my diy led lights

[jerl77]

i dont want to give out any parts list yets i what to test it for my self first make sure it works and no fires etc etc etc etc

 

[GREATMIKE]

looks great i am upgrading my 150 gallon tank with led as we speak

 

[jerl77]

damm 150 that going to cost you some?

 

[jerl77]

update corals look great add sps and wow there color on them i have never seen before on them everthing looks great running the light 6 hours a day about 20k setting damm it make the coral pop

 

[emmanuel]

update running 12 hours very very little heat coming off thease things all running smooth i think the 65 k are change more white after running i dont know if they need to burn in?

they might be getting too hot and burning brighter from what I read led's will use more power when they get hot and burn brighter but also burn out faster are you using buckpucks for power regulation? you would have been better off with a heat sink but looks good anyway just keep an eye on the temperature .

 

[stage3-S4]

they might be getting too hot and burning brighter from what I read led's will use more power when they get hot and burn brighter but also burn out faster are you using buckpucks for power regulation? you would have been better off with a heat sink but looks good anyway just keep an eye on the temperature .

Yes, Leds have a tendency to draw more current with change in voltage. That is why they may look so bright espically if your runing a 24v power supply with 6 amps. Hopefully you are using some form of voltage regulation. I have come up with my own voltage regulation circuit using two transitors that has about a 90 percent effiency rating. If your intersted let me know It cost about 5 bucks to make and can be designed to handle up to 60 amps.

 

[jerl77]

yes i can touch them after 12 hours of running they are not hot 1 bit i have 8 heat sinks and fan running 24 hours a day .i have no heat issues at all and the corals look great

 

[pdnyc69]

where did you get the led's and power supply

 

[arnaldolex]

where did you get or order the lights from

 

[jerl77]

ledsupply

 

[bueller]

do they give you directions with the lights on how to wire them up? and do they come with some kind of mounting plate or do you have to use something on your own??

thanks
bueller

 

[jerl77]

all on my own

 

[masterswimmer]

Been five months now. Any update? Are you still having success with your DIY LED 'fixture'? We never even got to see an updated pic with the LED's mounted in a cannibalized 'fixture'.

Would love to see pix of the coral now vs. then.

swimmer

 

[jerl77]

no longer have it sold it leds are not for me
master swimmer mounted in a cannibalized 'fixture'
you have a better idea?

 

[Mikei70]

no longer have it sold it leds are not for me
master swimmer mounted in a cannibalized 'fixture'
you have a better idea?

What was it about LEDs that caused you to get rid of them?

 

[jerl77]

ddnt like it the blue was crazy just not for me
and algea problems

 

[stage3-S4]

Prob because you are running them with 6 amps lol

 

[jerl77]

no 12 amps

 

[duke62]

WOW.i was getting excited with this thread and was going to try it till i read last 3 posts.what kind of algae started to grow.what would you say caused the algae bloom.

 

[stedfast82]

ya we need more info you cant leave us hangnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn i want to build some for my DT with my 250 MH maybe just 2 strip's of blue can you help out with part's list