LED Supplement Strip Placement

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by thepanfish, May 5, 2011.

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  1. thepanfish

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    So, I decided to just go with MH for the 180 build, but I want to add some LED ACtinics in the 450ish NM range to really make my corals POP. I just had a placement question.
    Is there a way I could attach them to the MH pendants? Would this be enough to add some pop, like NightRida, but with 12 LEDs to comepnsate for length? Here is what I am looking at, is there anything I'm missing?
    1 Mean Well LPC-35-700W constant current driver
    12 CREE XR-E Royal Blue 3W LED with 60 Degree Black Lens
    1 3-Prong Power Cord
    1 1.1" x 72" Aluminum Heatsink
    So, will this be enough to add POP, or just moonlighting?
     
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  2. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    Those are Ice-Cap moonlights that he has attached on the sides. They are only meant to be moonlights and really have no impact on color with full daylights on. It looks like he just has them strapped to the sides of the fixture. Check out Reefbrites:

    ReefBrite Lighting

    They come with mounting brackets that can be adapted to the sides of most fixtures. The actinics they make give more pop than any other lighting I've seen!
     
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  3. thepanfish

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    Bump? Seems good to me, any tips, ideas, should I run 2 drivers with 6 LEDs on each?
     
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