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![]() 12 drivers in total.
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![]() 12 x 60w LED lights looks like.
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![]() thank you. but what does that look like? some cheap accent leds, or is it gonna light a 10 gal? maybe a 100 gal or 1200? what sort of life could this support? is it a basic moon light or grow some sps? these are the questions that arnt answered on the side of the drivers...
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![]() 12x60W LED can make you blind
![]() For tank, it depends on their placement, tank size and depth. But it is obviously an overkill for 10 gallon :P |
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![]() thank you. i guess what im trying to figure out is, are these things useful (im looking to light a standard 120 gal and 40 gal sump)? im a total noob when it comes to led (and reefing really in general), and dont even know where to start. these drivers are available and if the price is right, i figured i might be able to build a half decent fixture? what does it cost to build something like this? where do i start? how much would i save by using these drivers? would i be better off with a different driver entirely? what am i getting myself into? should i just walk away now.....
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![]() If its over a 6' 120g then you should probably go with at least 4 units of 60. A lot will depend which emitters you use. Very high output/high efficiency CREEs will be more expensive but you need fewer.
I use 10w emitters and have 28 over a roughly 6' 165g mainly LPS reef with some sps. If I was going full SPS reef, I would probably add another 6 or 8 emitters. What I have now works very well for my application. In your case, if you went with 10w emitters in sets of 6 per heat sink (i.e. 60w per heat sink/per driver), then you would have one every foot & a half or so. If you went with 5, then you would have them one every foot with 6" from each end. If you're using 3w emitters, I would probably use more emitters, more heatsinks, but maybe not the full 60w per heatsink. My 10w have 110 degree spread so I get good coverage per emitter. 3w emitters will give you a different spread/coverage. For instance, my EShine 60w Cree unit placed very close to the surface does not fully cover my RSM130 and if I raise it, I don't expect it to be intense enough at the bottom. These have 90 degree lenses. Each unit is roughly 16" x 6" wide. So I would need to use at least 4 or 5 over a 6' 120g IMO.
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![]() BTW, forget using LED to light a sump. Waste of $$. A cheap clip on light with a 13w or 23w Phillips Daylight 6500k CFL bulb and you're done. Why spend a lot of money and effort to light a sump? Use the money on your display, not the sump.
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