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[Tashar59]

Right now all I have are shrooms, zoa's, sponge, a birdsnest, colt and xenia. But with the bigger tank I can do all kinds.

 

So if I go with the 40g at 16" I should be fine without optics but if I go for the 55 or 75. I should use optics. In that case would 60 or 80 be the better choice.

 

I have built a couple of light sets now. 3:2 ratio RB:NW is what I like. With the small tanks I never had to use optics.

 

Thanks for the reply.

[jedimasterben]

Right now all I have are shrooms, zoa's, sponge, a birdsnest, colt and xenia. But with the bigger tank I can do all kinds.

 

So if I go with the 40g at 16" I should be fine without optics but if I go for the 55 or 75. I should use optics. In that case would 60 or 80 be the better choice.

 

I have built a couple of light sets now. 3:2 ratio RB:NW is what I like. With the small tanks I never had to use optics.

 

Thanks for the reply.

If you go with a taller tank, I would do 80 degree optics. I used 60 degree on a 55g and it was too much and had a lot of disco from the colors not blending well.

[Tashar59]

If you go with a taller tank, I would do 80 degree optics. I used 60 degree on a 55g and it was too much and had a lot of disco from the colors not blending well.

 

 

I was thinkong of going with Lux LEDs from Steve's but all they have are 60 and 90. would the 90's work? for 21" deep tank.

[mopiko]

Placed an order last Saturday, received it Wednesday today! Gonna start planning the placement of the LED.

[jedimasterben]

I was thinkong of going with Lux LEDs from Steve's but all they have are 60 and 90. would the 90's work? for 21" deep tank.

90 should do fine. I had 60 on my 55g (21" tall) and it was too tight, made a lot of disco.

[Tashar59]

Thanks for the info.

[mopiko]

Nanocube 12G display area = 10(L) x 16(W) x 11(H)

 

Ive purchased a total of 19 LEDs as below from Aquastyle:

 

9 RB

6 NW

2 TV

1 Cyan

1 ReD

*NO COOL BLUE* - since shipping cost a bomb

-2 drivers

 

LED will be mounted in hood.

 

Below is my draft on the LED layout. Is that an ideal placement for LED in a small tank?

 

1. Is 19 LED overkill for my nanocube? If so, how many RB&NW should i reduce to?

2. Will i get spotlight effect since it will be mounted in hood?

3. Correct me: I have only 2 drivers only. So is it correct to solder NW,RED,CYAN,TV in 1 driver. And all RB on another driver?

 

Please advise. 1st time handling circuits and solder attempt.

[jedimasterben]

Nanocube 12G display area = 10(L) x 16(W) x 11(H)

 

Ive purchased a total of 19 LEDs as below from Aquastyle:

 

9 RB

6 NW

2 TV

1 Cyan

1 ReD

*NO COOL BLUE* - since shipping cost a bomb

-2 drivers

 

LED will be mounted in hood.

 

Below is my draft on the LED layout. Is that an ideal placement for LED in a small tank?

 

1. Is 19 LED overkill for my nanocube? If so, how many RB&NW should i reduce to?

2. Will i get spotlight effect since it will be mounted in hood?

3. Correct me: I have only 2 drivers only. So is it correct to solder NW,RED,CYAN,TV in 1 driver. And all RB on another driver?

 

Please advise. 1st time handling circuits and solder attempt.

i think it is a bit overkill, but as long as you have a dimmable kit, you should be alright.

 

dont run optics and it shouldnt be too horrible, just push the leds as closely together as possible, with red and cyan in the dead center.

 

i would run the nw, red, and cyan on one, then rb and violet on the other.

[jtgordon20]

Jedimaster, just how close can you get LEDs so you can still wire them up?

[jedimasterben]

Jedimaster, just how close can you get LEDs so you can still wire them up?

all of mine are touching, and i have no problem soldering them up.

[mopiko]

i think it is a bit overkill, but as long as you have a dimmable kit, you should be alright.

 

dont run optics and it shouldnt be too horrible, just push the leds as closely together as possible, with red and cyan in the dead center.

 

i would run the nw, red, and cyan on one, then rb and violet on the other.

 

Thanks for advise. Will proceed as planned.!

[jtgordon20]

Maybe something like this?

 

How far spread out should this be on the heatsink? the heat sink is the 12" one

[jedimasterben]

How far spread out should this be on the heatsink? the heat sink is the 12" one

They can be clustered pretty tightly into the center and you should still get good coverage over the whole tank.

[jtgordon20]

I mounted all LED's and I wired up the blue string. I was confident and hooked up the driver temporarily and plugged it in. I have some questions.

 

1. Is it normal for it to take a little to light up?

2. Is it normal for it to take a little to shut all the way off when. Its unplugged?

 

Also it seemed like it lit the other LEDs up so I'm thinking maybe some how the current is going on to the heatsink. Would that make the slow reaction to the blue string with starting up and turning off?

