Following your build......unless I missed something, still waiting for the top of the cabinetry to be completed? Very nice build....great attention to detail.....How do you like the Hyperions? Pacific Sun LEDs are very nice and I like the increased color spectrum.....
I have a 215 gal DT with 120 gal sump, 40 gal refugium w/algae turf scrubber and 20 gal frag tank on the system. I have LED lighting as well. I purchased my LED lights early in the technology..(in late 2011). I have 3 x 180 watt Reef Tech LED fixtures.....of course the company is out of business now....thankfully the lights are working very well. Each fixture is made up of all 3watt Cree LEDs however they only contain cool white, Royal blue and blue. I feel the color spectrum is lacking. After numerous adjustments I currently run the whites at 35%, and both blues @ 85%. I tried to purchase additional custom LED fixtures with supplemental colors, (violet, cyan, deep red, amber), however in trying to obtain the individual color group control it became cost prohibitive. I ended up by recently adding 4 x 80 watt T-5's to the mix. The jury is still out on how this effects SPS coral growth.
Anyway....I look forward to seeing the cabinetry completed and new FTS w/both light fixtures over each tank.
Frank
P.S. I purchased the following T-5's for my retrofit kits: 1 x Geismann midday sun, 1 x Geismann Aquablue plus, 1 x ATI True Actinic 03 and 1 x ATI Purple Plus. I am hoping to see greater polyp extension, growth and coloration...it's only been about a week.
