I am thinking of revamping my diy led system this winter. I currently have a string of 12 uv and violet leds on each of my lights and feel I am not getting much of anything out of them. You can hardly tell they are even on with optics on them. I dont believe the uv are doing anything for the corals and wonder about the violet. what are your thoughts. How about the added expense of optics? I have some optics that are a major pain to attach to the cree leds. I have seen optic holders now that have legs on them that would be glued over the led. Just trying to get a grasp on the latest thoughts on diy built units. I have 3 heat sinks now with 48 leds per sink. Adding optics would be a fair expense if it doesnt gain much. My tank is 180 gallon 24 in deep.
Thanks for any advise and insite.
Jeff
Thanks for any advise and insite.
Jeff