54 x 3 watt led build

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Cool I'm planning on taking the tank down on Jan. 5th. The fish will be ready for pick up that afternoon or Sunday the 6th. Unless we have another delay.
 

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A resource I used for a DIY Scuba light LED upgrade mod was Deal Extreme. I bought several Cree LED modules from them. They also have drivers and other accessories. The downside is it ships on the slow boat from China. Check out dx.com for prices.
 
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Ok, here's a updated drawing of the diy project.
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If I added the light wattage up right, It gives me a total of 470 Watts. It would have been 562 watts but, I'm not about to spend anymore money on a icecap 430 ballast
 
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If I added the light wattage up right, It gives me a total of 470 Watts. It would have been 562 watts but, I'm not about to spend anymore money on a icecap 430 ballast

Especially since a certain Lexington business owner took mine!
 
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running a single 60" 80 watt ATI T5 off a 2 x 54 watt ballast!

[video=youtube;_-hRlS6e1S0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-hRlS6e1S0&feature=youtu.be[/video]
 
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Since I got some 60" T5's to run of the 1 or 2 x 54 watt ballast, it has inspired me to build a all in one ballast/power box. Its turning out awesome, I completed the T5 and the pc psu portion of it today, now I'm just waiting on the 3 led drivers.
 

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What is the diminsions of the box holding your ballast and power supply.The reason for asking is I may be able find you a metal one.
 

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im watching your build. and getting ideas lol. i'll post more once I get it all sorted out.
 
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Wires, wires and more wires... I'm so tired of cutting and soldering wire! Good news is, I'm DONE:xd:


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Good job. It looks like those are wired in series. What kind of power are you supplying them?
 
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