Full DIY Led Kit
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Well either way they are going to be packed in pretty close just its a will u have lest room between the 4" or less room between the 16". With that led combo you are going to have a Very white tank, so you will need to dim the XPG R5 down a bit depending on what color you are looking for. I run my Blue LED's at about 800ma, and 1 set of whites is at 750 while the other is close to 1A. Gives off a blue tint but its not too blue and not too white, on top that I also run dual 39W(overdriven) T5's (ATI Purple +) so i have a lot of light in there 
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Ninja1
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Haha, Im looking for a nice balance and I don't want to get too ahead of myself but I have something new in mind. Im thinking about doing spotlights with mostly blue and red but I have to figure out how I will mount them. The T5s look great but Im trying to stick with all LEDs and Ill begin more research on the PAR38s later.
Ninja1
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Here's my Build thread- decided to put it up as I should be getting things soon!
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=18754580#post18754580
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=18754580#post18754580
Ninja1
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I started my entire build two-to-three days ago. I haven't received my LEDs yet. I did the DIY stand and currently waiting for my equipment to arrive.
kcress
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You can not do it as you are showing.
Follow JP's build as seen in this thread:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1973462
--Keith---
Follow JP's build as seen in this thread:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1973462
--Keith---
Ninja1
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That is the thread I have been looking at but the thing is that I have 3 rows with 2 drivers. I can do the Driver- LED(+) LED(-)....LED(+)LED(-) +Driver but not sure if should do it as if they were 2 completely separate units.
kcress
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??? If you're following JPs thread why are your LEDs strung together in the picture above like that? It's nothing like JP's build.
That's probably why no one is agreeing with your RED BLACK questions. How can they?
With 48 LEDs and ELN60s your only choices are:
(2) strings of 12 on one driver with a current of about 650mA per string.
and
(2) strings of 12 on the other driver with a current of about 650mA per string.
or
(1) string of 12 on one driver with the possibility of up to 1.3A
and
(3) strings of 12 with about 430mA in each string on the other.
In both cases you should use the resistors and fuses which I see no sign of in your sketch.
That's probably why no one is agreeing with your RED BLACK questions. How can they?
With 48 LEDs and ELN60s your only choices are:
(2) strings of 12 on one driver with a current of about 650mA per string.
and
(2) strings of 12 on the other driver with a current of about 650mA per string.
or
(1) string of 12 on one driver with the possibility of up to 1.3A
and
(3) strings of 12 with about 430mA in each string on the other.
In both cases you should use the resistors and fuses which I see no sign of in your sketch.
i'm gonna use the diagram in this Thread Post#10Re-done-->
Looking into resistors- will re-read JPs thread
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2017783
katchupoy
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Re-done-->
Looking into resistors- will re-read JPs thread
ninja looks good!!!
Ninja1
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Cesar, glad to see that you found this. Yes, I'm going to do this very slowly and post progress pics. I saw some soldering videos but the most intimidating thing is the multimeter and open driver. I'll get pics up hopefully tomorrow evening. If I don't fond a 10k pot locally, I'll have to order it.
katchupoy
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As long as you have a 50 watt or more soldering iron you will be fine. What i have is the 25/90 iron. With a push of a button, it goes 90... for short period of time... its like butter...
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