LED colors?

[FireWater]

Another thing to look at is the color spectrum in try different whites. A good mix of different whites will give you plenty of red and green spectrum.

If you only have two channels to choose from I would look at forgoing the UV and see what you can get out of the violets. The violet spectrum is very close to UV.

[polarbear]

So if I go with just the violets with the blues on the same channel, will i be able to turn them all the way up with no problems?

[FireWater]

Theoretically yes. Someone may disagree with me, but I say yes.

[1seahorse]

^^ exactly what I mean...

stunners are .5 watt if that......imagine 3 watt uv LEDs cranked up as high as the blues. I might be wrong but why chance it?..... You could always add a stunner with uv later if you feel the need...

that stunner strip is very strong, has 24 LEDs @ .5 watts. so I'm glad I got a dimmer. lol

[polarbear]

Where did you buy the UV stunner strip

[1seahorse]

Where did you buy the UV stunner strip

Amazon all prime items.
dimmer, power transformer, strip, and reflector. came under $90. never regretted going with it.

[jcnkt_ellis]

Amazon all prime items.
dimmer, power transformer, strip, and reflector. came under $90. never regretted going with it.

Is it made by Ecoxotic? They sell a UV stunner strip but its really a violet with an emission peak at 403nm. Labels are very critical here, a true UV, anything under 400nm, does not add to color and can/will harm coral. Violet, 400-430ish, enhances coral colors similar to royal blues and is what you want if something is 'missing' from the normal blue/white mix look.

[1seahorse]

Is it made by Ecoxotic? They sell a UV stunner strip but its really a violet with an emission peak at 403nm. Labels are very critical here, a true UV, anything under 400nm, does not add to color and can/will harm coral. Violet, 400-430ish, enhances coral colors similar to royal blues and is what you want if something is 'missing' from the normal blue/white mix look.

It is exotic and it's not under 400nm. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1369868405.100938.jpg