CanuckReefer
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2 should be great for that size tank.... And yes on 120 degree lenses.
Also I see the pics and I see you like the sound of my ratio but I see the pics id suggest going a little bit bluer. I like mine a lot but if I could redo id do a little bluer... Id do either 34 blues 17 whites 4 violets or 33 blues 18 whites 4 violets (go with the 440nm violets) not much of a diff in these ratios... I wouldnt go any less blue then 31 blue 20 whites 4 violets.... But I think either of the first 2 will be more so the look your looking for.
Do you have supplement blue your gonna be running? The reason I ask is cause I have an all blue reefbrite I use it as first light on and last light off its my "pop" light since I have this I didn't need a all blue dimmer switch with the blue windex affect so I added some whites to my blue switch to have 3 diff light looks
1.reefbrite pop affect 2.blue switch led with few whites to give a blueish look but not windex blue 3. Switch two day running at full power.
Unless you have a supplement blue to run or you don't want a windex blue look with crazy coral pop for when just your blues are on(most people want this to add to the wow affect like I do) if you fall under these two things then get some whites on your blue switch.
But if you don't have supplement blue and you do want a good pop of corals when just the blues are on....then don't get any whites on your blue switch just run the violets and the rest blue ....
If I didn't have my reef brite for my pop affect light I wouldn't have gotten any whites on my blue switch.
So say you go with 33 blues 18 whites 4 violets, if ya want and need a pop affect then go with switch one. 24 blues 4 violets switch two. 18 whites 9 blues.
If ya have a light to run already for your pop affect or ya just don't want thatwindex blue affect when just your blue switch is on then do it switch one. 20 blues 4 white 4 violets switch two. 14 whites 13 blues ...
Its all about your liking .... And yes email sam direct tell him what ya want exactly explain it very clearly lol and repeat it ten times to them to be safe and he will hook you up
Thanks for the great response.
I am building my setup now so i dont have any lighting at the moment.
I wasnt planning on running any additional lighting, just two of the D120's.
I like a little bit of blue, but i still want my sand to be white.
So a slight blue shimmer in the water with white sand is what i want.
So from your suggestions i should get:
Dimmer 1 - 24 blues 4 violets
Dimmer 2 - 18 whites - 9 blues
All with no optics to i get the 120deg spread.
With no additional lighting do you think i will be able to get that effect??
That seems like quite a bit of blues, but i guess i can dim them since most of them are on one switch. Also, do i need to specify that i want 420nm violets or just standard violets?
Again, thanks for your help in deciding my lighting setup!