Reef Discussion

[Jonny Glover]

where did you get them from? I mean 90 bucks from america isn't bad at what im looking at getting

 

[MTG]

dimensions of the frag tank?

 

[Jonny Glover]

1.5 x 1 x 1 hexagonal...

 

[MTG]

id go with 12 leds?

 

[blueblooded]

where did you get them from? I mean 90 bucks from america isn't bad at what im looking at getting

mate i got them off ebay $21 for 15 3w leds posted i just turned them down to run at 60% its just to bright i think i will fry everything otherwise :bulge

 

[MTG]

hey vern what V are you running through the driver now? 6V? is it much duller?

 

[blueblooded]

yea 6v now not much mate just didn't want to fry the corals will slowly turn it up over a few weeks

 

[MTG]

does it look nice over the nano? what was the total rough cost again?

 

[blueblooded]

looks good would easy do a tank about half the size bigger again cost a bit over $100 thats with the adjustable voltage transformer

 

[MagicJ]

Vern

What do you mean by an adjustable voltage transformer - LED's are meant to be run at a constant voltage (around 3.4v per led but varies depending on the LED) but with the current varied to change the light output.

 

[MTG]

he means its a dimmable driver and we used a adjustable transformer as the dimmer :grin
leds are run at 700ma
with 6v through the dimmer line to dim it down

 

[MagicJ]

Thanks Matt, that makes sense.

 

[MTG]

it was using xp-g whites 4 whites and 10 royal blue chinease leds
gives off a 16K look

 

[blueblooded]

10 blues matt 14 all up

 

[Jonny Glover]

SOunds good vern. Whats the ebay store for them?

 

[blueblooded]

sellers name is sweetflower i just searched for leds and found them that way :D

 

[ifyalucky]

ok i bit the bullet and ordered a 90led kit from aquastyleonline.com ordered with 46blue 38white and 4virolet(uv) and 2 green so will see how it looks in couple of weeks i guess i found another forum where a gut had bought some of the same lights i was looking at and built it it took him 9 days for them to turn up so i thought i would take the chance as well.

 

[MTG]

hope it all works out well for you post up the build in the DIY section :grin

 

[MTG]

i do like the idea of this
http://www.aquastyleonline.com/products/24-LEDs-Strip-DIY-Dimmable-Kit.html
on the strips

 

[DavidS]

Hey Matt - what do you think of http://www.rapidled.com/servlet/the-59/12-Ultra-Premium-LED/Detail on a nano?
Perhaps a second driver to separate the blues and whites?
Their driver specs don't indicate their supported input power though...