DaveFason Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 10 hours ago, vangvace said: Kinda curious how the old lime would look on its own spectrum Also looks very good. The one thing the lime "lacks" is the small peak on the lower-mid 400nm range that the mint color does. @markalot uses lime over his tank. Quote Link to comment
gone_PHiSHin Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Dave, i got my mini tide plus m right around january 1st, 2017. it probably has lime correct? Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 16 minutes ago, gone_PHiSHin said: Dave, i got my mini tide plus m right around january 1st, 2017. it probably has lime correct? No, you have mint. Quote Link to comment
basser1 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Sorry to bump this thread but I've been off the forum a few months now. I was wondering if the retro I bought in Dec. has the mint or lime? Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 6 minutes ago, DaveFason said: Mint You bastard you! Quote Link to comment
CrazyEyes Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 Dave I have a few questions if you don't mind answering. First, what is the dimensions of the pucks? Second, what are the forward volts of each channel at 0.7A? Lastly, the pucks you are currently selling on your site, the V3.1, these are the ones with the mint correct? Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 On 11/4/2017 at 11:45 PM, CrazyEyes said: Dave I have a few questions if you don't mind answering. First, what is the dimensions of the pucks? Second, what are the forward volts of each channel at 0.7A? Lastly, the pucks you are currently selling on your site, the V3.1, these are the ones with the mint correct? ~ 1.5"x2" .7A - All channels? I prefer... 1A royal, .350 white, .7 Blue, .5 violet, .350 mint - Would this work? Yes, current pucks Mint on the website. -Dave Quote Link to comment
Aquius Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Hi Dave... I am looking to build myself a custom hybrid setup with the 5 channel pucks that have the moonlight feature. At 100%, how much current does each respective channel pull? What I am trying to figure out is how many pucks I can parallel off a Meanwell 5 channel board and LDD drivers. I am setting up an SCA 150 gallon and would like to have an “array” of your emitter pucks for different zones of the tank. I am hoping this would give me the ability to up the PAR at the bottom of the tank in one zone, and decrease the PAR in another. What I do not want to do is have too many pucks hooked up to one board and end up frying a channel… Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 37 minutes ago, Aquius said: Hi Dave... I am looking to build myself a custom hybrid setup with the 5 channel pucks that have the moonlight feature. At 100%, how much current does each respective channel pull? What I am trying to figure out is how many pucks I can parallel off a Meanwell 5 channel board and LDD drivers. I am setting up an SCA 150 gallon and would like to have an “array” of your emitter pucks for different zones of the tank. I am hoping this would give me the ability to up the PAR at the bottom of the tank in one zone, and decrease the PAR in another. What I do not want to do is have too many pucks hooked up to one board and end up frying a channel… Thanks for the help. Shoot me an email. david@nanoboxreef.com Quote Link to comment
Aquius Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 4 hours ago, DaveFason said: Shoot me an email. david@nanoboxreef.com Email sent. And don't freak out... Quote Link to comment
tonydahomie Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 So excited to get my new tide with the mint channel.. On my old duo I was running white / lime at 30% only during midday .. do you suggest the same for mint? Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 21 hours ago, tonydahomie said: So excited to get my new tide with the mint channel.. On my old duo I was running white / lime at 30% only during midday .. do you suggest the same for mint? Yes. I would adjust to you liking of spectrum. -Dave Quote Link to comment
CrazyEyes Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Another quick question, do you think a 12" x 7.5" heatsink will be large enough to passively cool one of these pucks? Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 11 hours ago, CrazyEyes said: Another quick question, do you think a 12" x 7.5" heatsink will be large enough to passively cool one of these pucks? Sure will be! -Dave Quote Link to comment
Runnwild Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Dave, Been following this thread and tour builds for a while now. I'm more of a DIY type and while I've found a lot of information, a few things I haven't found or have accidentally skimmed past (been known to do that). For each channel, what is the max forward voltage & amps? What is the recommended voltage and amps? I could possibly go looking into every diode spec, just figured I'd ask you first ?. Also, what are your settings for the channels when not using white? Are you running like the RB, Cyan & violets on same percentages and ramp times or are they all different? Derek Quote Link to comment
