LED DIY HELP!

[khaled_007]

Hello everyone,

I'm building an LED strip light,

15 LEDs x 3 rows

but I'm having trouble with the color arrangement!

I'm going to use 15 warm white, 15 natural white, 6 red, 4 or 5 blue, and 4 green

is this arrangement is good ?
any suggestion?

 

[tbrown]

I prefer more blue in my spectrum but that's all a personal choice.

You're going to have a lot of white.

Quick question - are you running all LEDs through one fader or multiple faders?

 

[khaled_007]

I prefer more blue in my spectrum but that's all a personal choice.

You're going to have a lot of white.

Quick question - are you running all LEDs through one fader or multiple faders?

Each color for 1 fader, and white 5leds for 1 fader.
Sor, this is for Aquascaping fresh water, what are you suggestion for me ??? Please i need help

 

[tbrown]

Each color for 1 fader, and white 5leds for 1 fader.
Sor, this is for Aquascaping fresh water, what are you suggestion for me ??? Please i need help

Ohhh... This is a saltwater aquarium forum so I was thinking you were trying for a saltwater reef LED.

Freshwater planted is best to shoot for around the 5700k to 7500k - natural is 6700k.

 

[khaled_007]

Thank you,

But the color arrangement is good ?

 

[Naso180!]

For a planted tank I'd eliminate the blues. I agree with @tbrown on the Kelvin numbers for plants. Unless you are doing glow fish or certain other fish and you want to enhance those colors. The blue will be heading the spectrum closer to 10000K ect. Maybe use more whites depending on where the manufacturer rates their spectrum at.

 

[khaled_007]

For a planted tank I'd eliminate the blues. I agree with @tbrown on the Kelvin numbers for plants. Unless you are doing glow fish or certain other fish and you want to enhance those colors. The blue will be heading the spectrum closer to 10000K ect. Maybe use more whites depending on where the manufacturer rates their spectrum at.

Thanks for replying,

I have white 6000-6500k and 4000-4500k
I want to use 30 leds for white color, can you please tell me poucentage to use for those kind of whites ?

 

[Naso180!]

Id go with all 6500k. for the white if it were me. 4500k are pretty yellow and not the best for growth.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Hello everyone,

I'm building an LED strip light,

15 LEDs x 3 rows

but I'm having trouble with the color arrangement!

I'm going to use 15 warm white, 15 natural white, 6 red, 4 or 5 blue, and 4 green

is this arrangement is good ?
any suggestion?

There are any number of ways you can go with your idea.

If you are so inclined, below is a link to an app that another R2R member created for controlling DIY LED lighting. Depending on your level of understanding, it could be well worth your time to give it a read.

I Built an open-source LED controller and app from scratch

Hello Reefers, I’ve been working on designing and building what I hope will be the perfect open-source aquarium light controller, and a mobile app to go along with it. So far, I’ve got a working prototype with a 6-channel design and a functional app. I’ve been coding for nearly 20 years and...

www.reef2reef.com

Also, there are other sites that are dedicated to planted freshwater tanks and you could probably get some useful suggestions/advice on those. One such site is in the link below.

The Planted Tank Forum

A forum community dedicated to Aquatic tank owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about flora, fauna, health, housing, filters, care, classifieds, and more!

www.plantedtank.net

BTW - Welcome to R2R!

 

[khaled_007]

There are any number of ways you can go with your idea.

If you are so inclined, below is a link to an app that another R2R member created for controlling DIY LED lighting. Depending on your level of understanding, it could be well worth your time to give it a read.

I Built an open-source LED controller and app from scratch

Hello Reefers, I’ve been working on designing and building what I hope will be the perfect open-source aquarium light controller, and a mobile app to go along with it. So far, I’ve got a working prototype with a 6-channel design and a functional app. I’ve been coding for nearly 20 years and...

www.reef2reef.com

Also, there are other sites that are dedicated to planted freshwater tanks and you could probably get some useful suggestions/advice on those. One such site is in the link below.

The Planted Tank Forum

A forum community dedicated to Aquatic tank owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about flora, fauna, health, housing, filters, care, classifieds, and more!

www.plantedtank.net

BTW - Welcome to R2R!

Thank you so mush