Need help with DIY leds

[mebo926]

I'm looking to put prolly like 6 leds on my 10g. Well I looked on ebay and might be a little lost. I seen some leds sold by them selves but Besides buying the actual LEDS what else do I need to get them up and running?
All help is thanked in advance!!!!

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[ReeferBob]

All you need is here: Rapid LED

 

[fragmatic]

If you want to DIY your LEDs go to Rapid LED. Do your research on colors, first. Then you are covered.

 

[mebo926]

Been looking at their site, like what they have. With my light setup just want to add a few LEDs to help with coral growth. I already have 2 50/50 power compacts in there, was thinking of a 2:1 ration with white and blue. Thinking of maybe only 6. Now after reading some stuff, have seen that some use a dimmer and some say no. Its only a normal 10g tank. Whats the general concenssous of a dimmer?

 

[childress5tyler]

Royal blues and UV violets are the way to go for color. Might I suggest a 2:1 ratio; the two consisting of royal blues and UV violets, and the 1 obviously consisting of cool whites. This is how I basically built my setup and couldn't be happier

Obviously I threw in more of a spectrum including deep blues, reds, and greens. But from how you describe, this is a good route to take

 

[childress5tyler]

Also, I wouldn't do DIY LEDs without a dimmer. They offer such a range of options. And that's the best way to introduce your corals to the new set up. Two thumbs up for a dimmer

 

[Neudecker]

Rapidled is a great start, i went for a big setup about a uear ago & i love it. One thing to watch is the mA rating of each color. I went with blue, white, red & ultraviolet. White & blue max at 1500 mA, my reds & UVs peak at 700 mA. You can also run up to 14 LEDs on each driver (but not on the UV, 12 is the max there).

Dimmable drivers are a must! I went with the remote control led controller, it's fun to change intensity & color from wherever. The controller can control up to 3 different sets of up to 9 drivers total. So on mine I can have just the blues, just whites or the red/ultraviolet strand.

LEDs are for sure the way to go, great growth & tons of shimmer

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[fragmatic]

Do the dimmer. I have a set of Rapids over my display refugium and having the three color groups on separate dimmers is a life saver.

 

[mebo926]

All right so Im gonna do the solderless leds with a dimmer. Im thinking that Im gonna stick with my PCs i have on it now, just to get my money out of them. In stead of adding to what i have now, Im going to retrofit the lid I have or make a custom one.
Now for how many should i use with a tank that small??

 

[mebo926]

Btw neudecker great looking tank. Do you not have any substrate???

 

[ReeferBob]

Rapid LED dimmers are compatible with controllers that are able to dim your lights. Make sure you know what controller you want/have and what it uses as there are two different protocols. This will allow you to have a true dusk to dawn tank simulation. Keep in mind that the RKL only supports 4 modules and their light controller module only has 2 dimmer outputs.

 

[Neudecker]

Thanks! I used to have sand in the bottom, but I just switched everything to a 90 gallon wave tank, and left it out. It just held too much of the detritus. Now it seems to swirl into one spot where the crabs have a smorgasbord



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[EpicWin]

Ledgroupbuy.com
Rapidled.com
Between these two sites you will find what u are looking for. I find the sites to offer different amazing deals so make sure to check out both.

 

[mebo926]

I may end up buying one of their kits. But gonna be a bit.