14 Gallon Biocube LED's?

[Custom05Taco]

Looking for information on LED's for my 14 gallon BC.
Been having heat issues like a lot of other people. Thought about a chiller but don't really have the space.
Wanted to find out how much? Where to buy and if there are any plug and play systems?
I like the actinic look of the lights i have now and would want to match them as close as possible.

 

[tentacles]

you should check out the PAR bulbs- I had ones from rapidled for a while and they looked pretty good. They'd be perfect for that size tank.

 

[Captain Ron]

If you take your lid off, your possibilities are endless. I have a BC14 and after a short while I got a 150 watt clamp on metal halide which was nice. I just got the ecoray 60 and its actually insane how nice the light is. If you want to keep your hood, i dont know what to say bc I never went that route

 

[pbjelly]

If you want to keep the hood, RapidLed has a retrofit DIY kit
http://www.rapidled.com/servlet/the-200/Biocube-14-Dimmable-Retrofit/Detail
A lot of bc14 owners are starting to put Panorama Pros into the hood. Pull out the PC sockets and attach the Panoramas to the original reflector. The splash guard fits over the lights. They have full whites, 50/50's and full blues, you can also add a stunner strip using one of their splitters - up to three modules on the same ballast. This option is the easiest plug and play I think now that nanocustoms is out of business.

 

[Custom05Taco]

That sounds great.
What kind of controller would you recommend?

 

[Custom05Taco]

Where can i look into the Panorama Pros? I've never heard of them before

 

[pbjelly]

Ecoxotic makes the panorama pro leds

http://www.ecoxotic.com/aquarium-led-lights/panorama-modules/panorama-pro-module.html

These are not dimmable, but it's a fairly simple solution.

If you google panorama pro and bc14 installation, I think you can find some build threads showing how people have fit them into their biocube hoods.

 

[Biocubenyc]

I bought a kit on ebay and paid an electrician to come and gut my hood and mount the strips. The best thing I did. Excellent light, no heat issues and the everything pops. It was pricey but don't have to worry about changing bulbs for next 10 years.
Here's the link if anyone's interested.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270777839659

 

[Custom05Taco]

That looks good can you separate the atinic from the day for a sunrise sunset affect.

 

[Biocubenyc]

biocube led

unfortunately not. But I can dim all the way down but the strips are mixed blues and whites and not seperate.

 

[Custom05Taco]

unfortunately not. But I can dim all the way down but the strips are mixed blues and whites and not seperate.

Your happy with it? Are your corals happy? Do you have any pics of your tank?
Thank you for your help __Scott

 

[mikejrice]

Check out aqua illumination's nano light. There's no other nano light on the market right now that even comes close.

Michael Rice
Marine Engineers Aquarium Blog
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[ruha456]

Hey I'm looking for the same thing for my nano I'd like to upgrade my lights both the day and night lights.

 

[Custom05Taco]

Check out aqua illumination's nano light. There's no other nano light on the market right now that even comes close.

Michael Rice
Marine Engineers Aquarium Blog
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Looks really nice do you think it could be mounted inside a stock biocube hood?

 

[Custom05Taco]

Bump

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[Aqua Pro Builder]

Do you have 9.5" clearance in length for the Revolution DIY strips?

2x strips and 2x dimmable drivers, remot control, 3x E-channel heat sink 6-12 60 degree optics, 1 60W PS should get your job done.


So what's the dimension of the clearance good for mod?

 

[Custom05Taco]

Do you have 9.5" clearance in length for the Revolution DIY strips?

2x strips and 2x dimmable drivers, remot control, 3x E-channel heat sink 6-12 60 degree optics, 1 60W PS should get your job done.


So what's the dimension of the clearance good for mod?

I don't know the dimensions I will try to find out.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

I don't know the dimensions I will try to find out.

Well, if you have not found the clearance, it's fine. Other posts said you can put a Panorama(12.75") in it, there is no reason to believe a 9" would not fit, I think you have the best options in using the RS 1.0 because of the ability to customize dim independent channels. You can also choose various lens plus comes in Cree LEDs.

 

[Custom05Taco]

Well, if you have not found the clearance, it's fine. Other posts said you can put a Panorama(12.75") in it, there is no reason to believe a 9" would not fit, I think you have the best options in using the RS 1.0 because of the ability to customize dim independent channels. You can also choose various lens plus comes in Cree LEDs.

I have 13.5"x 7.5"x 2" Deep under the hood (Biocube 14)

I'm very interested, are there any complete setups available? How much for a complete package? Are all the LEDs Cree?

 

[mikejrice]

Looks really nice do you think it could be mounted inside a stock biocube hood?

I think it would actually fit inside three clear plastic light cover inside your hood. You would just have to cut a new fan hole in the top.

Michael Rice
Marine Engineers Aquarium Blog
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