Runnwild Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 9 minutes ago, Runnwild said: Dave, Been following this thread and tour builds for a while now. I'm more of a DIY type and while I've found a lot of information, a few things I haven't found or have accidentally skimmed past (been known to do that). For each channel, what is the max forward voltage & amps? What is the recommended voltage and amps? I could possibly go looking into every diode spec, just figured I'd ask you first ?. Also, what are your settings for the channels when not using white? Are you running like the RB, Cyan & violets on same percentages and ramp times or are they all different? Derek Just to clarify, I have seen the "Standard" schedule that was posted a few days ago. I'm asking about scheduling w/o using whites. Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 On 1/11/2018 at 2:53 PM, Runnwild said: Dave, Been following this thread and tour builds for a while now. I'm more of a DIY type and while I've found a lot of information, a few things I haven't found or have accidentally skimmed past (been known to do that). For each channel, what is the max forward voltage & amps? What is the recommended voltage and amps? I could possibly go looking into every diode spec, just figured I'd ask you first ?. Also, what are your settings for the channels when not using white? Are you running like the RB, Cyan & violets on same percentages and ramp times or are they all different? Derek Derek - It depends on how you run them. But I run 700mA max and leave whites at 350mA max. If you are using a single puck run a 24v PS and running more than two run a 48v. Makes life easier. I run the mints from 30-50%. They do not effect the PAR much. Quote Link to comment
pgrVII Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 17 minutes ago, DaveFason said: Derek - It depends on how you run them. But I run 700mA max and leave whites at 350mA max. If you are using a single puck run a 24v PS and running more than two run a 48v. Makes life easier. I run the mints from 30-50%. They do not effect the PAR much. So only run the mints at 30-50% I had them up with the blues ? Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share Posted January 15, 2018 2 hours ago, pgrVII said: So only run the mints at 30-50% I had them up with the blues ? That sir is a little aggressive. 1 Quote Link to comment
pgrVII Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 On 1/15/2018 at 1:40 PM, DaveFason said: That sir is a little aggressive. I was going off the pic posted on the first photo of your settings with it,but that mayve been for photo purposes only ? I have them ramped down to 105 now on the storm controller. Quote Link to comment
Acm816 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 David can you sure how to Wire and control Mint LED on nanobox duo M Quote Link to comment
Andreww Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Hey Dave what is the reason for ditching the white? I mean there’s no scientific data to show mint or lime is better than white, however , it is a good selling point I understand that. Do you like a blue tank look ? From what I’m seeing , the lime/mint gives out a yellow tinge. Ofcourse it blends well, white does too. But take a look for example at GHL Mitras LX7, they use warm white and cool white LED’s in their fixtures. Is that something that could be done with your fixtures? I’m sure it’s possible. For the record, I do NOT own a GHL light fixture. Warm white seems like a more desirable white than cool white that so many brands of LED’s incorporate in their fixtures nowadays. Again, I’m not bashing the mint/lime led’s I’m just trying to understand their purpose other than : nanobox is the only one offering that particular LED. Take a look at David Saxby’s 2017 reef tank video on YouTube with whites cranked up over 50% during the intense phase of the schedule and tell me the tank doesn’t look the part. Dare I say the best out there? All this on Hydra 52’s. Maybe we are just trying to over complicate things....just maybe. Your tank looks great though?? Quote Link to comment
LogistcalReefer Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 13 minutes ago, Andreww said: Hey Dave what is the reason for ditching the white? I mean there’s no scientific data to show mint or lime is better than white, however , it is a good selling point I understand that. Do you like a blue tank look ? From what I’m seeing , the lime/mint gives out a yellow tinge. Ofcourse it blends well, white does too. But take a look for example at GHL Mitras LX7, they use warm white and cool white LED’s in their fixtures. Is that something that could be done with your fixtures? I’m sure it’s possible. For the record, I do NOT own a GHL light fixture. Warm white seems like a more desirable white than cool white that so many brands of LED’s incorporate in their fixtures nowadays. Again, I’m not bashing the mint/lime led’s I’m just trying to understand their purpose other than : nanobox is the only one offering that particular LED. Take a look at David Saxby’s 2017 reef tank video on YouTube with whites cranked up over 50% during the intense phase of the schedule and tell me the tank doesn’t look the part. Dare I say the best out there? All this on Hydra 52’s. Maybe we are just trying to over complicate things....just maybe. Your tank looks great though?? I think the point of mint is it gives control, get a brighter tank, without adding in so much red spectrum. I think having both white and mint/lime is the way to go. gives flexiblity. 1 Quote Link to comment
mitten_reef Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Acm816 said: David can you sure how to Wire and control Mint LED on nanobox duo M If you don’t have an array that has mint already on it, there’s not really an easy way to add mint. Quote Link to comment
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