anyone running a full led display???

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That's exactly what soundwave has... He used 30 white and 24 royal blue LEDs.. That would require 9 buck pucks either 700ma or 1000ma which I would suggest... Each buck puck can run 6 LEDs without issues... Power supply can be found online for a decent price... If you go to ledsupply it has his fixture on there with a link to the complete build... We actually need a little more info on what you want to do with it??? If you want it controllable with diming options etc. Then your gonna need a controller also..
 
Thanks Troy, I saw that thread and gave up when I saw it was nearing it's 3rd split and I was still wondering exactly what the current thinking is for requirements :tongue:. I'm just trying to figure out the cost at this point and a summary would help.
I'll start a DIY thread and put the link back here so I don't clog up your OG question.

I'm looking to do a controllable/programmed dimmable unit mounted in a canopy that I can grow SPS in for a standard 120 footprint tank.
edit: I saw the first post, and was curious if there was anything that Soundwave would do differently.
 
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no problem man.. keep this thread alive it all pertains to led's so its good.... thats what i would like to ask soundwave..would he do it differently if he had the chance??? on that long thread you only need the first 3 posts by soundwave to get everything you need for your tank besides the controller...for a basic setup like he uses it would run you around 700$ that is a non dimmable or contolable set up...if you want a controller check out the audrino it seems to be the hot ticket...not sure the price...also the buckpucks would have to be the dimmable version which is slightly more...hth...
 
Arduino comes in many flavors, but found it for 30 bucks here w/ the usb connector...
This is gonna be fun! Can you say bluetooth and internet conectivity?!

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I found this video very helpful.
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Wow, Arduino rocks. What ever you do, do not Google "Arduino aquarium". Way too many options. Time for a DIY thunderstorm with sound and ligths.
 
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swampy, I need to figure that out, have not been able to find a good way to make a circuit smart enough to replicate lightning on it's own. they all use the sound of thunder to do it...
 
Thanks for all the positive feedback. It's kind of funny. In the reefing community/lighting world, I'm getting famous. Yet, you would never know me by seeing me on the street. Weird.
 
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I would know you on the street. Want me to start a fan club?
 
Glad to see your tank doing well Soundwave. You created quite the stir on RC. It's about time too, as everyone over there was dismissing LEDs for the longest time, no matter the arguements I put up. That's primarily the reason I stopped posting over there.
 
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Glad to see your tank doing well Soundwave. You created quite the stir on RC. It's about time too, as everyone over there was dismissing LEDs for the longest time, no matter the arguements I put up. That's primarily the reason I stopped posting over there.
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Honestly man I have been around for awhile and when I think led lighting, both your names pop in my head... You guys both deserve credit for bringing it where it is today... Now if you 2 really wanna get famous, find a way to get them to lower the price and everyone would be runnning them..lolJ/k it shouldn't be long before some knock offs start coming out for cheaper prices that will compare to crees... I have a bunch of samples of LEDs since I work in the lighting industry and I have some made by jt led that are actually really nice 1.5w leds with a little built in heat sink and resistor, there just plug and play... Without a doubt these would work but the problem I see with it is they only have 79lumen output compared to the 100 and 107 of the crees... Which in terms would still work but not nearly be efficiant as crees...:(
 
So, in the thread on RC, he uses the 100 lumen crees. Is there any significant advantage to using the 107 lumen ones? Also, would using the 47.9 degree optic lense help or hurt? What about the elliptical lense?
 
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So, in the thread on RC, he uses the 100 lumen crees. Is there any significant advantage to using the 107 lumen ones? Also, would using the 47.9 degree optic lense help or hurt? What about the elliptical lense?
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The 107s have better output... Optics are great for getting par in the depths of the tank.. The problem with the optics is it condenses the beam even more making it to where you need a lot more LEDs and the price going way up... It really depends what you wanna do with them... For sps down low ya you need optics but if it's a mixed tank and you keep the sps up top you can run without optics all day long and keep sorties and Lps in the sand....
 
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Yeah, it's all dependant on the setup. Optics are not required in all setups.

I had though about elliptical lenses for certain applications, but haven't had a lot of time to experiment with them. The advantage with them could be that you could run fewer rows (great on larger tanks where adding rows to cover the width gets expensive) and use the wide angle portion of the lens to cover front to back, and just run a few extra LEDs in each row to reduce spotlighting from the narrow angle. They might not blend colors well though.
 
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Honestly man I have been around for awhile and when I think led lighting, both your names pop in my head... You guys both deserve credit for bringing it where it is today... Now if you 2 really wanna get famous, find a way to get them to lower the price and everyone would be runnning them..lolJ/k it shouldn't be long before some knock offs start coming out for cheaper prices that will compare to crees... I have a bunch of samples of LEDs since I work in the lighting industry and I have some made by jt led that are actually really nice 1.5w leds with a little built in heat sink and resistor, there just plug and play... Without a doubt these would work but the problem I see with it is they only have 79lumen output compared to the 100 and 107 of the crees... Which in terms would still work but not nearly be efficiant as crees...:(
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While we may not be able to make them any cheaper just yet, I'm certainly trying to make them more accessible. There are a number of commercial options that are looking better, but there is still a ways to go. DIY's offer a lot more performance and a lot more flexibility at this point.
 
My tank is full LEDs. I have a Marineland 60 gallon cube (24x24x24) lit by two of the newly updated AI LED Modules. It is hanging now, but I built a riser box initially that had the two modules 11" off the water surface, and it was putting 250-300+ par at the bottom of the tank, about 32" from the modules. This reef has a 29 gallon sump with a refugium for macros that is lit by a 10K Power Bright LED. I pull half the macros out about every 3 weeks.

I like the AI modules, but IMO the 32 Cree XP-G whites way overpower the 16 XR-E blues. I don't like the rendition with the whites up past 60% intensity (blues 100%) so I am getting two Reef Brite 24" blue LED strips from BennyZ to add to the setup, which should give a much stronger blue cast, allowing me to up the inensity of the white XP-Gs.

My other two reefs are lit by radium 20K halides, so I definitely like blue in my spectrum.

I have two millis and one acro in the tank, the rest are LPS. The SPS corals are growing, but the color is nothing to write home about yet. Still adjusting to the LEDs I think.
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My tank is full LEDs. I have a Marineland 60 gallon cube (24x24x24) lit by two of the newly updated AI LED Modules. It is hanging now, but I built a riser box initially that had the two modules 11" off the water surface, and it was putting 250-300+ par at the bottom of the tank, about 32" from the modules. This reef has a 29 gallon sump with a refugium for macros that is lit by a 10K Power Bright LED. I pull half the macros out about every 3 weeks.

I like the AI modules, but IMO the 32 Cree XP-G whites way overpower the 16 XR-E blues. I don't like the rendition with the whites up past 60% intensity (blues 100%) so I am getting two Reef Brite 24" blue LED strips from BennyZ to add to the setup, which should give a much stronger blue cast, allowing me to up the inensity of the white XP-Gs.

My other two reefs are lit by radium 20K halides, so I definitely like blue in my spectrum.

I have two millis and one acro in the tank, the rest are LPS. The SPS corals are growing, but the color is nothing to write home about yet. Still adjusting to the LEDs I think.
Dave
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Excessive white can certainly lead to poorer colors. Let me see if I can get some top down shots of some of my acros tomorrow to show that colors really do look nice under LEDs (Top of my tank is at 54", so I need a ladder :)).
 
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