Got all of the parts to my lighting in... (Still need to order more LED's... $$$)
Built 120W of dimmable LED's last night. 60W Royal Blue, 60W cool white and threw them over my 72G just to see how they'd look.
On my 72G, I would need at least 120W of Cool white, maybe even 180W to compare to my 2x250 MH's.
I'm thinking for my 200 I going to run around 360-480W It is 27" deep so it'll need a little more.
i think you would be good with 120 leds.
i dunno how you have it set up now but 4 arrays of 24" heat sinks would give you a spread that can light the whole tank.
i didn't catch if you mentioned it or not but are you using lens's at all?
i think you would be good with 120 leds.
i dunno how you have it set up now but 4 arrays of 24" heat sinks would give you a spread that can light the whole tank.
i didn't catch if you mentioned it or not but are you using lens's at all?
Well come to find out 120W of LED is stronger as far as par then 2x250 MH's. I had to dial back my LED's for a few days because of bleaching.
The tank held water for about the last 3 weeks 5/6 full with no leaks so we are good to go on that front.
I also ordered 100ft of Flexible PVC last night and 3 gate valves. I will be doing a BeanAnimal drain system and then have one return in the tank and then I'll do over over the back on the other side.