Sivart1090 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hey fellow reefers:) I'm thinking of going for a 48x24x12 peninsula style reef and I'm sure you already know my question...What would be my best option as far as nanobox goes? Thanks! Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 What kind of corals do you plan on keeping? Link to comment
Sivart1090 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Right now I have some lps, softies, and a photosynthetic gorg that I would like to transfer, but I would like to go for a few sps pieces. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 It's difficult to light a 24" width with a single LED array, though I know some do like the 'half lit' look, and if that's the direction you want to go, then have Dave do a 36" fixture with six arrays all in a row. If it were me, I'd do two 36" strips with three arrays each. I did four on each of my strips in my array, but I much prefer a distributed light look. Link to comment
Sivart1090 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Could you send a link to your double array setup? Thanks! Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Mine is not a 'standard' setup, it is a retrofit in a 6x39w ATI Sunpower. http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/360629-jedimasterbens-nano-box-reef-ati-sunpower-retrofit/ Link to comment
Sivart1090 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 ?wow amazing! I wish I had those skills. What do you think about running a single array over a 48x18x12? Link to comment
VW_TDI_02 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 wow amazing! I wish I had those skills. What do you think about running a single array over a 48x18x12? Assuming you're running a 6 bulb fixture, you can toss out the middle two bulbs and have a line of LEDs in the middle. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 wow amazing! I wish I had those skills. What do you think about running a single array over a 48x18x12? A single Nanobox array is good for a 12x12-16x16 area. The LED area is roughly 1.25" square. Or do you mean a single strip? That would make more sense lol. You won't have coverage across the 24" width with a single strip, so the outer few inches of each side will be much less intense, though to be honest most people keep corals within the middle third of their tank, so it's usually not a problem, and at that point only visuals come into play (some like the tank to look fully lit end to end, some like to see the change in the light). Link to comment
Sivart1090 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 A single Nanobox array is good for a 12x12-16x16 area. The LED area is roughly 1.25" square. Or do you mean a single strip? That would make more sense lol. You won't have coverage across the 24" width with a single strip, so the outer few inches of each side will be much less intense, though to be honest most people keep corals within the middle third of their tank, so it's usually not a problem, and at that point only visuals come into play (some like the tank to look fully lit end to end, some like to see the change in the light). Yes I meant the single 36" strip lol? Although, you are turning me on to the "dimming at the edges" look. That could be sweet and add extra volume. Or I could go with the 48x18x12 and do a single 36" strip and it would light the entire tank? And you're saying I should go with 6 led clusters on the single strip? Assuming you're running a 6 bulb fixture, you can toss out the middle two bulbs and have a line of LEDs in the middle. By line of LEDs, do you mean have Dave add some led strips in the center and then have two full spectrum led clusters on each end? Link to comment
VW_TDI_02 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Yes I meant the single 36" strip lol Although, you are turning me on to the "dimming at the edges" look. That could be sweet and add extra volume. Or I could go with the 48x18x12 and do a single 36" strip and it would light the entire tank? And you're saying I should go with 6 led clusters on the single strip? By line of LEDs, do you mean have Dave add some led strips in the center and then have two full spectrum led clusters on each end? I meant a line of arrays/clusters in the middle. Like if we look at jedimasterben's fixture, he has two lines of arrays but instead of running the two, you could do one line of the arrays in the middle and just run two bulbs on each side of the LEDs. You could also run two lines of arrays like his but that's up to you. aha Link to comment
DaveFason Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Four DUO's would be ideal. You could spread them out as you want as well run them all off the same controller. When buying more than two I can help on the price. If you went a HYBRID way, the options are endless. If you want all LED, above would be great. That is what I am doing on my new ELOS 120. -Dave Link to comment
Sivart1090 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 This all sounds awesome as hell but phew, we all know budgets are tight these days? I love nanobox, and Dave I love the service you provide as well. Maybe I can only afford lighting nanos with nanobox LEDs lol. Link to comment
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