rrs Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Hey all! I'm Ryan... Used to be big into the hobby when I was a teenager. Can't stay out of it any longer. Need...nano... Going to be doing planning/build updates on my dream DIY system I'm calling "Tank" here. Warning: This project is not easy on the wallet! It all starts with a drawing... ...and a few initial ideas: artisian woods intelligent LED lighting cord minimization I'm breaking all of the rules... ...This is a love story. Link to comment
qwiksilver711 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Hey all! I'm Ryan... Used to be big into the hobby when I was a teenager. Can't stay out of it any longer. Need...nano... Going to be doing planning/build updates on my dream DIY system I'm calling "Tank" here. Warning: This project is not easy on the wallet! It all starts with a drawing... ...and a few initial ideas: artisian woods intelligent LED lighting cord minimization I'm breaking all of the rules... ...This is a love story. looks biocubeesque Link to comment
19jeffro83 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Or maybe more fluval. Link to comment
qwiksilver711 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Or maybe more fluval. +1 i've never actually looked at a fluval before Link to comment
19jeffro83 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 OP how big do you plan on making it? Link to comment
rrs Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Bending glass is hard. Buying bent glass is easy. Purchased this kit: Tucked these away: I am left with this glasswork: Next episode: Acquiring lighting bits... Link to comment
rrs Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Purchased: 2x TRC-040S070DS Thomas Research Drivers from Nanotuners 24x CREE XR-E LEDs (12 cool white, 12 royal blue) from RapidLED 1 10"x8" extruded aluminum heat sink from HeatsinkUSA LED layout: Note: Color arrangement has not yet been finalized and I plan on tweaking this. The dark grey area on the heat sink will be reserved for mounting and whatnot. Link to comment
ajmckay Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 24 LEDs? How big is this tank going to be anyways? Link to comment
rrs Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Tank is ~8gal. 12" square bottom profile, 14" high I think. Fixture will be ~3" and 2" above the tank. Just thought about putting in 24 in case I want to repurpose the fixture, may do less and keep some for spares. Also not running these at rated current, just going for good coverage. The drivers are only 700 max mA. 24 LEDs? How big is this tank going to be anyways? Link to comment
blibo Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 OVERKILL if you ask me...I have 26 leds for my bc29 and I had to dim it down a bit. I would say around 12 leds for your tank would be sufficient Link to comment
rrs Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 The NanoCustoms LED assembly for the Fluval Edge (a 6 gallon tank that is I think only 8 inches deep) has 18 LEDs and is mounted extremely close to the water level. I can hardly think that 24 is entirely inappropriate using the exact same drivers on a tank that is 7 inches higher, two additional gallons and where the fixture is mounted a few inches above the waterline. Any thoughts? OVERKILL if you ask me...I have 26 leds for my bc29 and I had to dim it down a bit. I would say around 12 leds for your tank would be sufficient Link to comment
rrs Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Did some concept modeling in SolidWorks. No mechanics yet for how the top is removed or whether or not it pivots on a hinge. Trying to remove some material from the back to account for filtration and hoses. Should give you a good idea of what I'm going for. Thinking about having the top be some type of speaker screen or aluminum screen to help with heat dissipation. Link to comment
d9hp Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Great renders. I also agree that you have far more LEDs than needed. For example I have 26 on a 36" long tank that's 20 gallons and I have to run them VERY dim. You're going to be running yours at like...15% or you'll probably bleach everything Otherwise this looks great. Link to comment
PW7 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Im still waiting to see these artisan woods previously mentioned. You can plan for sure. Cant wait to see the execution. PW Link to comment
Trick Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 whoa there!! the 3.6 fixture that nano-tuners has on their site uses edison LED's, not Cree. I didn't look up the specs exactly but i know that they are not nearly as powerful as cree. You could probably do the amount of leds your saying with the edisons but iono about cree's. Link to comment
rrs Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 I will be reducing the LED count to either 12 or 16 due to the overwhelming consensus. Thanks all for looking out for me. Here's a quick photo update on the parts and pieces that have arrived so far: Just received the LED drivers from NanoTuners today: Also pictured is the beautiful heat sink I had custom cut (10"x8") and the LEDs and optics from RapidLED. Here is what $140 worth of Wenge looks like, it is about $20 a board-foot: I will be updating when design is complete and the build begins! Link to comment
irondragon013 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 That is some pricey wood but should look amazing. I'll be following this. Link to comment
tyty22 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 looking forward to the finished project. this would be a cool desk tank, where are you putting it??? expensive wood... measure five times cut once haha Link to comment
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