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Hi all,
I've now had my DIY LED tank up and running for a month. Here's what I'm using:
String 1: 10 Cool White XPGs, 4 Neutral White XPGs
String 2: 8 Warm White XPGs, 5 Neutral White XPGs.
All have 60 degree optics.
The good news is that the light intensity is fine. I haven't managed to get my glosso to grow in a carpet, but I suspect that is more about pruning than anything else since I can get it to pearl no problem. I also have no spotlighting problems.
The bad news is that the whole setup looks too yellow to me (see picture below). Not horrible by any means, but I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I want it all to look more crisp. Even when I run only the string with neutral and cool whites, the light doesn't have the clear sunlight look that I want.
RedfishSC and others have suggested a LED mix that includes royal blues and avoids warm whites. Without totally rewiring my setup, I could easily swap out all my warm whites for royal blues. Is that too aggressive?
I've now had my DIY LED tank up and running for a month. Here's what I'm using:
String 1: 10 Cool White XPGs, 4 Neutral White XPGs
String 2: 8 Warm White XPGs, 5 Neutral White XPGs.
All have 60 degree optics.
The good news is that the light intensity is fine. I haven't managed to get my glosso to grow in a carpet, but I suspect that is more about pruning than anything else since I can get it to pearl no problem. I also have no spotlighting problems.
The bad news is that the whole setup looks too yellow to me (see picture below). Not horrible by any means, but I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I want it all to look more crisp. Even when I run only the string with neutral and cool whites, the light doesn't have the clear sunlight look that I want.
RedfishSC and others have suggested a LED mix that includes royal blues and avoids warm whites. Without totally rewiring my setup, I could easily swap out all my warm whites for royal blues. Is that too aggressive?
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