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Unread 12/24/2017, 02:37 AM   #9883
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Originally Posted by LeJeune981 View Post
I would like some opinions and any helpful knowledge about my diy upflow ats..
I'm using a standard size full sheet of the plastic canvas..roughed up with a hole saw...
14 inch bubble stone bar..
Lights are 2 par38 red led lights 90 watt each according to the box..
Will this lights work?
I've had it up and running about 3 days now .

I've shoved some hair algae and cheato down into it to seed it I guess.. seemed like a good
The lights should work, but they won't illuminate the screen fully with an even & useful intensity, so growth won't be even.
The exact spectrum of red is not on the box but they are not 90W. They are 15 watts each. That's a total of 30W on one side of the screen, as you have set it up. A full mesh sheet is bout 130 square inches, so at 0.25 to 0.5 watts per square in of screen of 660nm, you need a total wattage of 32W to 65W.


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