Shaker nemo
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Has anyone done a diy multichip light for a nano (10 gallon) tank with cheap multichip leds? Im thinking of lighting my 10 gallon reef with 4 10w leds. Anyone tried this before?:lolspin: thx
multicip lighting for 10 gallon
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breadfan
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keihi20 did one on his 6 gallon nano.
Shaker nemo
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I dont think i can get dimmable drivers... what should i do? 
Shaker nemo
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dude i live in sri lanka Im ordering my lights off ebay. Sri lanka is in the stone age when it comes to reefing lol.
mcgyvr
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I'm fairly sure ebay has dimmable drivers too.. Not to mention there are plenty of other places that ship there..
Shaker nemo
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i tried on ebay but i couldnt find any. Any other websites?
On e-bay search for this item #: 291005436038 It looks quite interesting. Basically you will need two of these and a 4A 24V power supply to have two strings of two 10W multichips. The way it's supposed to work is that you twist the little screw and it adjusts your LED power from 1-100%. Have never used it though, so you are taking some risk. Good luck!
Shaker nemo
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that 6 gallon hat 40w of light over it... how will it be too much for a 10 gallon?
Shaker nemo
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need some help over here...
i went to digikey... it says it cost $175 for shipping -,- thats like almost my total budget lol. so what should i do? I started a diff thread before this one about lighting my 10 gallon with multichip leds. here it is- http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2333440 those dudes only suggested i go 40w multichip, with or without dimming any help will be appreciated
i went to digikey... it says it cost $175 for shipping -,- thats like almost my total budget lol. so what should i do? I started a diff thread before this one about lighting my 10 gallon with multichip leds. here it is- http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2333440 those dudes only suggested i go 40w multichip, with or without dimming any help will be appreciated
Shaker nemo
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help me please
Here is a link to a driver on ebay that is for 5 ten watt chips.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/85-265V-5-x...550?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d82b6b6
http://www.ebay.com/itm/85-265V-5-x...550?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d82b6b6
I see that your from Sri Lanka. I kida have the same problem where I had to go DIY on reef lighting because it's impossible to find anything related to reef tanks in SL. Anyways check with these guys called LankaTronics. They kida have a good collection of LED accessories. http://www.lankatronics.com
I've been a lurker here for quite a while. This is my first post, so be kind.
Have you considered trying the LED strip lighting? I recently replaced my failing CF light with LED strips. I used samsung 5630 strips (I ordered rigid cased units, though this is not necessary). I was able to order them in cold white, 6000k to 7000k range. These cost me around $80 for 3 15w bars and a power adapter strong enough to push all of them, keep in mind that I overpaid quite a bit, these can be found on ebay and amazon for quite a bit cheaper. I then ordered a color changing strip with controller and power supply for around $25 (amazon). I cut it to fit inside my hood. The 5630's put out an estimated 1200 lumens for each bar. I started with just 2 of the 5630 bars, but quickly realized it was not equal to the 2 65w CF bulbs. I then added the 3rd bar and visually it appears to be pushing around the same amount of light. I can not say for sure that it is pushing enough light, yet, but considering I'm using less than 1/2 the power and it sure appears to be the same amount of light, i'm rather amazed. The LED strip was simply the color changing RGB 5050 "waterproof" kit that's all over amazon for $20 to $30. I can change the color from white to blue to green to red and nearly any shade in between. I rotated through the the different shades of blue for the one that makes my mushrooms glow the brightest. I use that color to simulate nighttime.
If I were to do it again, I probably would have just ordered all of it from ebay or amazon and would have got a full roll of 5630 (5 meters aka 16.4 feet)
Have you considered trying the LED strip lighting? I recently replaced my failing CF light with LED strips. I used samsung 5630 strips (I ordered rigid cased units, though this is not necessary). I was able to order them in cold white, 6000k to 7000k range. These cost me around $80 for 3 15w bars and a power adapter strong enough to push all of them, keep in mind that I overpaid quite a bit, these can be found on ebay and amazon for quite a bit cheaper. I then ordered a color changing strip with controller and power supply for around $25 (amazon). I cut it to fit inside my hood. The 5630's put out an estimated 1200 lumens for each bar. I started with just 2 of the 5630 bars, but quickly realized it was not equal to the 2 65w CF bulbs. I then added the 3rd bar and visually it appears to be pushing around the same amount of light. I can not say for sure that it is pushing enough light, yet, but considering I'm using less than 1/2 the power and it sure appears to be the same amount of light, i'm rather amazed. The LED strip was simply the color changing RGB 5050 "waterproof" kit that's all over amazon for $20 to $30. I can change the color from white to blue to green to red and nearly any shade in between. I rotated through the the different shades of blue for the one that makes my mushrooms glow the brightest. I use that color to simulate nighttime.
If I were to do it again, I probably would have just ordered all of it from ebay or amazon and would have got a full roll of 5630 (5 meters aka 16.4 feet)
Shaker nemo
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hey shankamg were do you get ur corals from?
