DoctaQ;
I welcome the input. I did not do any calculations to determine the number of LED's I would need. If there is a calculation that we can use to determine the number of LED's that would be needed that would be great.
If I follow your math, I have a 200 gallon that is 24 x 60. So the math would be 24*60/16 / 3 to get 30. I was thinking of putting 48 LED's for my 200 gallon. I will not be able to get exact spacing on the 200 gallon since I will be building two fixtures. My feeling is that the extra LED's will cover the gaps. Plus I will have the ability to dim if necessary. Additionally, if there are areas of the aquarium that are not as bright those areas can house the plants that need a lower light level.
I wonder if there needs to be a depth calculation in there also. For example when I was building the fixture for my 55 gallon, I took one of the heatsinks after I put the LED's and wiring on it and turned it on to test it. I then held the heatsink over my 20 gallon long aquarium. The six LED's did not seem like enough for this aquarium. My thoughts on that was due to the depth. The light cone does not have the depth to spread out.
I welcome the input. I did not do any calculations to determine the number of LED's I would need. If there is a calculation that we can use to determine the number of LED's that would be needed that would be great.
If I follow your math, I have a 200 gallon that is 24 x 60. So the math would be 24*60/16 / 3 to get 30. I was thinking of putting 48 LED's for my 200 gallon. I will not be able to get exact spacing on the 200 gallon since I will be building two fixtures. My feeling is that the extra LED's will cover the gaps. Plus I will have the ability to dim if necessary. Additionally, if there are areas of the aquarium that are not as bright those areas can house the plants that need a lower light level.
I wonder if there needs to be a depth calculation in there also. For example when I was building the fixture for my 55 gallon, I took one of the heatsinks after I put the LED's and wiring on it and turned it on to test it. I then held the heatsink over my 20 gallon long aquarium. The six LED's did not seem like enough for this aquarium. My thoughts on that was due to the depth. The light cone does not have the depth to spread out.