jedimasterben Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Yeah I'm thinking about sending them in and getting Limes and taking 2 Royals out and adding TCB's in. And seeing if Steve's will remount the royals taken off on single stars. Still not sure if this is going to cost less than buying a pair of V3 boards instead of buying your old 11ups back lol Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Finally decided I'm going back to AIO,I'm tired of HOB filters lol. This is what I came up with: 3 Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 thats a good idea, I would do that. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Still not sure if this is going to cost less than buying a pair of V3 boards instead of buying your old 11ups back lolWith just the led's I've gotten,without having the lime's and TCB's reflowed in,I'm at $65.50. That's the 2 boards and the 6 violets. $26 for the Makers 2up,and $15 for the 2 ldd's and $3.25 for the heatsink lol. Add in the 2x limes and 4 TCB's,that's $20 plus 10% off. And then 1 Quote Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Nice, what size tank is that? Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Nice, what size tank is that? 7g Zen tank from CadLights,it's 16"x10"x10" low iron glass. 2 Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Finally decided I'm going back to AIO,I'm tired of HOB filters lol. This is what I came up with: Cool, just make a little media rack in that open spot and your set! Good idea, IMO. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 I was actually thinking about running a Fish-Street media reactor,already measured and it'll fit. And just run carbon/gfo mixture. It's only $35 or $40 I think for the smaller one. This is the reactor: http://m.fish-street.com/mini_filter_x_biopellets_reactor And block off the 2 outer holes and then just add a pipe in the middle one to release further into the water to cut back on noise. Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I like that filter/media reactor. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 It looks super nice. Even if you have to switch pumps,it's worth it. You're paying $35 for awesome acrylic work lol. 1 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 13, 2015 Author Share Posted June 13, 2015 Had this guy stashed off,somewhat of a pastel green body,blue tip and blue corallites: Damn orange filter pulls all the color out lol. 2 Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Just got my orange filter in the mail today. Spent the day with the kids and saw Jurrasic Park! Pretty bad ass movie. 1 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Adhered all the LEDs last night,got shit soldered today,idk how the hell I'm going to wire in the violets without making this thing turn out hideous lol. 2 Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Are you controlling both channels of both arrays independently? Por que? Run one channel for both whites, one for both blue, one for the violet, and then use the last pair of wires in the ethernet cable for the fan. Easy as pie. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Looks slick bro Thanks man !! Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Are you controlling both channels of both arrays independently? Por que? Run one channel for both whites, one for both blue, one for the violet, and then use the last pair of wires in the ethernet cable for the fan. Easy as pie. It's a 8 wire core Ethernet cord. So all of the wires were used up on just the boards. I was wanting to run the 3 400-410's on the white channel and the 410-420's on the blue channel.. That's the complicated part lol for me at least. That's why I'm running the channels at lower mA. Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 It's a 8 wire core Ethernet cord. So all of the wires were used up on just the boards. I was wanting to run the 3 400-410's on the white channel and the 410-420's on the blue channel.. That's the complicated part lol for me at least. That's why I'm running the channels at lower mA. ..... You are doing something very wrong, then lol. For two channels you need four wires, not eight. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 In the picture I posted,you can see how I have it wired up... 2 boards,4 pads. Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 In the picture I posted,you can see how I have it wired up... 2 boards,4 pads. And I asked if you wanted to control each channel of each board independently and you said no lol. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Well,I don't lol. I'm happy with what I've got now. The blues on both boards dim the same as well as the whites. My Ldd from coralux,has been delayed. So now the rest of the light,being getting the violets wired up,is on hold. Yay. Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Then I assume you have wired them in parallel. I don't get it. You've got plenty of voltage headroom to do series, so you're making much more wiring hassle for no reason lol. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 I guess I was letting the whole "each channel can drive 14 LEDs @ 3v" play with my mind and not just letting the 52v of the driver decide how much I push it lol. It's not really a hassle,its just trying to get the violets wired up and the light not being ugly as hell lol. Seeming I'm splitting the violets 3/3 on blue and white channels is all. Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Do it like this. Then use another pair for the fan, you'll have a pair leftover. The MakersDriver supports a maximum input voltage of 50v, so maximum output is ~46-47v. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Awesome,thanks for that. I'll have to mess with it later on this evening. Quote Link to comment
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