LED strip suggestions

[Magical Reef]

Are there any 24" strips out there that are comparable to the reef brite xho's? I need one for a new tank that I setup but I really don't want to spend $200 on it if I don't have to

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[jedimasterben]

Do you have a soldering iron?

 

[Magical Reef]

Yes. Is there a good place to buy all of the supplies to build my own?

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[jedimasterben]

Yes. Home Page I prefer the Rebel ES for royal blue supplementation as they have a shorter wavelength and have a better actinic response. The heatsinks they use are a strip heatsink too, with a fan that pushes through the square tubing and is very efficient at removing heat.

 

[Reefing Madness]

Aquarium DIY Dimmable LED Kits with optics

 

[Joker79]

I need to check them out as well!!!

 

[jedimasterben]

Aquarium DIY Dimmable LED Kits with optics

For the minuscule price difference between those knockoff chips and Luxeon Rebels, the performance difference is vast. You'd need two and a half of those fake Bridgelux chips at 700ma (2.5 watts each, so almost 7 watts worth) to match a single Rebel ES at 1000ma (3 watts). Doesn't seem like so much of a good deal now, does it?

 

[Reefing Madness]

And you don't need nor will you use all that power of the ones you listed my friend, you'd cook half of what you own. And yes, I would still go with the ones I've listed. =)

 

[jedimasterben]

So you'd pay more to have less light?