M@rine_lover Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) 1. Typical to a spider reflector 250W (might want to tighten up the spacing a little for this one) 2. Typical to a low-ish PAR 150W (i.e. not a Phoenix) 3. Typical to a Phoenix 150W with a good reflector. For a 22" deep tank, going with a 250W type setup would be better, unless you want to reserve the bottom of the tank to low light corals. Thanks bro...You are really fast ! Btw, I think of setting up a LED array of 11 white on 40 degree and 10 Royal blue on 60 degree. I'm expecting 250W and hopefully can replace my current 150MH with 2X24W T5HO . What do you think about the below setup? W RB W RB W RB W RB W RB W RB W RB W RB W RB W RB W Edited February 22, 2009 by M@rine_lover Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 If you want 250W levels, you are going to want to go with 40 degree optics on all LEDs. Alternating them will make the PAR levels a little spotty, especially higher up in the tank. A suggestion would be to drop/add one LED in the middle row. It will allow you to set the middle row LEDs in between the front and rear to blend the colors a little better. Quote Link to comment
fiction101 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Could you make a nice LED setup with a 12" current dual satellite 36w light fixture? Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 I offered retros for them on the last group buy. Quote Link to comment
fiction101 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) I offered retros for them on the last group buy. Were there any takers? I would get in line for one. How much will it cost? I have a budget of around $225. Edited February 22, 2009 by fiction101 Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 $190 for the retro. I will be doing another group buy hopefully in March, so keep your eyes peeled. Quote Link to comment
SpankythePyro Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Any ideas for a BC29 hood? I want to be able to keep ANYTHING... Looking into gutting the whole hood and upgrading the fans and such... Quote Link to comment
acpoweradapter Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 If there was a retro for the JBJ 28 I would be in line.. Quote Link to comment
Whacked Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 all BOW to the LED GAWD evilc66! Excellent write up! Quote Link to comment
hudson2212 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 OK, I must not be looking in the correct places. Where do you buy the wider optics for Cree? So far the widest I have found is 25 degree, but there have to be more out there. Best I can figure is that I am searching for the wrong thing. Also, in case I cannot find the info I need once I find the optics, anybody know how tall they are? thx Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Any ideas for a BC29 hood? I want to be able to keep ANYTHING... Looking into gutting the whole hood and upgrading the fans and such... If there was a retro for the JBJ 28 I would be in line.. Both are possible, and both I believe have been done already. Sps can easily be done with 60 degree optics to make an equivalent to a 150W MH. OK, I must not be looking in the correct places. Where do you buy the wider optics for Cree? So far the widest I have found is 25 degree, but there have to be more out there. Best I can figure is that I am searching for the wrong thing. Also, in case I cannot find the info I need once I find the optics, anybody know how tall they are? thx http://www.cutter.com.au/proddetail.php?prod=cut680 Quote Link to comment
The Propagator Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 (edited) Evil, I want to try and put together an all LED set up over my 100g frag system. Dimensions are 60" L x 20" T x 18" W. How many and what type LEDS would I need to construct an LED set up equivalent to 2x250 watt MH ? If you could point me to a source for the guts I have a hood I would love to use. Its got azz loads of room in the top for heat exchange, and two big azz fan ports on either side. Its the one I am using now with my 2x250 w DE's and 2 x 96 PC. Its about the size of a 60" Hamiton hood. Edited February 23, 2009 by The Propagator Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Let me see what I can come up with. Quote Link to comment
soundwave Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'd like to share... I'll be getting PAR readings this week. This isn't for a nano but it goes with the topic. Quote Link to comment
The Propagator Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 (edited) THATS what I am talking about ! I require photos of you're contraption so I may steal your design and copy it to the fullest of my ability please. Edited February 23, 2009 by The Propagator Quote Link to comment
soundwave Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 THATS what I am talking about ! I require photos of you're contraption so I may steal your design and copy it to the fullest of my ability please. Thanks. I'll be posting a full instruction sheet on RC this week. I can post it here as well if its ok. Quote Link to comment
mferrufino Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Soundwave, what is ur Screen name on RC? and when will you post the full instruction sheet? Quote Link to comment
returnofsid Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Would love any instruction sheet and parts list, as well as purchase sources if possible!!! Why is it that RC kills threads that link to here??? Quote Link to comment
LeStat2061 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Would love any instruction sheet and parts list, as well as purchase sources if possible!!! Why is it that RC kills threads that link to here??? +1 to that i have a 90 gallon I would love to Adapat tis to Want to run the same a s two 250 watt halides for this beasty. Any and all advice accepted on how to set that up? Quote Link to comment
evilc66 Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'd like to share... I'll be getting PAR readings this week. This isn't for a nano but it goes with the topic. Nice one. Totally post details on this. Prop, a setup like that would be pretty close to what you would need, but I would suggest covering the entire length of the tank instead of dividing it. This was one of the main things people complained about with the Solaris. Also, you would need optics to get the performance levels you want. Quote Link to comment
The Propagator Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Sweet. Now I need to figure up the cost break down for the parts. ( Will I faint ? ) Quote Link to comment
soundwave Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 In this setup, I am going without optics. I may change that in the future but for now, this is good. Most of the parts can be had at ledsupply.com. I have the par meter in hand and will be testing the blues alone tonight. The power supply blew for the whites and I have new ones on the way. I'll post further in the short future. Quote Link to comment
moneyman6891 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 how do you drive that thing? with a bunch of buckpucks? Quote Link to comment
Kamy Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 THATS what I am talking about ! Yea man! I second that! What size tank is that going on? Quote Link to comment
soundwave Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 The entire unit is driven with two power supplies that are hooked up to 8 individual buckpucks. The pucks are 1000mA on the white and 700mA on the blue. Cost to build is about 600 give or take. I made many pre-prototypes and screwed stuff up along the way. I am running two 24V 6.5a power supplies that I'm waiting on from the UPS guy. The power supplies that I am doing away with were those cheap crap things from dealextreme.com that supposedly put out 24V 4a. It couldn't handle the draw from the whites. Well, it did for two hours, then shot craps. My first PAR readings are in... I tested only the blues only on one side, out of a tank, no water. I got 145 from 12" down and 60 at 24". Again, this was only the blues running at 700mA. I hope to have the new power supplies when I return from a business trip this week. Quote Link to comment
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