evilc66 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 (edited) We have a pretty active DIY LED movement going on here at Nano-Reef and it's starting to become a little hard to find all of the fantastic builds that everyone has done so far. We have a lot more builds coming in the future, so it would be great to get a comprehensive list of everyones projects so far. Even if you have purchased a fixture from myself or somewhere else, I'd like it listed. What I would ask of you is one or two pictures posted, with a brief description of the setup with a link to your build thread if you have one. I will try and categorize everything in this post as they get submitted. Please, this is not a thread for discussion or questions. If you have questions, post on the members thread or PM them. There are lots of other threads discussing LEDs. This is not one of them. BC8 Retros DarkDevil EliPhant rollei BC14 Retros deepdvnarq crs2k Maddevil1 dhraakoxr Waterproof Crazy Tiki bpkenn Bamato shmoopy autopro djprofd stixchicken MedicBMC vresor jeepdude bjbass BC29 Retros C Jerome Bonsai firebirdude jfarabaugh BowieReefer84 NC6 Retros gunguy05 NC8 180 Retros Qwiv NC12 Retros ccLansman theloveablebum npain316 thewire yukyuklee NC24/28 Retros neelix Minadin Sherman dcmix5 willp2 Aquapod 12 Retros deepdvnarq thecowkid Eclipse 3 Retros deepdvnarq Barrier Reef/Nanowave 9 Retros Rodney500 TheStar Shard ROB52367 Resun/Orca/Boyu DM500-PL Retros davce99 azuly XCube 26 Retros Dave_Uk RSM34 Retros Nick801 Fluval Edge senoufo Fixture Retros evilc66 Current USA 12" Single Satellite Saiyan LED addon to Outer Orbit Marteen Current USA Orbit Retro mmike1992 Actinic add-on to Lumenmax reflector HeyLookItsCaps Current USA Single Satellite Retro Kidrobot Current USA 20" Orbit Retro biggyal66 Coralife 12" Aqualight Retro FishOnTheBrainCoral Coralife 20" Aqualight Retro nano_tank CADLights 12g PC Fixture Retro DaveFason Aquamedic Fixture Retro teiklin PC Fixture Retro (Unknown Brand) Over 11" Cube. Sledgerton LED Add-On to MH/T5 fixture reeftankguy Two Bulb LED Replacement in 20" NEP Cheetos Coralife Aqualight Retro couevas Aquatic Life 24" T5 Retro JBM Current USA 18" Nova Extreme Retro Custom Standalone evilc66 Custom 1.6g pico McJosh13 Oceanic 30g cube cdelicath Custom 1g pico cdelicath Standalone over BC14 C Jerome Custom 3.5g pico Not_Sponsored Unknown tank evanski Current USA Betta Cube sweevo 24" cube reeftankguy CAD12 ryan110484 75g AGA M@rine_lover 2ft cube Sammy113 Custom Cube Gdubsvdubs@gmail.com 3g Pico Sammy113 3g Pico Ron99 iCube M@rine_lover 60g Cube theloveablebum AGA 10g deepdvnarq Custom 10g AGA canopy. stmccool Custom Canopy for 20H. jewbilee Custom Pendant over NC12 Dave_uk Custom Fixture Over Fluval Osaka 320 DennisJ Custom setup over 470L tank ir0n_ma1den AGA 10g moovinfast Custom 20x20x15 Tank kratie LED Actinics for a 70W Astralux, 13x13x30 Custom Tank sammy113 20" Cube RedfishSC Actinic Supplimentation Over 25g arioch Custom Fixture Over 5.5g AGA nowlan Custom Setup Over 36" 30g supernips Custom Pendant Cheetos Custom Fixture over JBJ Picotope. jtl2 46g Bowfront apoptosis 2.5g AGA bowfront sialkoti Touchscreen Controlled System Over Unknown tank pakirri Custom 10g rimless sammy113 Custom 6ft Fixture SmithErick Oceanic 30g Cube with Custom Fixture. Giannis86 15g Bowfront DaveFason Custom Fixture for Unknown Tank disaster999 Sump Frag Tank Light - Updated pazhope Custom Fixture for 10g Tank JBM Custom Fixture marinoob Custom Fixture for 14" Advanced Acrylics Cube d9hp Custom Floating Canopy for 20L JoshG Custom T5/LED Hybrid over Custom Rimless Tank. chipmunkofdoom2 Custom Fixture for 2.5g AGA Tank. rockryno Custom Fixture Over 10g AGA Deadly-Teddly Actinic Strip Dustin11 Custom Actinic Fixtures on Oceanic 30g Cube. silversurfer96790 Custom Fixture Over Unknown Tank. RK_tek Custom Positional Spotlights Over an Acrylic 20L. andru24 Custom Fixture Over 20L Peninsula. Sunstar LED Hood Retro For 2g Tank Polscot Custom Hood For Fluval Spec Justind823 Custom Fixture For Unknown Pico Gabe_j Custom LED Array Over 40B Tyron Custom Fixture for 10g Frag Tank bensanders Custom Fixture for 40B. malac0da13 Custom Fixture for 80 Gallon Rimless Tank redfishsc 45g Rimless Cube, and 11g Long Rimless Tank, Both With Custom LED Builds. lpsouth1978 Custom Build Over JBJ 3g Picotope cactuspat Custom Build Over 20L "Based" LED setups (E26/27, MR16, GU10, etc...) TinyGiant Custom Hood Using GU10 Based Lamps over NC28 Gioreef 4 Lamp GU10 Build Over 3g Picotope fote03 Retro Into Current USA Orbit Fixture, Over BC29 Commercial Fixtures DivineStyler 30g Shallow Lagoon with Ecoxotic Panorama VtheMaestro Ecoxotic Panorama over Oceanic Illuminata Edited November 2, 2011 by evilc66 Quote Link to comment
