LED build

[ramz28]

Just looking for a quick opinion; I am going to start an LED build. I have a 92 gallon corner tank. 24" deep
item list:
50 cree LEDs 16 cool white 34 royal blue
4 meanwell 60-48 dim drivers
80 deg optics
and 2 heat sinks 25leds on each

Is there anything i should change? i priced everything at rapidled around $500. are there different way to power the LEDs? are 80 deg optics to wide?

Thanks

 

[btldreef]

okay. type of reef mixed or sps dominate?
do not need optics on all leds. i recommend starting off with none and as you acclimate your tanks inhabitants to the leds you can add optics.
the crees are best ran in strings of 10-12 using eln 60-48 dimmable drivers.
if you are doing dimmable drivers i recommend more cool whites. since your going dimmable you can change the color temperature at anytime to achieve 10k to 20k.
as far as your drivers.... i say one more eln driver. 5 eln 60-48p running 10 leds and/ or possibly adding reds.
hope this helps.

 

[ramz28]

Prolly not sps at all or maybe just a few. If i ad the 5th driver i can ad reds but whats the reds for? I always see white and blue

 

[btldreef]

Well in the diy section I just finished building my friend cryptics LEDs. We had added reds and we were able to dim them. I posted pics in the thread so you can see what the reds add and look like.

 

[ramz28]

the red look nice. very nice build in that thread, im debating when i should order these LEDs, looking for a better price on everything still. thanks

 

[btldreef]

Thank you. Check reefledlights.com they have already built LEDs/fans/driver packages for around 225-250$ .