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You're jealous of the volcano aren't you.
Tweaking the LED
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You're jealous of the volcano aren't you.
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Okay, the dimmable drivers are set to ~900ma (I think it's ma), the non dimmable are the 700ma drivers. I have 3 sets of the following:AdamS link said:
Channel 1 - 14 RB (dimmable)
Channel 2 - 7 UV
Channel 3 - 6 CW + 5 RB + 2 BLUE (dimmable)
I also have one 5' heatsink:
Actinic strip - 28 RB non dimmable.
130 LED's in all.
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Okay, the dimmable drivers are set to ~900ma (I think it's ma), the non dimmable are the 700ma drivers. I have 3 sets of the following:Salty Cracker link said:
Channel 1 - 14 RB (dimmable)
Channel 2 - 7 UV
Channel 3 - 6 CW + 5 RB + 2 BLUE (dimmable)
I also have one 5' heatsink:
Actinic strip - 28 RB non dimmable.
130 LED's in all.
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Thanks for posting this Glen, very reassuring.
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Okay, the dimmable drivers are set to ~900ma (I think it's ma), the non dimmable are the 700ma drivers. I have 3 sets of the following:AdamS link said:
Channel 1 - 14 RB (dimmable)
Channel 2 - 7 UV
Channel 3 - 6 CW + 5 RB + 2 BLUE (dimmable)
I also have one 5' heatsink:
Actinic strip - 28 RB non dimmable.
130 LED's in all.
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Thanks for posting this Glen, very reassuring.
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No worries. It's very odd that with only ~9 LEDs on the WHOLE setup, they still can overpower everything when they're on. I have them on a regular dimmer now, but I'm going to try and switch the dimming circuits over to the apex. I just don't know if the VAR SPEED channels can run that many leds... I wish you had an apex, you'd have it figured out
How's your colours coming? At night I seriously just run the 28 RBs. But I know that it drives some people nuts.
I'm putting together a 8-RB and 4-UV fixture for the frag swap now. Should really make things glow. 'JUST SAY NO TO WHITEY!'
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You should throw one neutral white in the string so the colors that usually look black under actinics still pop.
No need to be a racist when it comes to LEDs bro.
No need to be a racist when it comes to LEDs bro.
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phi delt reefer link said:
Even 1 white is too much, I tried that already, I tried the reds too, but they're just straight up weird. I AM looking forward to more colours and improvements in the future. One bulb that can go from white to UV would be awesome. 100 of those on a tank....
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I have not done much with my LED's, I have been working on the canopy, and the programming for the Arduino. Basically I realize that I need to re-layout the warm whites, and fix a bunch of the lenses. It's hard to take things apart with a one and three year old running around. So I have to wait until I can get a day or afternoon without them. Once I make some good progress, I will update my build thread.
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Also, just looked over the manual for the Apex Variable Speed / Dimmer Module. Looks pretty straightforward. If you don't figure it out, let me know, and I can give you a hand.
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AdamS link said:
I have one set working, for some reason I don't think that the second port will run the LEDs (I can't remember why I think they're different), and I don't know if one of the outputs will put out enough juice for 6 drivers.
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One more with the Ferraro Roche top down box. The pictures below really don't do these things justice...top down really is the only way.
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Okay, this will be it, I was just looking at some shots from early winter, and then shots from today. 3 corals that I had then, and what they are since I added the UV. Photo colours are obviously different, but I think you can see that the corals have grown and definitely coloured up like crazy. There is improvement every-single-day.
First pair: Darryl's sunset millie. Like seriously, this is the SAME COLONY. I moved it from back against the glass to the center of the tank, but it is just crazy awesome.
Second pair: Darryl's banana tabler. It was a VERY slow grower, and the yellow had faded. Look at the explosion in the second pic...
Third pair: ChuckM's red planet. I know I keep dragging this out, but seriously look at it when it first got planted, and look at the last pic!
(You guys have no idea how much I'm looking forward to some premium pieces from the swap, now that I can actually keep them looking good! LED all-the-way baby!)
First pair: Darryl's sunset millie. Like seriously, this is the SAME COLONY. I moved it from back against the glass to the center of the tank, but it is just crazy awesome.
Second pair: Darryl's banana tabler. It was a VERY slow grower, and the yellow had faded. Look at the explosion in the second pic...
Third pair: ChuckM's red planet. I know I keep dragging this out, but seriously look at it when it first got planted, and look at the last pic!
(You guys have no idea how much I'm looking forward to some premium pieces from the swap, now that I can actually keep them looking good! LED all-the-way baby!)
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