Hello everybody,
more than a year ago I switched my FW Juwel tank to SW as a “let’s try sw†but slowly I became addicted to this hobby.In the meantime I am very unhappy with the current light system on Juwel tank, I even bought a LED fixture (according to leaflet I should be able to keep SPS with it, but fishes don’t even wake up when the light is on). I looked on all possible led systems on the market, but most are overpriced, some are really bad designed and yes, the acceptable ones are waaaay too expensive.
So I decided to start designing my own LED fixture.
No, I am not crazy – I am a professional led lighting designer since more than 15 years and I designed lights for most advanced industries from advanced microscopy to defense and aerospace… everything with LEDs, of course.
I will try to keep posting the steps I am doing on this DYI project, but will not be fast as I try to do things as should.
I know lots of things about LEDs and light, but still have plenty of questions for amazing people on this forum, as I am very new to sw and even newer to corals.
1. What is the best spectrum to cover requirements of all marine life forms from a tank? – is very confusing looking at what is on market. Here, my friends, I am totally lost as my sw knowledge is extremely limited.
2. If you would have possibility, what feature would you add to a led light on your tank? Honestly, I really don’t want to control the spectrum from my phone and I will not pay hundreds of $ for such gadgets. I want to make a light using all my knowledge, but have to be simple, efficient and as cheap possible. Let’s say, I will be able to offer myself a 5 years guarantee on this light :nerd:
3. Did anyone saw on an aquarium LED fixture something related to IEC 62471-1 Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems?? Warning symbols?? I can explain further if someone is interested by, but I can say that blue/white leds are more dangerous than you think…
I would like to thank you all for the support already
Excuse my English, but is not my mother tongue
more than a year ago I switched my FW Juwel tank to SW as a “let’s try sw†but slowly I became addicted to this hobby.In the meantime I am very unhappy with the current light system on Juwel tank, I even bought a LED fixture (according to leaflet I should be able to keep SPS with it, but fishes don’t even wake up when the light is on). I looked on all possible led systems on the market, but most are overpriced, some are really bad designed and yes, the acceptable ones are waaaay too expensive.
So I decided to start designing my own LED fixture.
No, I am not crazy – I am a professional led lighting designer since more than 15 years and I designed lights for most advanced industries from advanced microscopy to defense and aerospace… everything with LEDs, of course.
I will try to keep posting the steps I am doing on this DYI project, but will not be fast as I try to do things as should.
I know lots of things about LEDs and light, but still have plenty of questions for amazing people on this forum, as I am very new to sw and even newer to corals.
1. What is the best spectrum to cover requirements of all marine life forms from a tank? – is very confusing looking at what is on market. Here, my friends, I am totally lost as my sw knowledge is extremely limited.
2. If you would have possibility, what feature would you add to a led light on your tank? Honestly, I really don’t want to control the spectrum from my phone and I will not pay hundreds of $ for such gadgets. I want to make a light using all my knowledge, but have to be simple, efficient and as cheap possible. Let’s say, I will be able to offer myself a 5 years guarantee on this light :nerd:
3. Did anyone saw on an aquarium LED fixture something related to IEC 62471-1 Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems?? Warning symbols?? I can explain further if someone is interested by, but I can say that blue/white leds are more dangerous than you think…
I would like to thank you all for the support already
Excuse my English, but is not my mother tongue