RapidLED Color Combination Help

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  1. nc208082

    nc208082 Zoanthid

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    np. But thats why dimmers will come in handy. After turning your whites on for the first time you'll probably want to dim them immediately to get a nicer look, which is great thing about dimming. The stunner strips i doubt will be noticeable in the setup but should make a lot of your colors pop out.
     
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  3. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    What about using the Magenta with Royal Blue for Moon Lights? I think that would look pretty darn cool.. IMO
     
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    Royal blue would probably be too strong for moon lights. Moonlights are usually just three small dimmed LEDs.
     
  5. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    You are right but if I install the inline dimmer all should be well.
     
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    True that, you could just dim the lights way down at night.
     
  7. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    See, we got this all figured out. ;)
     
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  9. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    I sent Mike "From Rapid LED" a PM asking what color combo would be best for color "popping" and he mentioned this "14 royal blue/blue and 10 cool white/neutral white". He also mentioned his ideal color combo of "10 royal blue, 4 blue, 6 or 7 cw and 3 or 4 nw". So I decided to go with his ideal color combo.

    Hope this helps anyone in the future looking for color combos.
     
  10. PepperDeath

    PepperDeath Feather Duster

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    hey i am about to get a rapid led kit soon,so you went with 10 royal blues 4 blues 6 cool whites and 4 neutral whites? how has that been working out? and also i will get a reef controller like apex, but not for a while since im getting the lights soon..so all i will need to buy from rapid is the ddc-01 controller for now? and when you select the driver type when ordering you select the P (PWM) and not D (1-10v analog)? sorry just trying to get it all figured out ..thanks!
     
  11. Biocube

    Biocube Giant Squid

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    Hey, somehow I missed this. Sorry for the late reply.


    So far everything has been working out great! I am super happy with RapidLED quality.
    If you want to plug your rapid kit into your Apex down the road you will need to buy their PWM controller then upgrade to the Apex.

    PM me and we can talk more about it.