maximus Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hi friends, Didn't pick up the 70 W mh I was planning for in fear of intense heat...wanna go the LED way. Have decided to go for PAR 38 leds . Can anybody let me know how many PAR 38 LEDs I will require for a 24 inch (L) X 15inch (W) X12 inch (H). I am aiming for softies and LPS only with some. My main concern are my LPS .So please help me ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 refrence link to how many par38 you should use, although this reefer keeps sps http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1805886 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Minimum you need is 2, 3 units if you have the budget. For SPS you probably need 6 units to fully bring out the colors (provided you want SPS everywhere). Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 6 units!!! Oh my God...that's too much for my poor pocket. I was thinking of 2 over 2 islands I have .And have sps on the top of the 2 islands.. Please advice.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member BFG Posted January 28, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 28, 2011 The Par 38 is designed as a spot light so even 2 of these might not illuminate your tank. If you want to fully illuminate the entire tank, you need to look at Maxspect led lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member poomoon Posted January 28, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 28, 2011 agree, the maxspect led will be good for you. and you may want to consider 160w model. will also give 'some' control over the leds compared to the PARs, and single mounting / plug compared to multiple for PARs. Quote 25 Gal Micro Ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 6 units!!! Oh my God...that's too much for my poor pocket. I was thinking of 2 over 2 islands I have .And have sps on the top of the 2 islands.. Please advice.. Bro base on your tank dimensions you can still use 2 par38. Just look at our fellow reefer FUEL, tested and proven method. So yes you can use 2 par38. Link to his 5 gallon pico tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Bro base on your tank dimensions you can still use 2 par38. Just look at our fellow reefer FUEL, tested and proven method. So yes you can use 2 par38. Link to his 5 gallon pico tank Will be adding one more. 2 does'nt seem enough. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Will be adding one more. 2 does'nt seem enough. Hahaha. Add 4 to make it even for CNY. You going to mount the par38 on track lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divinesloth Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Your tank size for LPS, 2 will be enough but 3 will be better. Get the 60degrees optics PAR38. With 2, you will get shadows on the sides. Not a bad thing if you plan to have sun corals and sea fans there Am running 1 for my sump and 1 for a nano. Doing great! Quote Why all the venom? Reefing is just a hobby, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 Thanks so much for all the replies.. Well I would go with 2 and as divinesloth mentioned, place my sun corals on the 2 sides..Well that has been an inital plan ..lets see.. Now the problem lies in getting two of them shipped to India as I am from India Let me search over the net if there's any seller in Malaysia as my friend will be travelling there in a month.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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