Right guys. I've done alot of reading about LED arrays for planted tanks, and pretty much understand it, however I've still got a few more questions, which hopefully someone'll be able to answer!
The tank that I'm planning to make the LED array for is a 30cm cube. I'm after high light levels, so I think around 1.5W per gallon would be about right, which would be around 10W, though from the drivers I've seen, it'll be easier to use 9W. Is it best to go with 9 1W LEDs, or 3 3W LEDs? That's assuming the light levels will be suitable ?
Will I need to get any lenses to fit over the LEDs, or are they not really necessary? If I do, what angles am I going to be looking at getting?
What's the best way of driving the LEDs? I've seen links to this one, but are there any better (or cheaper) drivers that I could use? I've looked at using other methods to power the LEDs, but they're a bit complicated for my liking. However, if there are better (or cheaper) methods, would someone explain these to me please!
I think that's it for now, though I'll undoubtedly think of some more questions to ask!
Thanks,
Alistair
The tank that I'm planning to make the LED array for is a 30cm cube. I'm after high light levels, so I think around 1.5W per gallon would be about right, which would be around 10W, though from the drivers I've seen, it'll be easier to use 9W. Is it best to go with 9 1W LEDs, or 3 3W LEDs? That's assuming the light levels will be suitable ?
Will I need to get any lenses to fit over the LEDs, or are they not really necessary? If I do, what angles am I going to be looking at getting?
What's the best way of driving the LEDs? I've seen links to this one, but are there any better (or cheaper) drivers that I could use? I've looked at using other methods to power the LEDs, but they're a bit complicated for my liking. However, if there are better (or cheaper) methods, would someone explain these to me please!
I think that's it for now, though I'll undoubtedly think of some more questions to ask!
Thanks,
Alistair