MarsAqua LED Mod

[horseplay]

How easy is it to swap the diodes between the blue and white channels? @redfishbluefish have you done something similar?

 

[redfishbluefish]

Yep! A good soldering iron and a solder sucker is needed......oh, and thermal grease. If you wish, you can borrow mine.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Not sure if you're wanting more blue, but I also have blue chips remaining that you could have....they are 450-453 blue. They are advertised as Royal Blue 453nm-460nm

 

[horseplay]

Thanks Paul. I will contact you when I get the light fixtures. The blue channel which is on the longest time is too blue. Trying to get as close to the t5 blue+ color. I am hoping switching two of the white diodes will achieve the desired effect.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Wow Joe, I'm surprised! I would have guessed you wanted more blue. Maybe it's just me. The two Apollo fixtures I have are 20K (a bunch of blue)....I think the first channel is all blue for these fixtures....and that's what comes on first for my light cycle. It really makes the corals pop. Maybe it's just me being partially color blind, but I like the blue.....and the corals like the blue as well.

Whatever you wish to do, let me know, and bring those fixtures up here and we'll work on them together.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Joe, I was looking at my tank today, with all lights ON, and not overly happy with the look....too white. I have two Apollos, 20K each (pretty blue), not adjustable, short of the two channels, and also have the one Mars Aqua.

I'm not sure I understand your wanting more white? I actually want more blue. I like my tank when the blues are on....everything pops. The corals actually like this color as well. With the Mars Aqua, which have variable pots on them to adjust intensity, I have the white channel turned down, and the blues turned all the way up.

I'm just not understanding your wanting more white??? If you wish, you can come take a look at what I have.

 

[horseplay]

Paul - I want more white when only the blue channel is on. When the blue is on I cannot see the true color of the fish. Everything looks fluorescent. I figure by moving 3 whites from the white channel to the blue channel it will get close to the ATI blue+ look. Then when the white is on it can be run at lesser intensity. I also think the red is too red. I will PM you to setup a time.

 

[radiata]

If you guys are mod happy for the cheap Chinese "165" watt LED units, I suggest you check out this Youtube post by FISHOFHEX for his mod on linking them to an Apex VDM module for dimming them and slowly turning them on:

 

[redfishbluefish]

Joe, thanks...now I'm understanding what you're doing.

And Bob, Apex! I run two old school ReefKeeper 2's.....is there a mod for them?