LEDS for a 29 gallon biocube.

[BigFeesh]

(Body of thread);

Tank Dimensions (in inches) - @29 gallon Biocube

Height of fixture from the water - in the stock hood if possible

Primary inhabitants (SPS, LPS, SOFTIE, FOWLR, ETC) - SPS, chalices, and z's n p's

Current lighting setup Evolution 100w 3g 14k

Desired Kelvin color balance (18k, 14k, 20k etc) 20k

Dimmable or non dimmable

Do you have a controller? (reefkeeper, APEX) NOt yet

i do not have experience with LEDS or electrical installation at all.

[wld1783]

18-24 LEDs should work great. The 12x8.46 heatsink fits quite well en the biocube hood. for a 20K look I would go with 15-18 Royal Blue and 6-9 Cool White.

The Inventronics 40 watt driver is dimmable via a pot and can drive up to 15 LEDs.

If you dont want to solder 3 Blue White Strips with 1 all Blue Strip works great.

[BigFeesh]

What about the Solderless connectors?

[FiReBReTHa]

What about the Solderless connectors?

Its all about comfort level. the strips are just twisting the wires together to a driver.

The solderless you have to strip wire and insert it to each connector and make sure you are getting the polarity correct.

[BigFeesh]

Aren't the strips alot more money? Is Solderless easy to do.

[FiReBReTHa]

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[wld1783]

Its your choice.

We really like them. Just use 20 gauge solid wire for best results.

I would highly recommend using our predrilled heatsinks.