LED Advice/Thoughts

Hello All,
I have read the forums before but never participated, wanted to see what everyone thinks about LED project, or really is it overkill?
I have a 185gal that is 30" Deep, currently run 6 54watt T5 half actinic, half 10K along with a custom built 56 LED fixture, mixture of Blue, RB, Nuetral, and cool. Roughly half of these LED's have 80 degree optics. The LED's are the cree 3watters. So that is what I currently run, with great growth thus far mostly in the softies.
What I am adding:
Planning on removing the T5 fixture completely and run another 98 3Watt LEDS from Cree (8moons as well) There will be 56 blue/RB running at 700mA and 42 cool white@1050mA the will all be on constant current drivers but seperated by timers. All will have 80 degree optics, will this be over/underkill? Ideas, thoughts more than welcome,
Thanks Chris

 

Also

I can post pictures if someone directs me on an approved hosting site, ect

 

How high is/are you going to hang the fixtures and what kind of coral will you be keeping?

The 185 gallon is 5 feet long right?

I think if the fixture is closer to the tank, that many LEDs would be overkill, especially since they are not going to be dimmable. But since your tank is so tall, I would raise them up a bit and use narrower optics. The extra LEDs should even out the spread to prevent spotlighting.

 

I also strongly suggest some Violet (410-420) Red (620-630) and Cyan (490-520) to the mix just to cover the spectrum peaks you will be losing from the more balanced t5.

 

Mounting

The LED's will be mounted on a rail already installed into the canopy, it is about 8" about the tank. As far as coral, mostly soft at this point, but plan to have a mixed reef when all said and done. The tank is 5feet long and the leds are all on a solid 60x5" Heatsink. I can always add the suggested reds, cyan, ect.

 

update:
28 Blue
28 Royal
42 cool white
14 neutral
4 moons
3 Red orange
4 red
7 UV

So total of 130 LED's

Plus the original home build of 60 LED's

Should be more than enough no?

 

some pictures

 

Any Experience?

Has anyone used this SENEY REEF MONITOR?


seneye Reef - seneye aquarium water testing devices

The Reason I ask is that this device shows lux, kelvin, and par reading...even though you would have to replace a calibration device monthly...thoughts...much cheaper than the apogee par meter

 

Yes, ThatGrimmGuy did a review on one.
Here is his review:
http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-reef-topics/seneye-reef-aquarium-monitor-review-134252.html

 

I'm in the midst of testing one now.

http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-reef-topics/seneye-reef-aquarium-monitor-review-134252.html