FiRe's LED Build!

[FiReBReTHa]

Thank you Reef Led Lights ! I snagged two 48led kits

Cant wait to save some cash and make some happy corals!

and 12 XP-Gs for the midday

I am going to use 48d drivers so that way I can control the look of the tank and the intensity via the reefkeeper and ALC.

70 degree lenses.



So then a couple weeks later I got in this huge, heavy long box.

Is it the custom piece of bacon I ordered? even tho they said there will never be a pig that big I still had my hopes.

A beautifully made heatsink by heatsinkusa.com!

 

[FiReBReTHa]

Hokay,


Now at this point of the project I have to stop and give MAJOR MAJOR props to Jackie Blue for helping me the Whole day to make this project happen. I say that because the 48"x10" = 25lbs of PITA to drill 240+ holes in. So thanks a million times for making this happen.

Hokay, onto the pics.


First thing is starting to try to make sure the numbers make sense

Multiple print outs to double check numbers helps.

First two drill holes! only two hundred and thirty eight to go! But they were a success and cleared the fins and fit perfectly.

So then we did a few more to see if we had it down.

 

[FiReBReTHa]

They were good so then we were onto drilling. We did the first half and then sat down to layout the rest of the heatsink.

Lesson learned, if you have a 48" ruler just mark it all out in the beginning and you are good to go and save a ton of time.

cutting oil ftw!

Cleaning it off afterward with some awesome smelling citrus poison degreaser.

Then to use the self tapping screws!
...with cutting oil to make it easier and prevent breakage.

Then placed all the LEDs, my method is doing strings of 12 at a time, verifying polarity of LEDs while progressing so no mistakes are made.

 

[FiReBReTHa]

Wiring up and testing and then setting all the drivers to 750MA for the XR-E blues and whites and 1100 for the XPGs.

ME having to be unique then calls for some awesome 200x200x20mm fans :)

More to come! im still a week or two before completing.

 

[acrotrdco]

That's awesome, subscribed!

 

[Jcr's Reef]

How long did all those holes take to drill lol Looks good

 

[Uninja]

omg this looks intense. seriously cant wait to see how this turns out. how did u figure out how to do all of this? it must have taken a lot of planning.

 

[youngtimothy]

very nice I cant wait to see this done! its just the size I need. how much do you think you'll have into it?

 

[FiReBReTHa]

How long did all those holes take to drill lol Looks good

Cheddar bacon bagels for breakfast and a late dinner of tilapia. It was a long daty. Next time thermal epoxy.

omg this looks intense. seriously cant wait to see how this turns out. how did u figure out how to do all of this? it must have taken a lot of planning.

most of the info was at Reef Led Lights . Helped me figure oout what I wanted to do.

very nice I cant wait to see this done! its just the size I need. how much do you think you'll have into it?

Wife reads the boards ull never see a final number. Mine will be a few hundred over a normal persons build.

 

[gparr]

Impressive effort. Looking forward to the finished product.
Gary

 

[fsu1dolfan]

Killer loking build and nice progression pics. Cant wait to see the finished product. Sweet looking fan btw too!

 

[FiReBReTHa]

can anyone guess which house is mine while driving down the street? (my office window, lol)

 

[BoyKulit]

very nice, can't wait to see it over the tank

 

[Uninja]

thanks for the site. it sounds like a cool project. maybe one day i can attempt it. u give me hope that it is possible

 

[FiReBReTHa]

here it is during mid day when I have the multi timer kicking on and off the whites to act as clouds.

 

[FiReBReTHa]

Couple old photos I forgot to post, they are from my phone, soon ill be doing a comprehensive shoot on my tank.

just the blues

 

[wld1783]

Awesome Build

Too bad that white balance is off on some of thoes pics:wink:

How do you like the High Noon effect of the XP-G?

Bill

 

[Pike614]

wondering if you use a glass top over your tank at all? I did a similar LED retro over my 80g and added a glass top to keep fish in and water off the LED's....nice build!!

 

[Redstag]

Looks awesome but I suggest you need to add some T5 in there.

Couple old photos I forgot to post, they are from my phone, soon ill be doing a comprehensive shoot on my tank.

just the blues

 

[butts182]

I'll have to stay tuned to see how the sps colors go with the LEDs