My DIY cree led fixture.

[CDANN76]

This is my 48 cree led 24 royal blue, 24 cool whites with dim ballast..(this is my take on the Orpheck led system)
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And the finished product(hopefully I will be able to mount these soon) I cant wait..There have been some mods to the final fixture(post pic)..I have used some nut covers to give it a more finished look..enjoy..more pics to come..
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[Fishluva513]

Nice build i hope it runs as good as it looks


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[CDANN76]

Thank you..Yip works great.I made two and a dimmer box(not pictured).just waiting for the time to hang them..

 

[Bry17nyc]

what size tank is that for?

 

[Belwell]

pics of it on?

 

[CDANN76]

They are for a 72 bowfront..ill snap some pics of them on, when I hang them above the tank..hopfully some time today..

 

[CDANN76]

Well some pics of the 95% done fixtures over the tank..please dont mind the wires/wire loom,its just temp for now..I will be doing something different to hide the wires in the next few days..also my camera kicked the bucket so had to use my phone and it didnt pick up the colors right..enjoy..

EDIT....................DANG!!!!! cant get them to load..I will try again later..

 

[jr973]

Wow looks cool gl with finished product will tag along to see finished product

 

[CDANN76]

SO SORRY it so long to get the pics up(computer problems)...here are the finished fixtures over the tank(ignore the wires behind the fixtures,they will be cleaned up and made invisible with a little more free time)....Again these LED`s are only at 50% right now....please enjoy....thanks..AGAIN colors are washed.I had to use my phone for the pics..

 

[CDANN76]

Updated pics 2/23/12

Hey guys haven't updated this thread in a while, I have changed out some CW for NW and added 6 blue and 6 UV Leds to give a bit more broad spectrum.and the corals have responded well. here some updated pics. enjoy.

 

[d5332]

what was the total cost of building those 2?

 

[CDANN76]

what was the total cost of building those 2?

Umm with the new LED additions prob around $950 ish..BUT remember I had to buy everything,tools acrylic etc..

 

[d5332]

I just received my do it yourself moonlight led materials. Its not really going to be just a moonlight, its going to be a blue light that then dimmssss down to a moonlight.

Any tips you can share as far as soldering and other lessons learned greatly appreciated.

 

[CDANN76]

I just received my do it yourself moonlight led materials. Its not really going to be just a moonlight, its going to be a blue light that then dimmssss down to a moonlight.

Any tips you can share as far as soldering and other lessons learned greatly appreciated.

Make sure you have at least a 40 watt iron(you don't want to cheap here as you will eat up tips). practice a little on some bare wire to get the feel of it..VERY IMPORTANT TO TIN YOUR WIRES AND STARS BEFORE ATTACHING TO HEAT SINK this way it will be easier to attach wires,as the heat sink will suck the heat from the star your trying to solder. TIN means adding a small amount of solder to the wires/stars prior to actual soldering..just do a you tube search on soldering there are plenty..good luck.any more question let me know ill try to help.

 

[DarkenReef]

looks awesome! definitely worth it IMO

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Came out nice man, congrats on a sweet build

 

[CDANN76]

@ Darkenreef and jimmyR1rider thanks it was def worth the build especially after adding some UV LEDs..

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Good deal I'm glad it's doing good by you. Congrats again.

 

[Adamp_holydiver]

has any one had any great luck on significant growth with leds for sps lps and clam

 

[lfsmarineguy]

The 300 reef at Fauna has been running for over a year now entirely on Orpheks and we have a few ORA SPS that were added as frags when we restarted it. Growth has been very impressive. You're welcome to come check it out.