Reefs of Space
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Picked up a new 20" black box light by Phlizon. I'm going to swap out some of the diodes to improve the spectrum.
Black Box Light Improved
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Here's the old layout
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The whites are just too bright. Past 10% and the tank is yellow/white.
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This is how the new layout will be.
55 3w leds
2-390nm
7-410nm
2-420nm
10-440nm
18-470nm
2-520nm Green
2-660nm Red
2-3000k
4-6500k
6-10000k
55 3w leds
2-390nm
7-410nm
2-420nm
10-440nm
18-470nm
2-520nm Green
2-660nm Red
2-3000k
4-6500k
6-10000k
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Old vs new
Flippers4pups
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That's well rounded! Where you sourcing the diodes from? eBay?
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Removing the lenses
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Yes Ebay. I ordered from China, but you can get them from US dealers for more money.
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My last diy I used CREEs and Epistar. Some of the CREEs burned out and others dimmed but the Epistars are still going strong, so I went with Epistars (no pcb) for this mod.
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Following! Looking good. What thermal grease are you going to use?
Flippers4pups
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I've replaced some of mine to mimic SB reeflights diode lay out. I'm about to do all of my 3 165w boxes very soon with all new diodes.
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I still have some Arctic Silver
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I did look into them. I like that they use different lenses depending on the diode. I really wanted a 20" light and this is perfect for the size tank I'm going to put it on. I got the light for $55 and the diodes for $10. That's still half the price of the sb light, and with a fully customized spectrum.
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Much more expensive than either, but I keep seeing good things about the Noopsyche (which I probably butchered the spelling of).
For $150 it's a solid steal, as it rivals the AI Hydra's and supposedly stands in the shadow of a Radion. The problem is you also need the $60 controller. It's interesting if it had that built in as wifi / bluetooth program and was $200, people would be less critical.
People don't like having so many controllers haha
For $150 it's a solid steal, as it rivals the AI Hydra's and supposedly stands in the shadow of a Radion. The problem is you also need the $60 controller. It's interesting if it had that built in as wifi / bluetooth program and was $200, people would be less critical.
People don't like having so many controllers haha
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With the Noopsyche you can control 16 lights with 1 controller.
First light is $219 because of the controller but each additional is only the $159 each, seems like a deal.
First light is $219 because of the controller but each additional is only the $159 each, seems like a deal.
Correct. I think people just don't like controllers. I know I definitely don't myself.
