 10mm bolt lights, the ALM-X6 lights, and the MCM series 6-LED accent light module. They are all 12vdc.

I guess my questions would be as follows:

Is there a specific color that would be better for the Chaeto growing area? White? Blue? Blacklight?

How about for the moon lights, my Aquapod 24 has 2 blue ones, would it be a problem to change to white lights? I would think that the white lights would more represent the color of the moon...

Opinions?

Greg

icechimpee · 11/05/2008, 10:13 PM

Bump, curious about the specific led color for chaeto.

MrGoodKat00 · 11/06/2008, 09:48 AM

6700 kelvin is a good color for growth. You could even go some where around 6000. But I believe 6700 is kind of the standard.

black_majik · 11/06/2008, 11:47 AM

Actually, if your trying to hit the sun's kelvin go with 5,500 ( Kelvin Temp of the sun ) So most freshwater plants and terrestrial plants ( all "green" based from chloroplasts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroplast)

almost in all scenarios algae and "green" plants are located in areas where the sun's natural isn't filtered out ( top of ponds, shallow water, puddings and dry land) unlike corals and other photosynthetic animals which live deeper in the water where the light is filtered out to kelvin temps of 6,700 ( lagoons, shores, and shallow waters) 10,000 ( top of reefs) 14,000 ( deeper sections) to 20,000 ( reef drop offs) next time you seen things on the Discovery Channel about the oceans notice how deep and they are and the apparent color:

Notice the yellowish hue given off from the actually reef.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_HS9v8GznFvI/R3...s/IMGP0265.JPG

Notice the blue everywhere.....

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explor...l_reef_600.jpg

Anyway I'm getting off course, point is the photosynthetic organism is going to have a color that gives a good idea of at which kelvin temp it will perform photosynthesis at, your standard green is for the 5,500k sun and the radical pinks, blues, yellowish etc. come from the 10,000-15,000-20,000 of the light filtered ocean. And Chaeto has a standard green which hints towards a kelvin of 5,500 - 10,000 I would aim towards the 5,500 - 7,500 range I don't believe Chaeto is a deeper water species but I don't truly know.

gunkel · 11/12/2008, 09:03 PM

Thanks for the info! Just ordered the 5500kelvin Luxart module for the Chaeto, along with 2 white and 2 blue 12 volt single LED's for my new and improved moonlights.

11/05/2008, 09:30 AM	#1
gunkel Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Palm Springs, CA. Posts: 32	LED Chaeto grow light and LED moonlights I have ordered many LED's from this company before for my Jeep, I am thinking that some of their products might work well for some new moonlights and for some lighting in the Chaeto/mud cup chamber. Specifically the Luxart LED module, the ALM series light module, or the 5mm bolt lights. The website is superbriteleds.com, here is a link: LED lights The lights are listed under "accent lighting", I have used the 10mm bolt lights, the ALM-X6 lights, and the MCM series 6-LED accent light module. They are all 12vdc. I guess my questions would be as follows: Is there a specific color that would be better for the Chaeto growing area? White? Blue? Blacklight? How about for the moon lights, my Aquapod 24 has 2 blue ones, would it be a problem to change to white lights? I would think that the white lights would more represent the color of the moon... Opinions? Greg

11/05/2008, 10:13 PM	#2
icechimpee Time is Money Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 246	Bump, curious about the specific led color for chaeto. __________________ 93 Gallon "Cube" 30x30x24...in the works

11/06/2008, 11:47 AM	#4
black_majik Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 848	Actually, if your trying to hit the sun's kelvin go with 5,500 ( Kelvin Temp of the sun ) So most freshwater plants and terrestrial plants ( all "green" based from chloroplasts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroplast) almost in all scenarios algae and "green" plants are located in areas where the sun's natural isn't filtered out ( top of ponds, shallow water, puddings and dry land) unlike corals and other photosynthetic animals which live deeper in the water where the light is filtered out to kelvin temps of 6,700 ( lagoons, shores, and shallow waters) 10,000 ( top of reefs) 14,000 ( deeper sections) to 20,000 ( reef drop offs) next time you seen things on the Discovery Channel about the oceans notice how deep and they are and the apparent color: Notice the yellowish hue given off from the actually reef. http://lh5.ggpht.com/_HS9v8GznFvI/R3...s/IMGP0265.JPG Notice the blue everywhere..... http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explor...l_reef_600.jpg Anyway I'm getting off course, point is the photosynthetic organism is going to have a color that gives a good idea of at which kelvin temp it will perform photosynthesis at, your standard green is for the 5,500k sun and the radical pinks, blues, yellowish etc. come from the 10,000-15,000-20,000 of the light filtered ocean. And Chaeto has a standard green which hints towards a kelvin of 5,500 - 10,000 I would aim towards the 5,500 - 7,500 range I don't believe Chaeto is a deeper water species but I don't truly know. __________________ Finding Nemo: The most effective method of killing tropical marine fish. Current Tank Info: A couple: A 75 about to get a makeover, 20g Fish Holding Tank, 12g Reef W/ Anemones and yes Uncle Frosby they are indeed mushrooms.

11/06/2008, 09:48 AM	#3
MrGoodKat00 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 63	6700 kelvin is a good color for growth. You could even go some where around 6000. But I believe 6700 is kind of the standard.

11/12/2008, 09:03 PM	#5
gunkel Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Palm Springs, CA. Posts: 32	Thanks for the info! Just ordered the 5500kelvin Luxart module for the Chaeto, along with 2 white and 2 blue 12 volt single LED's for my new and improved moonlights.