Led light colors fixture for SPS

[skuller]

Hello All:

My name is Steve and I have a question about led light fixture, I am finishing building my Led Lamp and I want to be sure I am using the correct led lights for my SPS.

Currently I have a 100 Gallon aquarium (display and sump) with some fishes, LPS corals and SPS corals (acroporas, montiporas and some seriatoporas), and on the left side of it I am using my new DIY Led Lamp, the led fixture is as this:

-15 Cool White leds
-8 Blue leds
-2 UV leds
-1 red led
-1 green led
-1 warm white led


The last 3 (red green and ww) where added a few days ago and it really changed the type of light, it is more like an HQI spectrum, it's really nice, really white light compared to what was before, but I want to be sure I am using the correct colors of leds to complete the spectrum of light that most SPS needs, since I want for my tank to be SPS in the near future.


I really don't have anything to measure the spectrum, but I can see the light is much much better than before where I was using only cw and blues...



My question is, do I need to add any other color led?
Do I need to remove any of the colors above stated?

 

[jayg4u]

If you have room add 4-6 royal blues...They will make your colors stand out more. And with this type set up I would got with a dimmable ballast.

 

[Chris Lakies]

Ditch the uv, red, green.

Use neutral white leds

1white:1rb:1cool blue

I like the blue and cool blue colors of luxeon rebels better than cree.

 

[Runfrumu]

I run 4 cree white, 4 violet, 2 cool blue and 6 royal, I believe. I'm positive on the white and violet though.

Adding the violets really made my reds and oranges pop and the blue's get the greens good.

I think cree has a whiter bulb than they one's I'm running and just as bright, that I may be switching to. The one's I run are yellow but I use them so I can use more blue's and less whites and still get the same brightness.

 

[skuller]

Ok, I guess I am using normal blue leds and not even one single Royal Blue, what is the difference between royal blue and blue?


Also, when you talk about neutral white...do you mean warm white or cold white? (3000k or 6500k)?


so, I have only 1 warm white and no violets, whould I add more warm whites and some violets?
Right now my SPSs are all brown since I was using only blue and cold white leds...