Arduino reef led dimmer controller help

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lotus02

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I have a REEF-KEEPER ELITE PLUS that I use to turn on and off my 6 Dimmable MarsAqua 165W LED aquarium light.

I have the 2 blue come on .
than the other 4 blue come on.
than I have the 6 white come on.

what I want is to make a Arduino dimmer controller to ramp the leds up as they are coming on and ramp down as they turn off (day light to moonlight)
has anyone made a controller that can do this? and could you help with parts list and links to the software I would need. finding the parts should not be hard after I know what to get.

I have found some info on how to it with an Apex controller by removing the rotary dial dimmer and wiring in the jumper cable for the Apex, I don't want to buy an Apex controller.

I see some guys are building the on off controller with the Arduino I don't really need to do that part just the ramping.
 
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If you go into my build thread (linked below) there is controller I built for the mars aqua leds. It's different than many designs you see around as it is electrically isolated. Code is also included for 14 bit dimming and a bell curve fit for the light cycle.

If I had my computer, I'd provide a direct link to the led controller.
 
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