jam05pr Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Hi, I am trying to gather some info on what my best option is for LED lighting on a 33g long tank. The dimensions are 48x12x12 so it is shallow. I was thinking a diy led setup or going with some par30/38 bulbs but other options may work. Dont have any SPS just LPS and some softies. Just seeing what people would recommend. Thanks. Link to comment
Milad LEDGroupBuy.com Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Hi, I am trying to gather some info on what my best option is for LED lighting on a 33g long tank. The dimensions are 48x12x12 so it is shallow. I was thinking a diy led setup or going with some par30/38 bulbs but other options may work. Dont have any SPS just LPS and some softies. Just seeing what people would recommend. Thanks. For just softies and LPS I would probably do something like 36-42 LED for a DIY fixture. 40% CREE XP-G and 60% CREE XP-E should give you a nice look. you can always go back and add some NW or Blues if you feel you are missing something. A good spread on a 48x12in tank is probably going to be 3 rows of 12-14. Link to comment
fmfa0801 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 PAR38 LEDs I have them on my 34g & 14g. Im setting up a 50g 39x19x16 and running all 5 PAR38s. I like them alot better than MH Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I would use some par 30's. They provide complete coverage for a 12" x12" space so about four should be perfect over a tank with those dimension. Using 60* optics or higher will provide better spread over a shallow tank as well. Link to comment
jam05pr Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Thanks for the suggestions. I would like to build my own but feel like the par bulbs might be easier, more affordable and look a little better(fixture wise). What brand par bulbs would work best, there are so many different choices Link to comment
fmfa0801 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Nano tuners . Com Evils par38s!!! Link to comment
jam05pr Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Yeah I was looking at those but from what I saw they only have 40 degree optics. I kind of wanted 60 degrees Link to comment
fmfa0801 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Yeah I was looking at those but from what I saw they only have 40 degree optics. I kind of wanted 60 degrees Order the optics they sell for cheap. Its very very easy to change them. I did it on all 5 of my par38s and never had any experince with LEDs. Search for it. Theres plenty of pics step by step to so u how to change the optics. I started with 60 degress and decided to run the 40s because i could mount the track light a lil higher and get better PAR all the way on the bottom of my tank Link to comment
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