LED Specs

**UDGags** · 12-07-2012, 02:39 AM

I'm going to buy some LED's and have been debating about the configuration. This is what I've come up with over at buildmyled.com and wanted some feedback on what people thought. Anything you would change?

My tank is 72"L x 18"W x 24"H (4" substrate height). I plan on getting two 36" long fixtures.

I'm going to go with 60 or 75 degree optics (opinions welcome on optics).

The pattern below is repeated every 12".

5700K
470nm Blue
6500K
660nm Deep Red
5700K
5000K
450nm Royal Blue
525nm Green
6500K
5700K
660nm Deep Red
5000K
470nm Blue
5700K
6500K

Estimated Electrical Watts-55.5
Radiometric Watts-14.4
Wall Plug Efficiency-26%
Lumens-3304
Lumens per Watt-60
CIE X-Coordinate-0.275
CIE Y-Coordinate-0.247
CCT-16450
CRI-83
PPF (micromoles/sec)-64.3
PPF Efficacy (PPF/Watt)-1.2
Blue (400 – 499nm)-37%
Green (500 – 599nm)-32%
Red (600 – 699nm)-30%
Far Red (700 – 750nm)-2%

kevins007 · 12-20-2012, 06:44 PM

Did you get your light from buildmyled.com yet? Please let me know I would like to know if you like it.

**UDGags** · 12-20-2012, 07:34 PM

I went a different direction and got a couple ATI units instead. I liked them both but wanted more spread for less money. If money wasn't an issue or my tank was smaller I would have gone with an LED unit.

From my interactions with buildmyled.com they have great customer service in terms of responsiveness. I plan on setting up a smaller tank (40-55g) later this year in another room and I'll probably go that route then.

12-07-2012, 02:39 AM	#1
UDGags aka Nick (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 549	LED Specs I'm going to buy some LED's and have been debating about the configuration. This is what I've come up with over at buildmyled.com and wanted some feedback on what people thought. Anything you would change? My tank is 72"L x 18"W x 24"H (4" substrate height). I plan on getting two 36" long fixtures. I'm going to go with 60 or 75 degree optics (opinions welcome on optics). The pattern below is repeated every 12". 5700K 470nm Blue 6500K 660nm Deep Red 5700K 5000K 450nm Royal Blue 525nm Green 6500K 5700K 660nm Deep Red 5000K 470nm Blue 5700K 6500K Estimated Electrical Watts-55.5 Radiometric Watts-14.4 Wall Plug Efficiency-26% Lumens-3304 Lumens per Watt-60 CIE X-Coordinate-0.275 CIE Y-Coordinate-0.247 CCT-16450 CRI-83 PPF (micromoles/sec)-64.3 PPF Efficacy (PPF/Watt)-1.2 Blue (400 – 499nm)-37% Green (500 – 599nm)-32% Red (600 – 699nm)-30% Far Red (700 – 750nm)-2%

12-20-2012, 07:34 PM	#3
UDGags aka Nick (View User Tanks) PTrader: (6/100%) Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 549	I went a different direction and got a couple ATI units instead. I liked them both but wanted more spread for less money. If money wasn't an issue or my tank was smaller I would have gone with an LED unit. From my interactions with buildmyled.com they have great customer service in terms of responsiveness. I plan on setting up a smaller tank (40-55g) later this year in another room and I'll probably go that route then. __________________ 125 gallon

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12-20-2012, 06:44 PM	#2
kevins007 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Milwaukee, Wi Posts: 8	Did you get your light from buildmyled.com yet? Please let me know I would like to know if you like it.