Diy led

[bcobra]

Looking GOOD BigT :beer:

 

[ben&bobbi]

those look really good. email sent

 

[Bugcrusher]

Nice. I want to put a fixture of LED over my 150 6'x19" tank. What do yall suggest as far as length and number of leds? Found this on a search at ali-baba site: http://ark-led.en.alibaba.com/

 

[flworkd]

here is seller e mail
contact name Ava
Sales@ledfedy.com

buy led driver like this
85W constant power supply with 4.2A, 15-20V .
Price is : USD23.8/pc
can light up to 30 LED
6 in series and 5 in string

Just tell mention my name (Jae Kang ) she knows what you needed.

 

[Bugcrusher]

Email sent as you have suggested. Going for a 3/1 mix of white/royal blue.

 

[Bugcrusher]

So which led driver can power 88 of these 3W leds that you mention at the beginning of this thread? Gonna run a 80 led fixture like yall built.

 

[ben&bobbi]

this look like the right one?
http://www.fd-led.com/index.aspx?menuid=12&type=productinfo&lanmuid=45&infoid=385&language=en

i sent email too, will see what happens.

 

[flworkd]

So which led driver can power 88 of these 3W leds that you mention at the beginning of this thread? Gonna run a 80 led fixture like yall built.

200W LED power supply up to 88 but 80 LED is better.

 

[flworkd]

this look like the right one?
http://www.fd-led.com/index.aspx?menuid=12&type=productinfo&lanmuid=45&infoid=385&language=en

i sent email too, will see what happens.

ask to Ava.
18000K LED.

 

[DownwardDawg]

This is fantastic!!! I'm gonna have to do this! Thanks to Joseph for turning my attention to this. I'm just worried about too much par now and scorching my coral.

 

[GUILLO1]

check out my DIY work in progresss. I'm going to make mine look a bit more cleaner by drilling holes anf running the wires on the top of the C-channel alloy. I have solar tubes in my tank that is why I have the big gaps in between the cross bars. The frame will be on a pulley that I will be able to higher or lower. This is what it will look like with some LEDs on the frame.

 

[ben&bobbi]

check out my DIY work in progresss. I'm going to make mine look a bit more cleaner by drilling holes anf running the wires on the top of the C-channel alloy. I have solar tubes in my tank that is why I have the big gaps in between the cross bars. The frame will be on a pulley that I will be able to higher or lower. This is what it will look like with some LEDs on the frame.

did you order the same LEDs?

 

[flworkd]

check out my DIY work in progresss. I'm going to make mine look a bit more cleaner by drilling holes anf running the wires on the top of the C-channel alloy. I have solar tubes in my tank that is why I have the big gaps in between the cross bars. The frame will be on a pulley that I will be able to higher or lower. This is what it will look like with some LEDs on the frame.

lots hole to drill
please keep post your DIY work in progress

 

[flworkd]

did you order the same LEDs?

I think he got same LEDs

 

[bigt0706]

if u try to run 30 leds on the 85w ballast u wont be able to run them at 700 ma as it will be pulling over the 4.2 amp load 700ma=3/4 amp

 

[Bugcrusher]

this look like the right one?
http://www.fd-led.com/index.aspx?menuid=12&type=productinfo&lanmuid=45&infoid=385&language=en

i sent email too, will see what happens.

I was quoted a price of 0.87 USD per for 75 of these, and 1.00 USD/piece for thew 3W blue.

 

[funkman262]

Would any of you happen to have some spare 60-80 degree optics that I could borrow? I have 12 cree XR-E LEDs right now over my 10g. I'm considering adding some more to my current LED fixture but I'd like to check the par after adding some optics to them first. Just pm me if you can help out. Thanks.

 

[flworkd]

Would any of you happen to have some spare 60-80 degree optics that I could borrow? I have 12 cree XR-E LEDs right now over my 10g. I'm considering adding some more to my current LED fixture but I'd like to check the par after adding some optics to them first. Just pm me if you can help out. Thanks.

I have lots spare optic lens,
but won't fit on creeXR

 

[funkman262]

I have lots spare optic lens,
but won't fit on creeXR

I wonder if I would be able to attach them temporarily (even with just some tape) just to check for spotlighting and see what the par would be.

 

[g8gxp]

I wonder if I would be able to attach them temporarily (even with just some tape) just to check for spotlighting and see what the par would be.

Is this over the 10 gallon tank? optics, even the 80's will burn everything in there unless you're lights are way up high. have you measured the par already with no optics?

for reference, i took a ton of measurements with my own tank. at a depth of 20" from the lights (11" underwater, 9" from waterline to light) and using 60 degree optics, i measured 561 par at roughly 500 mA.