JBR Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I built a DIY LED fixture about a year ago and I am not happy with the color it puts out. It is waaay too blue/purple. I currently have: 2- http://www.ledgroupbuy.com/exotic-hyper-violet-led-430nm/ 3- Philips Luxeon ES ROYAL BLUE 3 Watt LEDs 2- Philips Luxeon ES Neutral WHITE 3 Watt LEDs 5,000k I was thinking that instead of adding more white I would probably be happier adding more different colors and adjusting them to my liking individually. Maybe 2 of these with 3 LDD-700s - http://shop.stevesleds.com/3-up-Tristar-Seperate-Wiring-AntiDisco-8794102595.htm - cyan-turquoise - lime - Deep red I am using a Coralux Storm LED Controller which is 6 channel so I only have 3 more unused to play with. Thanks in advance for your help/input!! Link to comment
gus6464 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Alternatively you can buy one nanobox v4 puck @$55 and have much better color and LEDs. Link to comment
CrazyEyes Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Add a lime or two on a separate channel, should fix that. That's the problem with royal blues and lower K whites, they usually look too purple. Link to comment
Horerczy Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 The cyan and turquoise are solid choices. The red is unnecessary. Cool blue would be a good choice instead. Link to comment
JBR Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 I read somewhere that the deep red would help the florescence of some corals. Is that not true or is it just not worth it? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Not fluorescent, but some non-fluorescent pigments require some of this spectra to excite. Using warm white is a much better choice, though, as it covers more spectra than the extremely narrow-bandwidth deep red chips and blends much better. I would second the choice of purchasing a Nanobox array instead of modifying what you have - by the time you add three extra LDD and two of those boards you're already in the $45 range, an extra $10 gets you a lot more spectra, better blending, and a guaranteed look Link to comment
JBR Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 I am having a really hard time finding a nano box puck anywhere online... sorry maybe I'm just blind? Link to comment
Horerczy Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Have to pm Dave for nanobox pucks Link to comment
JBR Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 Are they multiple color with multiple inputs? Is there a built in driver? Do you have any resources I can look at? Sorry to keep asking bit I really can't find much info about them. Link to comment
Marc.The.Shark Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Per Dave @ Nano-Box: Nano Box started with a mission to make one of the best LED fixtures on the market. Starting in a small corner desk and now a full shop things have grown big time! I try to listen to customers and take feedback to heart from everyone. People were asking for a multi channel Nano Box array. I went to the drawing board and used my original design along with new technology. Using the new Luxeon T, Rebel ES lime, higher output Rebel Blue, Cyan and SEMILED violets. I feel this is one of the best and cutting edge arrays to date. V3 - Nano Box Array consists of : 2 - SEMILED Violet CH1 2 - REBEL ES Lime CH2 1 - Rebel Cyan CH3 1 - Rebel Blue CH3 4 - Luxeon T Royal Blue CH4 3 - Luxeon T Neutral White & Warm White CH2 Picture : NanoBoxV3array by NanoBoxReef, on Flickr For anyone wanting a quick guide to the voltage and wattage requirements of each channel, it is as follows: CH1 (2x Luxeon T 2700K warm white, 1x Luxeon T 4000K neutral white, 2x Rebel ES lime) 13.6v @ 350mA (4.8 watts) 14v @ 700mA (9.8 watts) 14.3v @ 1A (14.3 watts) CH2 (4x Luxeon T royal blue) 10.9v @ 350mA (3.8 watts) 11.2v @ 700mA (7.8 watts) 11.5v @ 1A (11.5 watts) CH3 (2x SemiLEDs C35 violet) 6.8v @ 350mA (2.4 watts) 7.2v @ 700mA (5 watts) CH4 (1x Rebel blue, 1x Rebel cyan) 5.8v @ 350mA (2 watts) 6.2v @ 700mA (4.3 watts) 6.4v @ 1A (6.4 watts) I will be offering multi channel units for a small increase in price but all Nano Box units will still come standard with dual channel dimming. The current ( V2 ) dual channel ratio looks incredible in person and that same ratio is used in the V3 array. However much more efficient and as Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor would say, " MORE POWER ". I will also install the new array on any Nano Box unit for the price of the array plus shipping. Free labor for my Nano Bots! Price : $54.95 -Dave Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/355869-nano-box-v3-array-lime-luxeon-t-uv/ They look like this at full power on everything but the white (those at half power): Link to comment
JBR Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 Wow, that's some really nice color there! Link to comment
gus6464 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Wow, that's some really nice color there! I'm assuming you already have at least 2x LDD's? While you can run the new nanobox pucks with 4ch it's not necessary. It's much easier to blend 2 channels than 4 and they were designed for 2-channel anyway. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I'm assuming you already have at least 2x LDD's? While you can run the new nanobox pucks with 4ch it's not necessary. It's much easier to blend 2 channels than 4 and they were designed for 2-channel anyway. What? V3 is designed to have four channels. Link to comment
JBR Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 I have 2 ldd 1000s and a 700 currently Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I have 2 ldd 1000s and a 700 currentlyThat's actually perfect - the white and royal blue channels can take 1a, the other two are 700mA Link to comment
WmTasker Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I am currently running a few turquoise Cree on mine and I was wondering if the lime might be beneficial. Link to comment
JBR Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 I'm lighting a 20h and I'm only about 3 inches above the water with the light (it's on a rack with my poison dart frogs) am I going to only light the middle of the tank? I don't have much issue with that right now and it's only on a 6" wide fixture with maybe the middle 4" being used. Link to comment
CrazyEyes Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I've got 2 brand new v3 pucks I might be selling. Link to comment
gus6464 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 What? V3 is designed to have four channels. I will be offering multi channel units for a small increase in price but all Nano Box units will still come standard with dual channel dimming. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I am currently running a few turquoise Cree on mine and I was wondering if the lime might be beneficial. Cree doesn't make anything between blue and green The boards are four channel, regardless of how the end user configures them or has them configured Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I also have a V3 bOard for sale. I'll let it go for $15 cheaper than brand new. Pm me if you want it. Link to comment
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