Help with LED colour for BC8 order from RapidLed.com

[Dez]

My DIY was from rapidled. I went with 1:1 ratio cool white to RB. I like it. I did go with separate drivers so that I could adjust the intensity separately. Hope this helps.

[nerdz]

Thanks for all the input!

I went with 6 RB, 2CW and 2WW.

Anybody know what % to start out at to equal 2 year old stock PC's?

Cheers

[nerdz]

Okay, I have received my LED order. I went "plug and play". Now how to layout them out?


I got 8x Royal Blue, (RB) and 4x Neutral White, (Nw).

My heatsink is 4.25" x 9"


So...

What do you think?


RB RB RB RB
NW NW NW NW
RB RB RB RB RB


I feel a little limited with the very short leads on the plug and play leds.
Would it look better to group the RB NW RB close together in a triangle?

Thanks again!

[lorenz0]

Hey wish I saw this sooner but you are going to bleach and burn corals with that many LED's in a BC8 without a dimmer. In my BC14 I am running 8 RB and 6 NW with a dimmer and I honestly run them at 40% with great results.

As for how you want to set them, perfect. mine goes RB NW RB NW RB NW RB with 2 rows and it is very even lighting.

But your going to love these once you get them set up. Best upgrade I have ever done on a BC

[nerdz]

Hi,

Thanks for the input. l do have a dimmable driver, also ordered 2 extra terminal jumpers so l can run only 10 leds.

I thought maybe 12 LEDS would be more even then 10?

I have worn out stock PCs so l will have to be very careful not to scorch corals.

So, what pattern/color ratio do you recommend for 10 leds?