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Old 08-12-2015, 09:42 PM
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Default * LED HELP * Need input for custom PAR 38 LED for Freshwater Plants

Im not sure who better to ask since there are so many fresh water folk on here as well.

I will be ordering a par 38 bulb for my Freshwater betta/shrimp tank from good old aliexpress.
It is an Aqueon Evolve 8, so like in reality only 5 gallons or something...
I've all ready got a gooseneck light attachment for it just running a CFL for now. So I do have some ability to move my light up and down.
I have all easy "Tropica" plants in it like:
Marsilea crenata
Tropica Potted Hygrophila 'Siamensis 53B'
Limnophila sessiliflora
Ludwigia palustris
Rotala rotundifolia

I am looking at either a 12 or 15 LED bulb. They will all be 3w Cree chips. But I don't think these ones run at their full output (ie 45w running at 18...)

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/45W-L...226326976.html

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/36W-E...053569418.html

I think this is the basis of my choices to make things simple...
Deep Red 660nm
Orange 610nm
Green 520nm
Yellow 580nm
Deep Blue 460nm
Royal Blue 450nm
Infrared 730nm
Normal White 6500K
Cool White 12000K/14000k


If I got the 15 pcs bulb I was thinking something along the lines of
6 x White (3x6500k 3x14000k)
3x blue450
3x red660
1xyellow580
1xgreen520
1xinfrared730

But I have no idea.... This was much easier picking the custom lights for my light for the salt tank....
I don't want so many white that it burns the plants being too bright.
But I don't want so many other colours that all I see is a rainbow.
I want a nice natural light look with optimized plant growth.

What would you pick?
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