DIY LED HELP

[Whoknows]

The only reason I do this is for the love of the hobby and not to make money out of it, I have a job which covers my expenses so why rip fellow reefers and guys in the hobby off.

Thank you for helping out fellow hobbyists, I'm going to be following this thread too

I now know where to look if I need some LEDs made

 

[Royden Church]

Make that a double Bells !!!!
Just checking,..... the tank is 1500mm (1200mm as per your post) ?

Yes, 150mm per side clearance plus I have Lenses I am going to fit which spread the beam to 90 deg which makes up for 150mm a side.

 

[DUPPIE]

oooooh, once again I made a tit of myself, didn't think of the lens angles.

 

[Royden Church]

So basic design done so far, 40 x 3W LED's, managed to reduce height to only 55mm

 

[Whoknows]

So basic design done so far, 40 x 3W LED's, managed to reduce height to only 55mm

Very nice light How much would something like that set us back if we don't have any supplies?

 

[Royden Church]

I would have to get prices first

 

[Whoknows]

I would have to get prices first

No worries I was just curious

 

[Royden Church]

I will post price here once I get all together for DUPPIE.

 

[Royden Church]

Design complete, just led placement and wiring diagram to do then all done. Added mounting bracket to swivel to "point" inwards to tank. Also added additional multipin plug to connect 2 LED Bars together yet running off one LED Controller and PSU!

PDF 3D click on default and then click on image and rotate and zoom to view any angle.

 

[Murphy]

Design complete, just led placement and wiring diagram to do then all done. Added mounting bracket to swivel to "point" inwards to tank. Also added additional multipin plug to connect 2 LED Bars together yet running off one LED Controller and PSU!

PDF 3D click on default and then click on image and rotate and zoom to view any angle.

That is just genius @Royden Church

 

[Royden Church]

Update:

Colour distribution of 1 LED Bar, please note this is an estimate coverage using 60 Deg Lenses for depth of tank.

 

[Whoknows]

Update:

Colour distribution of 1 LED Bar, please note this is an estimate coverage using 60 Deg Lenses for depth of tank.

Awesome, its looking very very nice

 

[Murphy]

Update:

Colour distribution of 1 LED Bar, please note this is an estimate coverage using 60 Deg Lenses for depth of tank.

Do I read it correct as the lights/led unit gives a 800mm spread at the bottom (688mm down) of the tank? Impressive unit. @Royden Church I am next in line to see if you can replicate the ufo8300. I've got two but need a 3rd one.

 

[DUPPIE]

Awesome, units are going to look great!!

 

[Canudiggit]

Hi Guys !

Hoping that someone can assist or point me in the right direction:
I'm currently running 2x 150w (12K), and 1x 250w (16K) metal halides over my mixed reef. I would like to see more fluorescence from my corals and would like to add a light bar to achieve this. I do have a load of 3w Led's with Meanwell drivers and a Boost Led controller, but my knowledge of electronics is non-existent.
I've contacted one of the guys in P.E. to build me a unit, but unfortunately he's unwilling to do so without PAR readings.
Is there maybe someone that would be willing to build me a light bar (using what I have or completely new)??

Thanks !!!

Hi Duppie, far as I know, this is the first question anybody that has the best interest of your tank inhabitants at heart SHOULD ask. If you are indeed looking to add lights to existing lights it is not just logical but imperative to find out what your existing lights are pushing out. A sudden spike in light output on your tank and followed by sustained new levels that have not been correctly calculated could kill your corals.
I'm the last person to claim expert status in this regard but I'd do some research before letting anyone that wouldn't ask this fundamental question throw a light bar together for me. Just my opinion. Hope you get what your tank actually needs, bro. Cheers.

 

[Canudiggit]

Hi Duppie, far as I know, this is the first question anybody that has the best interest of your tank inhabitants at heart SHOULD ask. If you are indeed looking to add lights to existing lights it is not just logical but imperative to find out what your existing lights are pushing out. A sudden spike in light output on your tank and followed by sustained new levels that have not been correctly calculated could kill your corals.
I'm the last person to claim expert status in this regard but I'd do some research before letting anyone that wouldn't ask this fundamental question throw a light bar together for me. Just my opinion. Hope you get what your tank actually needs, bro. Cheers.

Killing coral with too much light

I am running Steve's LEDs on a Biocube 29. A couple of weeks ago I ramped up my lights to 60% blue channel and 40% white. everything seemed to be happy until this weekend My Rainbow Acan bailed, My green lord acan is trying to bail and this morning my poor Hammer let loose and now looks like a...

www.reef2reef.com

Literally the first thing that came up when I looked online.

 

[Royden Church]

Killing coral with too much light

I am running Steve's LEDs on a Biocube 29. A couple of weeks ago I ramped up my lights to 60% blue channel and 40% white. everything seemed to be happy until this weekend My Rainbow Acan bailed, My green lord acan is trying to bail and this morning my poor Hammer let loose and now looks like a...

www.reef2reef.com

Literally the first thing that came up when I looked online.

@Canudiggit ,Its not just a matter of throwing a LED bar together!!!! It takes hours of calculations and knowing what is what regarding light spectrums and lumens!

These are fully adjustable and slowly over a period of time be integrated into the existing system and not just a matter of blasting at 100% output! THIS IS CALLED ACCLIMATION! Any decent LED light assembly has this function in the software!

 

[Canudiggit]

@Canudiggit ,Its not just a matter of throwing a LED bar together!!!! It takes hours of calculations and knowing what is what regarding light spectrums and lumens!

These are fully adjustable and slowly over a period of time be integrated into the existing system and not just a matter of blasting at 100% output! THIS IS CALLED ACCLIMATION! Any decent LED light assembly has this function in the software!

Which is precisely why PAR was requested in the first place. Or was it assumed this was just for interest sake. Without unnecessary upper case or exclamations I'll give a really simple example. You want to correct salinity... first thing you do is measure what it is now and only then can adjustment be made or however many hours you spend calculating you don't have half the equation. Please feel free to yell and exclaim at me while you explain how flawed my logic is.

 

[DUPPIE]

I knew the PAR issue was going to pop up sometime. Here is one of the better explanation on lighting for our reefs. As can be seen, corals can handle PAR values much higher than we can add to our tanks. The most important factor will be acclimatising slowly, just like Royden said.

Light and the Marine Aquarium

By Tim Wijgerde, Ph.D. Light is one of the most discussed topics in the marine aquarium hobby. It is also amongst the most dreaded, due to its complicated na

reefs.com

 

[Whoknows]

I knew the PAR issue was going to pop up sometime. Here is one of the better explanation on lighting for our reefs. As can be seen, corals can handle PAR values much higher than we can add to our tanks. The most important factor will be acclimatising slowly, just like Royden said.

Light and the Marine Aquarium

By Tim Wijgerde, Ph.D. Light is one of the most discussed topics in the marine aquarium hobby. It is also amongst the most dreaded, due to its complicated na

reefs.com

I'm sure your light is going to look very stunning.. @Royden Church drawings look amazing