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The DDC-01 uses a different driver than the Apex so make sure you get the right one (48D for Apex, 48P for DDC-01). After that it's easiest to...
The old solderless kits required you to plug the LEDs to a central LED terminal, but now the new kits allow you to plug from LED to LED directly...
There are two drivers that are smaller, either this one: 0-10V Dimmable Nano Driver - Rapid LED Or this one: Mean Well ELN-60-27D dimmable driver -...
No problem at all! That combination would work, you'll want to run between 9-14 greens, 9-13 UV's, and 11-21 reds per driver (reds draw less...
What will you be using as your dimming source? You can wire the AC power on all 4 drivers to a single power cord, though all the drivers do need...
Yes, but it depends on which controller you're using and how many output ports/channels it has. Typically each channel can control one set of...
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Not sure if this is allowed since it's not our forum (I'll try it only b/c the thread is about us ;)) but if you want to send us an email/PM/thread...
Very nice write up, well done all around.
By beneficial I'm assuming you mean for corals/plants, in which case I'd say the CREE Red or 660nm Philips red (don't use too much red, you could see...
The wattage really depends on the current, for example a XP-G is a 5W LED when run at full current (1.5A) but if you ran it at say 350mA it's a "1W...
Those will work with the same type of driver (0-10V dimmable), so that's good. You can use any of these drivers with those controllers: 0-10V Nano...
It depends on what current you're running the lights at. For example, the XP-G whites can handle up to 1.5A. At 1.5A they're roughly a 5W LED, but...
Most of the reef LED sites sell what's commonly called a "True Violet/Violet UV" LED, which is closer to 400-420nm than a real UV. So when people in...
I'd go with at least 4-6 UV's per AI unit (the UV's appear dimmer than other colors so if you use too few they'll get washed out by the other...
Thanks Matt for the wonderful post, and a huge thank you to all the 3reefers out there. I told Matt this in person but I'll say it again, this is...
Yes, you could as long as you had a 0-10V controller (ie. Reef Keeper w/ ALC, Apex, etc) to control them.
Some people leave their moonlights on 24/7, others have them on timers to come on when their regular lights go off. Either way works fine, but in...
We don't have any lenses that fit the cyan LEDs, but you might be able to find something here: LED Optics : Carclo Optics : Luxeon Optics : Cree...
Glad to hear that all in all it wasn't too bad a problem!
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