dtownkennel Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 not mine but would liek it to be hahahha http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...p;#entry2169558 Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 It is sharp, but please keep the posts to your own setups. If you feel the owner of something should post, drop them a PM and ask to post here. My turn I guess http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...=176627&hl= Most of you have seen this already, but this was originally a Current USA 12" single 18W Satellite. It houses 10 LEDs and two drivers. It's fully dimmable and has a lot of power. PAR readings are equivalent to a 70W MH, with about half the power consumption. Time now to get into the Way-Back-Machine! http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...=134394&hl= This is what started it all for me. Completely custom from top to bottom, including the drivers. It's still up and running over the same tank, although the tank has gone through some changes. 1 Quote Link to comment
deepdvnarq Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 (edited) my bc14 led upgrade 6 rb @ 1A buckpuck driver 6 cw @ 1A buckpuckdriver potrans 24v 6.5a power supply 3 50mm fans and one 120mm fans for cooloing and extracting heat. 1 50mm is blowing on the buckpucks powered off the potrans 4 leds moonlight from measure explorer i will post better pics later enjoy i'll post the others soon (37 gal not finished yet) Edited June 11, 2009 by deepdvnarq Quote Link to comment
crs2k Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) Here is my bc14 led upgrade: (link to my build thread: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...;hl=biocube+led ) 6 royal blue cree xr-e 6 cool white cree xr-e 1 80mm fan top mounted with the hood drilled (fan extracting air out of hood) 2 power supplies (to create dawn/dusk effect on timers) 2 1000mA buckpucks Stock biocube moon lights Here is an update (Nov. 20, 09) Edited November 21, 2009 by crs2k Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 Good. We have a start. Come on fellas. I know there are more of you out there. I'm callin' you out Minadin and Waterproof Quote Link to comment
McJosh13 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Light for 30gal Oceanic Cube 20 Royal Blue Cree XR-E 19 White Cree XR-E 3 3w UV 1 Royal Blue Moon Light 2 Meanwell Dimmable ELN-60-27P (1 for blue, 1 for white) 2 LM13 Dimming Circuits to control Meanwells http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=199877 Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 Still love that fixture. Keep them coming guys. Quote Link to comment
deepdvnarq Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 3 gal eclipse modified hood 4 royal blues @ 1a (buckpuck driver) 3 cool whites @ 1a (buckpuck driver) 120mm fan potrans 24v 6.5a powersupply this was the experimental tank that started it all for me. Quote Link to comment
cdelicath Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 (edited) Edited June 12, 2009 by cdelicath Quote Link to comment
keli Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 You forgot the one freshwater build that's been done here Quote Link to comment
rodney500 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 (edited) This is my Barrier reef 400 which i believe is the same as a nano wave 9. 6 royal blue cree xr-e 6 white cree xr-e r2 3 40mm fan top mounted with the hood drilled (fan sucking air in and exiting out side of hood) 2 1000mA buckpucks What it started as Gutted What it looks like now With some water And rock Would like to thank evilc66 for all your invaluable information Hope you enjoy Rod Edited June 12, 2009 by rodney500 Quote Link to comment
