Been doing alright with my own research on my own things bumbling along, but lighting/electronics that kind of thing hurt my head to even think about and could use a bit of a helping hand with.
Alright, I knew LED's pricey, but looking like Radions far crazier than I thought. I'm limited on tools and such but I know enough electrical people and looking at some stuff DIY for LED seems within my reach possibly. From a few of the national forums I was turned onto rapidLED which appears probably not as cheap as some, but also just very neat/convenient and quality? Doesn't appear to sell any kind of fixture for putting the leds in?
I also found my buildmyled.com, which under the premade aquarium sections seems to have very nice fixtures at a good price? Anyone know if these are actually garbage? http://www.buildmyled.com/reef-led-lights/
As far as the 3 premade options, I'm not sure does the super actininic blues give enough light? made it sound like you need 2 fixtures, but then maybe too much light? (Dimming I guess) In general with colors not sure what I need. With what I have now, I know I absolutely love at night looking at my corals with just a blue led in tank strip on. But the pure blue light seems a bit too much blue washout like you spilled ink in the tank? Can I get a more normal spectrum that still has enough blue and some green/red to get good pop on colors? (Videos are hard, hoping to see good examples at reefstock if I can make it or some store. I'm starting to lean towards doing black gravel w/ my black background to get good contrast.) They do have a neat choose your own build. (Seems to be limited on longer bars to be identical 12 inch strips rather than pucks/clusters)
I know LED info can get outdated quick with some of the changes. I've seen some threads 1.5 yrs old that are contradicted by 4 month old ones. So I don't know if either of my 2 options above are good, and from there choosing right blend of lights and maybe what's a good current info thread online somewhere to get good research.
Alright, I knew LED's pricey, but looking like Radions far crazier than I thought. I'm limited on tools and such but I know enough electrical people and looking at some stuff DIY for LED seems within my reach possibly. From a few of the national forums I was turned onto rapidLED which appears probably not as cheap as some, but also just very neat/convenient and quality? Doesn't appear to sell any kind of fixture for putting the leds in?
I also found my buildmyled.com, which under the premade aquarium sections seems to have very nice fixtures at a good price? Anyone know if these are actually garbage? http://www.buildmyled.com/reef-led-lights/
As far as the 3 premade options, I'm not sure does the super actininic blues give enough light? made it sound like you need 2 fixtures, but then maybe too much light? (Dimming I guess) In general with colors not sure what I need. With what I have now, I know I absolutely love at night looking at my corals with just a blue led in tank strip on. But the pure blue light seems a bit too much blue washout like you spilled ink in the tank? Can I get a more normal spectrum that still has enough blue and some green/red to get good pop on colors? (Videos are hard, hoping to see good examples at reefstock if I can make it or some store. I'm starting to lean towards doing black gravel w/ my black background to get good contrast.) They do have a neat choose your own build. (Seems to be limited on longer bars to be identical 12 inch strips rather than pucks/clusters)
I know LED info can get outdated quick with some of the changes. I've seen some threads 1.5 yrs old that are contradicted by 4 month old ones. So I don't know if either of my 2 options above are good, and from there choosing right blend of lights and maybe what's a good current info thread online somewhere to get good research.
