Tank Journal Archive
I haven't got around to changing anything so my current combination is:
- 2 Deep Red
- 4 Turquoise
- 8 True Violet
- 4 Blue
- 24 Royal Blue
- 6 Neutral White
- 12 Cool White
I took some photo's Sunday night - I will try to get them uploaded tonight.
Cheers
chimaera I have used 50/50 cool white and neutral white LEDs on mine (plus blue and royal blue, deep red turquoise and true violet) my way of thinking is that the more LEDs in the mix the better colour blending and the better spectrum coverage. Even if 2 particular LEDs spectrums overlap there will always be areas that they do not, to me this will mean a greater spectral range and therefore (in my head atleast :rolleyes) better coral growth/health.
MagicJ you are almost as bad as I am when it comes to updating your TJ lol
MagicJ you are almost as bad as I am when it comes to updating your TJ lol
@chimaera just to add to VaultBoy.
I like the 20k look i.e. a touch on the blue side. When I first started down the DIY led road I used a mix of Cool White (2 different bins) + Royal Blue + Blue (2 different bins).
When I was looking to add some more of the spectrum I added some Neutral Whites and other 'Exotics'. For me, the Neutral Whites made the overall look too yellow and I actually replaced some of the new NW with RB.
If I used just NW, then I would need a heap of RB to balance out the colour - the tank would then look too dark as there would not be much white light. So, the balance, for me, was to have a majority of CW supplemented by some NW to add in some of the red spectrum.
I like the 20k look i.e. a touch on the blue side. When I first started down the DIY led road I used a mix of Cool White (2 different bins) + Royal Blue + Blue (2 different bins).
When I was looking to add some more of the spectrum I added some Neutral Whites and other 'Exotics'. For me, the Neutral Whites made the overall look too yellow and I actually replaced some of the new NW with RB.
If I used just NW, then I would need a heap of RB to balance out the colour - the tank would then look too dark as there would not be much white light. So, the balance, for me, was to have a majority of CW supplemented by some NW to add in some of the red spectrum.
OK, here you go :rolleyes
To be honest, not much has changed over the past 6 months - no fish have come or gone; only one new coral added, the scolly, and you have already seen that. The Green Star Polyps have grown a lot; the hammers are expanding significantly; everything is just going good.
Still struggling a bit with nitrates but 2 x 125l water changes over the past 2 weeks is starting to make a difference - I will continue with the large water changes over the next few months.
Now, leave me alone until May 2014 :p
To be honest, not much has changed over the past 6 months - no fish have come or gone; only one new coral added, the scolly, and you have already seen that. The Green Star Polyps have grown a lot; the hammers are expanding significantly; everything is just going good.
Still struggling a bit with nitrates but 2 x 125l water changes over the past 2 weeks is starting to make a difference - I will continue with the large water changes over the next few months.
Now, leave me alone until May 2014 :p
