90 gal led set up help

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  1. Mike Edwards123

    Mike Edwards123 Plankton

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    Okay bout to dive into LED.
    Set-up. I have a 90 Gal tall.. 48 wide x18 deep x24 tall. I have about 7 inch from water to lights. About 27 inch from sand to lights. Running 4 54W T-5
     
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  3. SnooknRedz

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    and your question is...
     
  4. Mike Edwards123

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    Okay bout to dive into LED.
    Set-up. I have a 90 Gal tall.. 48 wide x18 deep x24 tall. I have about 7 inch from water to lights. About 27 inch from sand to lights. Running 4 54W T-5
     
  5. Mike Edwards123

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    Okay so my paste is not sending the full MSG.
     
  6. Mike Edwards123

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    Okay I have most of my questions answered. Going with Rapid LED for my 90 gal. Want to light SPS, LPS, Maxima clam and RBTA.
    2 separate heat sinks the 6x20
     
  7. Mike Edwards123

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    Rb 10, b 10, cw 10, nw 6, violet 8, red 4, cyan 4. Any comments / corrections.
    And how would be the best way to separate the 4 drivers?
     
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  9. Rawdogz

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    mike post a link of the basic line LED kit you are looking at ,then we can go from there
     
  10. cosmo

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    Yeah man, not really getting at what your needing help with, BUT, I think you should tweak your lights. I don't think the mean well will be able to run 16 Cree whites. I'd run 48 off the 4 drivers, then add a string with a 5th driver for like 8 violets, 2 reds, and 2 cyan's, or read up on running them in parallel and get stronger drivers.
     
  11. Mike Edwards123

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    I went ahead and ordered my set up. 48 Ultra premium dimmable with 2 6 x 20 heat sinks with the shields. Ratio as 12 RB, 12 B, 6 Violet, 4 Cyan, 14 CW. And added 4 red-orange. If I do not like the red orange I will replace. I also ordere a typhone controler from boost as I read the have 4 different dimmer timmers to rapids 1. I will have only 4 drivers running 52 leds. What i understand is each can drive 14. Hope the lower rated leds does not change that But I plan to add on if I need to. Thank you Cosmo for your threads. They helped out a lot. Now I just need to plan the led to driver puzzle.
     
  12. Mike Edwards123

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    Okay so rapid tells me that the cyan will not be in until July. Asked me what I want to replace them with. Thinking. 4 NW. Or 2 NW and 2 more Violet. What would be your recommendation? I was thinking of adding more later anyhow do guess this will be the start.