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  1. Matt121

    Matt121 Fire Worm

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    What is everyone here with LED running for times?

    I have a 14 gallon oceanic nano cube that I have taken out the factory lights and installed 2 reef brite 12 inch LED bars 1 white and 1 blue.
    Right now I'm 12 hours on the blue and 10 on the white what do you think?

    Thanks
    Matt
     
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    bobssecrtsn Sea Dragon

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    sorry but this is off topic.. how do you like your blue actinic lights Im in need of some blue actinic lights...

    can you please send me the W/H dimensions of the reef brite leds? i am so interested in em..
     
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    That timing sounds fine.
    If you start getting algae growing too fast you can trim an hr of daylight..
    My daylight LEDs are on from 11am - 9pm. just to give you an example. and they are panorama LEDs
     
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    No problem I love them ;) I don't rennet the info off hand but if you go to the reef brite website they are the supplemental lights but since I have such a small tank they are awesome.

    Sorry for the pic it's with my phone with just the blue, there us 6 LED's and as far as I remember they are 3 watt LED's
     

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    Perfect thanks
     
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    Wait. do you have a link for the LEDs you have? And what are you keeping in your nano? These lights may just be supplement lighting for shimmer effect but IDK which lights your talking about.
     
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    THAT is a REALLY blue tank lol is that BOTH on or just blue actinic?
     
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    Lol as I mentioned above that is just the blue ;-) Also it was taken with an Iphone so not the best pic
     
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    Here is the link to Reef Brite ReefBrite Lighting but they don't seem to have the 12 inch bars, I have sent them an email.

    Seeing as my tank is only a 14 gallon nano I can use these as main lights. I am running a 12 inch Full Spectrum and a 12 inch Actinic they have 6, 3 watt LED's each

    As for what's in the tank I have birds nest, finger leather, Ricordea, candy cane, GSP, various hermit crabs, emerald crab, snails, Ocellaris clownfish

    So far i love these lights but we will see how they hold up and support my tank in the long run as i can't find anyone else using these as main lights in a nano :)

    Matt
     
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    I run my blues for 12 hrs and my whites for 8 hrs.
     
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