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You probably have too much red, we recently altered our layouts to include less. It is still important, see the above post.
Nothing wrong with deep red and greens, deep red (660nm) hits an absorption peak in Chlorophyll A. Green hits the absorption peak in DiaDinoxanthin,...
That is also part of it, if you manufacture a fixture, why make a wimpy version for shallow tanks, and a powerful version for deep tanks? The right...
Why? Simply because LEDs are more efficient at lower intensities. At 350ma, you are getting about 140 lumens/watt with a 7500K Cool white XT-E. At...
Beat me to it :). 2 16" units with 90 degree optics would suit you much better than one 32" unit, mostly due to your tanks depth. You should not have...
A good starting point, if the bulbs are brand new, would be about 50% power max, for 12 hours a day. If they are a year old, I would start lower,...
We haven't posted a thread in a little while, and thought it would be a good time to bring you guys up to speed. First, if you have not heard, our...
3 units, secondary optics cost extra.
2 16" fixtures would be a good option for the 120, with 90 degree optics. It would cost $99 extra per fixture with the value fixtures to add apex...
1 fixture with 120 degree optics would cover your 46 gallon, with sps in the middle, and softies on the ends. 2 fixtures would allow for an sps...
I would get 2 with 90s, like you said, for front to back coverage. That would allow for an sps dominant tank.
Hey guys, we discontinued this light before it became available. The quality was sub par, even for a prototype. The SuperNova (our new wireless 8-9...
You would do well with 90 degree optics, 120s would give a little light spill. Typically with 90 degree optics you can cover a 35" tank at 6" over...
The optics will not fit then, unless you alternate rows. You could put them on the outer edges to cut down on light spill.
If they had used a mixture of warm and cool whites, the spectral curve would have been similar to that of the LEP fixture, but with a large 450nm...
The fixtures measure 16" long by 8.5" wide by 2.5" tall. You can get away with one fixture, 2 would be needed for an sps dominant tank.
When did you order the fixture, does it have angled plugs?
A great place to start would be our testimonials section, there are several pictures of tanks with our fixtures over them. Controllable or not, our...
Have you ever added way too much red to your tank, and caused an increase in algae growth? I have noticed this trend, pretty much exclusively when...
No scientific evidence? [IMG] Algae will use a lot of spectrums for growth, but I found a 5:1 or 6:1 ratio of 660:450 works quite well, my chaeto...
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