Please show me your exclusively LED driven SPS tanks

[Stuginski]

Thank´s West :beer: I´m happy that you liked. It´s a DIY fixture..inexpensive but effective.

There is many nice tanks with leds around the world...i´m sure that this thread will prove this!

My brazilian ancient secrets are: Huge skimmer, tons of flow and some drops of vodka!:strooper:

Best regards

Hails from Brazil!

D.

 

[ange062]

Hi Ange...

Sadly this reef don´t exist anymore. This gorgeous reef belonged to my friend Roberto Lopes and it was amazing tank...but he had to dismount some months ago...

Best regards

D.

Well that's very unfortunate to hear, it was a great tank. I didn't notice mention of it in the thread

Agree that Brazil has some crazy reef secrets, so many amazing tanks out of that country, yours included stuginski!

 

[steevareno2002]

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[KMB]

Are any of you using UV or other colors?

 

[Santoki]

I think there are at least two other LED picture threads... maybe not in the SPS forum.
72 Cree XR-E over 4' 75g. 100g sump. Been running full LED for 2 years.

-Robert

 

[stevedola]

why are they mounted so high? I couldnt take sitting on that couch next to 72 leds shinning in my eyes.

 

[Santoki]

why are they mounted so high? I couldnt take sitting on that couch next to 72 leds shinning in my eyes.

I wouldn't want them shining in my eyes either. If it were an issue, I wouldn't have mounted them so high.
Optics make all the difference.

 

[RobbReef]

70 rimless......

 

[karsseboom]

I wouldn't want them shining in my eyes either. If it were an issue, I wouldn't have mounted them so high.
Optics make all the difference.

How much par are you getting with the LEDs mounted that high?

 

[PasserAngelfish]

why are they mounted so high? I couldnt take sitting on that couch next to 72 leds shinning in my eyes.

i remember that the reason is convenient to handle coral, but forget written in which thread!

 

[myzislow]

I wouldn't want them shining in my eyes either. If it were an issue, I wouldn't have mounted them so high.
Optics make all the difference.

looks are obv subjective but I cant help but think how odd that looks. Might be different if they were those fancy Japanese spot light things...On top of that you have to be losing a ton of efficiency by having your LEDs that many feet from your tank.

 

[Pyrrhus]

looks are obv subjective but I cant help but think how odd that looks. Might be different if they were those fancy Japanese spot light things...On top of that you have to be losing a ton of efficiency by having your LEDs that many feet from your tank.

Once the light passes through the optics almost all the loss that is going to occur has happened, most lenses are about 90% transparent. There isnt much light lost while travelling through air, its merely spread out more, with appropriate optics, you can mount your lights as far above the tank as you like without efficiency losses.

 

[Santoki]

There are many practical reasons for mounting them higher. Aesthetically, I do prefer it this way.

How much par are you getting with the LEDs mounted that high?

I don't want to take this general thread off-track, so if you want more specifics on this build including PAR numbers at various depths, you can see the original build thread here.
You can also check out the "after two years on this system" thread here.
The latter is an attempt to document all LED related aspects during the past two years.
-Robert

 

[myzislow]

Once the light passes through the optics almost all the loss that is going to occur has happened, most lenses are about 90% transparent. There isnt much light lost while travelling through air, its merely spread out more, with appropriate optics, you can mount your lights as far above the tank as you like without efficiency losses.

You learn something new everyday:thumbsup:

 

[MHG]

I think there are at least two other LED picture threads... maybe not in the SPS forum.
72 Cree XR-E over 4' 75g. 100g sump. Been running full LED for 2 years.

-Robert

Wow, those LED's are super high up. Have you ever measured PAR? and what percentage are you driving them at? Your growth seems to be great...

 

[karsseboom]

Wow, those LED's are super high up. Have you ever measured PAR? and what percentage are you driving them at? Your growth seems to be great...

Come on man read the thread before you post...

 

[Reef_Noob]

Here is mine exclusively running on LEDs from day one