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Originally Posted by MMAX
Just looking for some input from people using colors other than whites and blues in their LED set-ups. I recently purchased a DIY kit. Before I get too involved in building it am wondering if I should be using some greens and reds along with the whites and royal blues.
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I don't have a LED set up at the moment, still playing the waiting game. However, it does seem apparent that more aquarium LED fixture manufacturers as well as newer DIY LED builds are looking into additional colours besides the whites & blues you mention. Not sure you're going to find that much info on any long term benefits either way at this point since the LED movement is still very much in it's infancy. But if companies like EcoTech, Orphek and some of the others discussed in this thread are any indication, there's certainly some benefit to additional colours. You'll likely need to wade through a lot of search results on various forums & search engines to get a better idea of what's going on. I suppose in this respect you're a bit ahead of the game with the DIY fixture, since you'll be able to customize it any time without too much trouble by simply replacing or adding LEDs as the need arises. With the Radion fixture or many of the other manufactured ones, you're more or less stuck with what they provide, unless you want to void your warranty and start dismantling them to customize your colour options.