Pokahpolice
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Still should have a RTC and some sort of shield for on/off times and to set intensities via the pwm controlled by arduino. Look into heatsinks, and cooling fans which can also be arduino controlled. Kind of like,... which came first,...the chicken or the egg. I think you first need to zero in on what kind of led's your planning on using and how many, and that decision is based on what will work for your setup,ie... size, depth(optics or not), what type of corals you want in the tank ect, ect., then it becomes easier to figure the first part of the questions. Remember when you get answers to your questions, google the parts you don't understand, and if still,...no go, reask the new parts you don't understand. Its all a learning curveDid you look at that Jarduino manual. Even if your not interested in a Jarduino controller the picture has a line drawing that might help you understand what hooks to what. Also check the Jarduino's builder's build page, just reading it(its explained for beginner diy'ers to follow) might shed some light for you . good luck :thumbsup: ---Rick
Yes, I actually printed it out and have referenced it a bunch but I have to say that the Jarduino build is pretty high level. For a guy just starting it's very hard to look at the drawings and understand what's what. I read about half the 'dummies' book last night and that is by far been my best friend so far. Figured I'd keep reading and asking questions until I can understand what I'm looking at in the Jarduino manual.
