Ghellin's 180 build

[ghellin]

DIY magnetic float switches. Mounted and working well!

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[ghellin]

Duplicate.

 

[ghellin]

The time has finally come to build the lights! Today was like Christmas morning! I received 3 of my 4 orders today and actually just submitted my 4th order today so I will have to wait a bit long for the final components. I placed my LED order with Cutter for the following LEDs.
Cree Warm white Cutter-XPG2-20STR-E7U1 Min 90 CRI



Nichia Neutral White Cutter-NVSL20-NW90 Cutter states these are 90CRI @ 5015K



Cree Cool White Cutter-XPG-2-20STRS2-CW Binned R5 1A



Cree Royal Blue Cutter-XTE20STRROY-5



Heatsink USA Order with hardware
Three 20" by 8.460" T-Slot heatsinks.

 

[ghellin]

The 3rd order came from LED Groupbuy, so from them I ordered the Meanwell LDD drivers, Driver PCB's, thermal grease, and optic adhesive.



2 LDD 5 Up coralux boards



8 LDD 1000H Drivers like these.



Boards populated.
One with 5 LDD 1000H drivers for 65 RB



One with 3 LDD 1000H drivers (For Whites) and 2 700H drivers (For UV)

 

[ghellin]

Still to come I have my RapidLed order. My rapid order will have 13 400-410nm UV and 13 410-420nm UV for LEDs. Two Meanwell SE-350-48 PSU's, and a Bluefish controller.


LED's will be run on 6 different channels.
Channel 1 RB
Channel 2 WW
Channel 3 NW
Channel 4 CW
Channel 5 UV 400-410nm
Channel 6 UV 410-420nm

 

[ghellin]

Ok while waiting on my Rapid LED order I went ahead and added a few things to the sump. To cut down on noise I decided to add a reverse Durso on each drain. I could instantly tell a big difference with noise and even less micro bubbles going into the sump.

 

[ghellin]

Also added a DSB to the fuge section, used a 29qt tub so it is easily removable and replaceable as the tank ages. The tub held 85 pounds of dry sand.

 

[ghellin]

Rapid order came in! I now have the BlueFish controller!!! OMG this thing is sweet. Took all of 15 minutes to read the instructions, switch the jumpers to 5v PWM, and then use my phone to "Blinkup" program the device. The controller looks amazing and has an equally as impressive phone app. Also in my order were 3 break out boards for the BlueFish dimming cables, 13 400-410nm UV LEDs, 13 410-420nm UV LEDs, and MeanWell 350 Watt PSU's.


Time for pics.

Phone app.



LEDs tinned.



Starting to build the drivers.



I gutted a old PC power supply to house/cool the drivers and breakout boards.

 

[Jolsen]

Looking pretty good man! Keep up the good work :-D we will be having our tanks full before u know it

 

[ghellin]

Thanks! Lol yep can't wait

 

[Jolsen]

Me either! Mines on it's last leg! It's bout to go down

 

[ghellin]

I have been busy this week! I have got the light to the test phase finally! Nothing explains it better than pics sooooo.


Royal Gramma has now finished TT and is happy in his huge new home!



PSU's wired and ready to go.



LDD's wired for power and PWM signal.



LEDs greased and attached to the T slot heatsinks



Wired and ready for testing...

 

[ghellin]

And finally after all this time we now have light.


Channel 1 Royal Blue



Channel 2 400nm-410nm UV



Channel 3 410nm-420nm UV



Channel 4 Cool White



Channel 5 Neutral White



Channel 6 Warm White



All Whites.



All RB and UV



And all on

 

[ghellin]

Really crappy YouTube video. This is with Neutral white and cool white for the lightning. I personally just like the Cool white better. Not a fan of the lightning over the tank (it scares the fish and all those arguments,) but none the less during testing it is cool.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gAT3KYL4Xg

 

[ghellin]

New toy came in today! Finally going to get some good flow in this tank.

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[gettaReef]

Great job with the led fixture; amazing diy skills. Let us know how you like the gyre

 

[ghellin]

Thanks! Gyre has been in the tank for a few hours now. It's insane. @ 50% the water in the tank is literally rolling. It has turned my tank into a detritus storm, I have it set 6" below the water on the right side so it pushes water across the top, down the left side, and then back across the bottom. When I turned it on my clown had first hand experience of the amazing amount of water it moves by getting to swim upside down backwards across the tank lol.

 

[ghellin]

Lighting has been hung on the tank tonight! The bluefish is awesome on cloud mode. It is seriously freaky seeing different channels slightly dim simulating passing clouds. Feels like I am outside on a partially cloudy day. Phone pictures don't do it justice.

 

[ghellin]

Little sketchup of my canopy plans.

 

[kolden]

Any new updated been a couple months.