Kharn
MANTISMAN
G'day all :wavehand:
Still relatively new to the necessities of lighting 'in detail' however I had a few questions as I intend to customize a fair bit...
Basically I have 8 lights that need to be upgraded because the currents ones don't cut it mechanically (they are failing, 2 have died) & chew power something crazy...Due to having 8 separate tanks that require lighting each, I intend to stick to LEDs to save on electricity & maintenance (bulb replacement).
There are 6 tanks that require the most attention (as they will house 'corals') there sizes are...
2x 600mmLx300mmWx350mmH
1x 600mmLx300mmWx450mmH
2x 900mmL x300mmWx350mmH
1x 900mmL x300mmWx450mmH
So far I have come down to the conclusion of having 25x 3Watt LEDs (bridgelux) above the 3x 600mmL tanks and 40x 3Watt LEDs (bridgelux) above the 900mmL tanks with each fixture having a mixture of colors (Cool White, Royal Blue, Green, Red & UV)... equal number of colors on each fixture (5ea for the 25x & 8ea for the 40x).
Each light will have 3 dimmers and chords, 1 for the whites, 1 for the blues & 1 for the Reds, Greens & UVs, thus allowing me to lower and brighten various areas (specifically the Reds, Greens & UVs)...well that's the current plan ?
Here is a mock setup of the 40x 3watt 'current' layout of color types on the fixture, as far as I can see it, each color does seem to have equal spacing from others like it however I'm not sure if this is the rite thing to do, just a 'stab in the dark'...
Cheers for any help and opinions
Still relatively new to the necessities of lighting 'in detail' however I had a few questions as I intend to customize a fair bit...
Basically I have 8 lights that need to be upgraded because the currents ones don't cut it mechanically (they are failing, 2 have died) & chew power something crazy...Due to having 8 separate tanks that require lighting each, I intend to stick to LEDs to save on electricity & maintenance (bulb replacement).
There are 6 tanks that require the most attention (as they will house 'corals') there sizes are...
2x 600mmLx300mmWx350mmH
1x 600mmLx300mmWx450mmH
2x 900mmL x300mmWx350mmH
1x 900mmL x300mmWx450mmH
So far I have come down to the conclusion of having 25x 3Watt LEDs (bridgelux) above the 3x 600mmL tanks and 40x 3Watt LEDs (bridgelux) above the 900mmL tanks with each fixture having a mixture of colors (Cool White, Royal Blue, Green, Red & UV)... equal number of colors on each fixture (5ea for the 25x & 8ea for the 40x).
Each light will have 3 dimmers and chords, 1 for the whites, 1 for the blues & 1 for the Reds, Greens & UVs, thus allowing me to lower and brighten various areas (specifically the Reds, Greens & UVs)...well that's the current plan ?
Here is a mock setup of the 40x 3watt 'current' layout of color types on the fixture, as far as I can see it, each color does seem to have equal spacing from others like it however I'm not sure if this is the rite thing to do, just a 'stab in the dark'...
Cheers for any help and opinions
