LED Strip Lights for Bioreactors for Algae Growth

We are looking to create several bioreactors for algae growth. We were hoping to buy LED strips that were flexible enough to place into a bioreactor (approximately the shape of a cylinder with a front opening). I'm envisioning this as several LED strips running in parallel across the cylinder using your non-soldering connectors. We could require something with a full spectrum with a high output (~300uMol or higher) that could be dimmed. We've found some controllers which may be appropriate here. 

Based on my review, we would likely recommend our FilmGrade™ WHITE LED Strip Lights or ABSOLUTE SERIES™ LED Flexible Strips for your installation. Where the former provides greater lumen output per meter (1500 vs 1250), the latter can provide 99 CRI over 95 CRI, which can be quite helpful for installations where daylight simulation is important. 

Based on my use of our Lumen to PPF Calculator, we have found that each full reel of the 6500K FilmGrade™ WHITE LED Strip Lights would provide 172.5 umol/s, and each full reel of the 6500K would provide 143.75 umol/s. Hopefully, just over two reels should be able to meet the 300 umol/s target referenced in your email. 

As it appears that your installation would utilize multiple reels and power supplies, we would likely recommend the TRIAC Dimmable Power Supply or the CENTRIC SERIES™ Flicker-Free Dimmable Power Supply for LED Strip for 24V-specific installations where flicker-are output is beneficial. As can be noted within one of the below LayoutMap, multiple units of either of the aforementioned power supplies can be installed to a simple dimmer. 

LayoutMaps™ - LED Strip Light Layout 3001-1B

LayoutMaps™ - LED Strip Light Layout 3001-1C

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