So around R3000-R3500 cost per panel, really a good price considering what other similar lights cost new.
My DIY LED Panels
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This is what it cost me for both panels this time round. I am planning on building some more panels soon and will have actual cost per panel.
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Just wow, I think this is one of the best DIY led build on the forum!
If you ever wanted to share your designs
If you ever wanted to share your designs
@Royden Church ;
Do you have the power supply and the controller installed inside the led fixture or is it all external?
Do you have the power supply and the controller installed inside the led fixture or is it all external?
Very nice design looks brilliant
Have some new designs I been working on, but with all work travels lately they were set back a bit. I should be building in the next 3 weeks or so and will update this post.
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Howzit bud, what happened to the build you where doing for @DUPPIE ??
That was finished long ago, will post video from phone if I can figure out
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These were intensely bright which lit up a 5m long room.
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Thank you. I must have missed the update with the finished product. Those lights are awesome, amazing work.
Absolutely beautiful @Royden Church. And there is only 1 cable running down for 2 lights. I would be very interested in buying once you make for the publicFinal
I have made many changes which in the electronics of my lights. The drivers are more pricey than what I been using before but have thermal protection, overload protection and short circuit protection, I can also not only run 12V but can use any voltage from 12V to 56V and dimming is a separate circuit on its own, so this means on is not manipulating the old driver for sun rise and sun set, but the current supplied to the LED is constant under any voltage. With higher voltages means less of the cheaper driver which in tern reduced pricing on drivers alone.
My tank has been empty for about 6 months and I fianlly took leave, forced by work to take due to too many hours overtime with average of 30hrs per week. I changed my overflow boxed to laser cut perspex design, redid all plumbing and added 36kg of rock, 80kg of arrangonite , Seagel in reactor and tons of media such as bio balls, 10 bags of family portrait media and 4kg of Matrix, return pump was changed from 12000L/H to 8000L/H and 2 x OW25 Wave makers and 1 x 10 000L/H Sobo wave maker. All water tests were done and everything stable at 0 after cycling. New Control Panel Laser Cut and Installed.
Over past few days have added a Lion Fish and a Clown Trigger as they are on the large side, I will over a period of time move my Leopard Moray, Zebra Moray, DesjardineSail Fin, Twin Spot Wrasse. This tank will be a FOWLR.
Over past few days have added a Lion Fish and a Clown Trigger as they are on the large side, I will over a period of time move my Leopard Moray, Zebra Moray, DesjardineSail Fin, Twin Spot Wrasse. This tank will be a FOWLR.
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Awesome setup, especially the electronics
Thats 4 of the 12 I have running around home at the moment, still another 2 on their way, std 4ft and a 2500x850x600 coming up.
Do you got your own diy lights on all of them?