boomeraudio Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Hey everyone, I currently have a 10g reef and it has a hood with actinic lighting. I was wondering if anyone knew the best way to implement LED's as well, so I can offer the coral another type of lighting and get the most out of the color. Any ideas? Link to comment
Fluffeh Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 buy a ecoxotic all blue stunner strip! they are like 50 bucks and have 3M tape on it already if you just want to stick it to a surface or you can just screw it in. look up ecoxotic stunner strips on youtube for some great videos Link to comment
ReefEscape Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I just added the Ecoxotic 453nm Blue Stunner Strip and it really does make a difference. It costs $70 for the strip and the 24v wall transformer, but 1 transformer can run up to 6 strips. I have an Aquapod 24 with 72w cf lighting and it does wash out most of the color from 1 Stunner Strip, but when it is on alone, it is Totally Awsome (it does make the cf lighting about 2 shades bluer for a nicer look when they are all on together). Link to comment
Psychosis Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I'd recommend checking the classifieds. I just sold my strip with powersupply for $35, you can get them cheap. Link to comment
henryfdez Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Stunner strips no doubt.........I have a 12g Aquapod and I'm running 2 actinic stunners next to my 64watts of PC and you will not believe how bright the corals look. I'll post some pics to prove my point This is what my light setup looks like so you get an idea: These pictures were taken with just the 2 stunners on: These are with all lights on...look at how the colors still pop even when the daylights are on- Link to comment
boomeraudio Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 Wow. I can't thank you all enough for the responses! I have found the next investment for my tank. I'm really excited and those pictures really prove how much of a difference it makes! Thank you all so much. Other than classifieds, any other places where I can get them relatively cheap? Link to comment
MrIcky Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 On the stunners, they are coming out with a 1/3 purple and 2/3 blue stunner which should be even poppier if you wait another week or 2. Link to comment
reefNrod Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I couldn't quite tell but it looked like you were running a regular 10gallon tank not an AIO. If that's the case you might try the new ML7 from Orphek. It has 4 blue and 3 violet @ 2 watts each. I love the look of mine. Check out the pics http://www.orphek.com/index-8.php Link to comment
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