 

How can I fix this?

 

Thank you!

[jedimasterben]

I mounted all LED's and I wired up the blue string. I was confident and hooked up the driver temporarily and plugged it in. I have some questions.

 

1. Is it normal for it to take a little to light up?

2. Is it normal for it to take a little to shut all the way off when. Its unplugged?

 

Also it seemed like it lit the other LEDs up so I'm thinking maybe some how the current is going on to the heatsink. Would that make the slow reaction to the blue string with starting up and turning off?

 

How can I fix this?

 

Thank you!

what drivers, the maxwellen? when i used them, it would take a second or two for them to come on, and when unplugged, if they were dimmed any, it would take forever to drain of current.

[jtgordon20]

Yeah, the maxwellen.

So no worry with what they are doing?

I'll have to check again when I finish wiring them but I seemed like it made the other LEDs glow

For my first time soldering I was nervous but I this I did great!

[jedimasterben]

Yeah, the maxwellen.

So no worry with what they are doing?

I'll have to check again when I finish wiring them but I seemed like it made the other LEDs glow

For my first time soldering I was nervous but I this I did great!

how close are the leds? there is definitely some light leak from them even with optics, so it can indeed look like the others are coming on.

[jtgordon20]

Really close, maybe 1/8" between each star in the clusters.

So nothing to worry about a current going to other unlit LEDs?

[jedimasterben]

Really close, maybe 1/8" between each star in the clusters.

So nothing to worry about a current going to other unlit LEDs?

i very, very highly doubt it. your driver would blow nearly instantly if that were the case. im almost 100% positive it is just light being reflected off the diode.

[jtgordon20]

Okay sounds good. Now that I have it wired is there anything special to do to the wired string? I'm just waiting for time to be able to pick up the stuff to make it clean like project box for the drivers and something to hide the heatsink in.

 

Does anyone know a build thread where they enclosed the heatsink with the drivers nd just run the powercord from it? I think it would look cleaner and easier to move.

[jtgordon20]

Here's my first string wired up. Was way easier than I expected, thought I'd mess it up lol

I planned all the + and - so it would line up easier for wiring.

 

 

Anyone know of a LED build with pictures where they kept everything near the heatsink with just the power cords coming off? I'm think of maybe using wood for the enclosure so its not as costly.

[Yaman]

Your Order Contains the Following Items:

◦ 1 x 36 LEDs DIY Dimmable Kit

(LED Color Options: 18 White 16 Blue 2 Red, LED Drivers: Maxwellen 12-20 LEDs, Heatsink(w/ fan kit): 18cmX40cm(7.1" X 15.8")(+$27), White LEDs: 50% 6500K 50% 4500K, Optics: 80 degree)

◦ 1 x Bridgelux LED 3W Royal Blue

◦ 1 x Bridgelux LED 3W white 4500K

◦ 1 x Bridgelux LED 3W white 6500K

◦ 2 x 420nm Actinic Violet LED

◦ 1 x Moonlight kit

(no. of modules: 3)

 

Got some extra leds as spare, 2 actinic for test only. Suppose i cant use them on this 2 drivers whit the rest.

 

This gonna be placed in the hood on a 80 liters nano cube

 

 

Regards

Sweden

[jedimasterben]

Your Order Contains the Following Items:

◦ 1 x 36 LEDs DIY Dimmable Kit

(LED Color Options: 18 White 16 Blue 2 Red, LED Drivers: Maxwellen 12-20 LEDs, Heatsink(w/ fan kit): 18cmX40cm(7.1" X 15.8")(+$27), White LEDs: 50% 6500K 50% 4500K, Optics: 80 degree)

◦ 1 x Bridgelux LED 3W Royal Blue

◦ 1 x Bridgelux LED 3W white 4500K

◦ 1 x Bridgelux LED 3W white 6500K

◦ 2 x 420nm Actinic Violet LED

◦ 1 x Moonlight kit

(no. of modules: 3)

 

Got some extra leds as spare, 2 actinic for test only. Suppose i cant use them on this 2 drivers whit the rest.

 

This gonna be placed in the hood on a 80 liters nano cube

 

 

Regards

Sweden

It's going to be very, very white/yellow without significant dimming on the white string.

[Yaman]

It's going to be very, very white/yellow without significant dimming on the white string.

 

 

I changed my order to 18 royal blue and 18 white 50/50 4500,6500k 20min after i posted here.

 

Skipping the red ones.

 

The actinic is only for testing

[jedimasterben]

I changed my order to 18 royal blue and 18 white 50/50 4500,6500k 20min after i posted here.

 

Skipping the red ones.

 

The actinic is only for testing

Again, it's going to be very white/yellow without significant dimming on the white string.