C Jerome Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Biocube 29 Retro 24 LED Custom Stand-Alone 12 LED Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 Yeah! Now we're talking. MOAR!!! Quote Link to comment
cbachman Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Maybe this is too personal but do you think its possible to include a rough estimate of time or money associated with the build. It could newbies and insight into the time and effort it takes to create a masterpiece like the ones above. It could also show that it may be more feasible to accomplish than some may think. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 Please, this is not a thread for discussion or questions. If you have questions, post on the members thread or PM them. There are lots of other threads discussing LEDs. This is not one of them. Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted June 16, 2009 Author Share Posted June 16, 2009 Time to crack the whip. Come on guys! I know there are a ton of these setups out there. I want you guys to post YOUR project so you can take some pride in it. If I don't see more posted soon, I'll do it myself. I won't be held resonsible for errors :rant:CHOP CHOP:rant: Quote Link to comment
Maddevil1 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) My Biocube 14 LED Retrofit: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=195166 6 Royal Blue CREE XR-E 6 Cool White CREE XR-E 1 80mmx80mmx15mm SilenX iXtrema 11dBa-18CFM Fan top mounted with the hood cut-out (fan extracting air out of hood) 2 power supplies (potrans 24v 6.5a) (enables dawn/dusk effect) 2 1000mA buckpucks R2 Solutions moon lights Edited August 4, 2009 by Maddevil1 Quote Link to comment
neelix Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 (edited) JBJ 28 HQI Hood; 12 Luxeon Blues 700ma 4 Luxeon Whites 680ma 8 Cree XR-E Whites 680ma Upgraded stock fans remote Ebay constant current drivers. Edited June 17, 2009 by neelix Quote Link to comment
DarkDevil Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 You seems to forgot mine... my setup is in my link Seems like everything I did will get forgotten one way or another, interesting... Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 It's not that I forgot. I have been letting people submit their own creations to the list. If you guys won't take offense, I'll start adding them myself, but I wanted you to have the honors Quote Link to comment
not_sponsored Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Here's some pics of my LED build- 1 Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Did you end up selling that? That was a really nice build. Quote Link to comment
Saiyan Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I guess this would go under fixture retros. Take the red pill by clicking my sig. No good pics yet and just a lot of talk, but I will make it all up to you when I get all the parts and put it together. Quote Link to comment
evanski Posted June 21, 2009 Share Posted June 21, 2009 Special thanks for CDelicath for the idea (betacube for pico tank + LED lighting) and to Evil for answering all of my noob electornics questions...Dammit Evil, I am a biologist, not an engineer! lol) Tank - Betacube - 1.5" black sand - ~1 lb live rock (man-made from LFS...good stuff) - Topfin 10 HOB filter unit - Recessed acrylic cover into top wood trim Lights (All LED Supply unless noted otherwise, ~$85) - 1x Q4 White - 3x XR-E Royal Blue - 1x 700mA Buckpuck (dimmable w/pot) - 1x 1000mA Buckpuck (dimmable w/pot) - 1x 12v, 3A Power Supply - Hand-made Walnut light fixture w/recessed acrylic splash guard - 3" fan w/heat sink (CPU fan unit, ~$2 at Radiohack) Stock - 1 ceritnth snail - 1 astrea snail - 1 nassarus snail - 1 scarlet-legged hermit crab - Pale blue zoas - 1 orange/1green ricordia Fl. sp. 1 Quote Link to comment
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