DIY LED overkill?

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  1. PRETZ3L5

    PRETZ3L5 Astrea Snail

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    i have a 75 gallon, and i bought 24 royal blue cree LEDs, 24 white cree LED's, and 2 blue/actinic LED for night. is this too much?

    also if it is, how do i know how much to dim the LEDs so that it is the right amount?
     
    PRETZ3L5, Feb 22, 2012
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  2. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    a tad overkill but fine! it depends on your previous lighting and corals! I have the same and after a week or so i'm at 65% blues 35% whites for a peak of 3 hours but lights on for 8!
     
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  3. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    theres no such thing as too much light! haha jk, just make sure you acclimate everything slowly to the new lights.
     
    chelseagrin, Feb 23, 2012
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  4. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    Well since you haven't built this thing yet you might want to replace some of those white LEDs with RED/CYAN/GREEN/UV to add a larger spectrum to your LED light.

    I currently have: Royal Blue, Blue, Cool White, Neutral White. I plan to add : Cyan, UV, Red, Green.
     
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  5. PRETZ3L5

    PRETZ3L5 Astrea Snail

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    how many cree 3w LEDs do you think i would need if i also have 2 t5 h-o lights?
     
    PRETZ3L5, Feb 23, 2012
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