Adding violet 420

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by saltyg, Jan 25, 2013.

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  1. Thatgrimguy

    Thatgrimguy Flying Squid

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    I know you can get skinny strips and build your own kit.

    Heatsinks - 1.4" Width - Black Anodized - Regular Heatsinks - Rapid LED

    aluminum heatsink (you can get them in any length, but make sure you get the fan or it won't work well)
     
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  3. saltyg

    saltyg Flamingo Tongue

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    Awesome thanks. Well im still going back in forth to build my strip. Or go with custom 120watt from reefbreeders. Logan made me a layout today and so far seems good. But always good to hear others opinions?=) What you think about the layout. 120wattcustomjp.jpg
     
  4. 1.0reef

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    Ask if you can only use NW instead of WW and CW. Then take out the amber, replace the greens with cyan, I'm pretty sure that's it.
     
  5. Reef Breeders

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    The NW works equally as well as WW and CW IME. There is no amber, that is in the 3500K WW diodes. We do not offer cyan, however the WW have it, and we are hoping to offer it in the future. NW is an option though, so the choice is on the customer.
     
  6. saltyg

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    Thinking of taking out 2 ww for 2 nw. And taking out 2 cw for 2 nw. Wish I had a clue what k value it would look like. Also read that red and blue should not have optics for better color blending? I sent you a email logan but will ask here also, how hard will it be to change leds in this bridgelux? Or is it even possible? So if I want to change leds I can buy some off your site and switch to my liking.;D Thanks for input 1.0 but can you explain more on why it would be better to use all nw? I been trying to educate myself lol my head hurts already=p