LED Lighting for a 240 gallon cube

Macropora · 02/04/2012, 08:56 PM

What would you recommend to light a 240 gallon cube? It's 48" L x 48" L x 25" H. Thinking of keeping a mixed reef with SPS and LPS corals and lighting it with LED hood or pendant. Haven't made up my mind yet. I like the look of the new DIF LED pendants just unsure which model would work on the setup that I have. I like the bluer look to bring out the colors. Also wondering are the LED chips interchangeable and is there a fan to keep the ballast and the LEDs cool? Just wondering in case I purchase something and decide the look isn't for me anymore and want to swap out the LED chip for another color spectrum. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank you.

mga345 · 02/06/2012, 07:00 AM

The DIF-100 is your best choice for this tank.
It can cover 48" X 48" with the 120 lens.
If you like the bluer light you can choose the 20000K.

I would add a DIF-50B to give the actinic before and after the main lighting (the DIF-100).

Moshe
Orphek Israel

mr.wilson · 02/07/2012, 08:40 PM

As Moshe stated, the Dif 100 is the best choice. I would use two with 120˚ lenses. The 20K multi chip is blue enough for most peoples taste. The chip is easily swapped out in the future. If you want a really blue colour we can provide a chip we use for retail stores to showcase coral fluorescence and pigmentation.

The Dif 100 multi chip has a more natural shimmer and the colours mix more evenly than traditional LED arrays.

Macropora · 02/13/2012, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mga345

The DIF-100 is your best choice for this tank.
It can cover 48" X 48" with the 120 lens.
If you like the bluer light you can choose the 20000K.

I would add a DIF-50B to give the actinic before and after the main lighting (the DIF-100).

Moshe
Orphek Israel

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr.wilson

As Moshe stated, the Dif 100 is the best choice. I would use two with 120˚ lenses. The 20K multi chip is blue enough for most peoples taste. The chip is easily swapped out in the future. If you want a really blue colour we can provide a chip we use for retail stores to showcase coral fluorescence and pigmentation.

The Dif 100 multi chip has a more natural shimmer and the colours mix more evenly than traditional LED arrays.

Thanks for the info. Do you know if there will be a dimmable version of these pendants in the near future?

mr.wilson · 02/13/2012, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Macropora

Thanks for the info. Do you know if there will be a dimmable version of these pendants in the near future?

Yes there will be a dimmable version available in a few months.

Macropora · 02/16/2012, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mr.wilson

Yes there will be a dimmable version available in a few months.

Great! Keep us posted...

02/04/2012, 08:56 PM	#1
Macropora Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 46	LED Lighting for a 240 gallon cube What would you recommend to light a 240 gallon cube? It's 48" L x 48" L x 25" H. Thinking of keeping a mixed reef with SPS and LPS corals and lighting it with LED hood or pendant. Haven't made up my mind yet. I like the look of the new DIF LED pendants just unsure which model would work on the setup that I have. I like the bluer look to bring out the colors. Also wondering are the LED chips interchangeable and is there a fan to keep the ballast and the LEDs cool? Just wondering in case I purchase something and decide the look isn't for me anymore and want to swap out the LED chip for another color spectrum. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank you. __________________ 270 gallon 6' L x 3' W x 2' H custom reef tank + 120 gallon 4' x 2' x 2' Oceanic Tech Tank + 37 gallon 45" L x 24" W x 8" H frag tank + 65 gallon sump. 450 gallon system volume.

02/06/2012, 07:00 AM	#2
mga345 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Israel Posts: 85	The DIF-100 is your best choice for this tank. It can cover 48" X 48" with the 120 lens. If you like the bluer light you can choose the 20000K. I would add a DIF-50B to give the actinic before and after the main lighting (the DIF-100). Moshe Orphek Israel __________________ Moshe Gur-arie Tank: Reef (mixed corals) Size: 80"X28"X24" (220G) Second tank: Nano sea horses with corals (25G) Skimmer: Aqua medic Acone 1.5 Lights: 3 Orphek Atlantik

02/07/2012, 08:40 PM	#3
mr.wilson RC Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,738	As Moshe stated, the Dif 100 is the best choice. I would use two with 120˚ lenses. The 20K multi chip is blue enough for most peoples taste. The chip is easily swapped out in the future. If you want a really blue colour we can provide a chip we use for retail stores to showcase coral fluorescence and pigmentation. The Dif 100 multi chip has a more natural shimmer and the colours mix more evenly than traditional LED arrays.