Thoughts on this setup please

[tinctorus]

Hey guy's and gal's I am setting up a Mr Aqua 7.5 gallon cube for my wife to have as her own personal reef tank, the tank will be setup on her desk at home so that she has something to look at while she is studying and taking her college classes to become a radiologist.


The tank is going to have Maxi mini's, Zoa's, mushroom's duncan's, acans and a few other LPS and softies...The tank is also going to house 6-8 Sexy shrimp and maybe a pair of gobies or clownfish, I am thinking some of the ORA blue neon gobies, or maybe a pair of yasha gobies with a pistol shrimp


This is what I have planned for lighting, please let me know what you think


Oh ok, this is what I am going to order then
1) 1x Makersled 6x6 designer heat sink kit W/heat sink housing
acrylic splash guard
two plastic end caps
four upper t-slot plugs
92mm fan 12V [one per 12â€]*
92mm fan cover[one per 12â€]
stainless steel assembly hardware [on exposed parts - used to mount plastics]
4-40 screws and nuts, enough for 25 LED’s [per 12â€]*
nylon washers, enough for 25 LED’s [per 12â€]*


2) 6x Cree XT-E 3up "2 Royal blue and 1 Neutral White"
3) 6X True Violet Led 390-430 Nm W/ 60 deg optics
4) 2X Invetronics 40W 700 Ma Constant current drivers
5) 6x 3up 40 deg optics
6) Makersled dimming bar W/ 2 pot's and black finish knobs mounted on a laser engraved bar
7) 12V 500Ma power supply for fan
8) Arctic Alumina thermal adhesive 5G


Here is the links incase you need them
Heatsink kit


Cree 3up's


True violet 390-430 NM led's


Invetronics driver


3up 40 Deg optics


Makersled dimming bar


Fan power supply


Arctic Alumina thermal adhesive 5G

 

[kmaintl]

no comment on equipment, but comment is "you're a good man!"

 

[Degener8]

hope its dimmable or your gonna burn up some coral.. or have it high enough to have light spill for miles..

other than that looks real good and very cool of you!

 

[tinctorus]

hope its dimmable or your gonna burn up some coral.. or have it high enough to have light spill for miles..

other than that looks real good and very cool of you!

Yes it is dimmable, hence the dual dimmers LOL
1 dimmer for the 3up cree's and 1 dimmer for the True Violet led's

 

[tinctorus]

no comment on equipment, but comment is "you're a good man!"

Well thank you I appreciate that :tongue:

 

[AsphaltPays]

I am looking forward to seeing this come together


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[tinctorus]

I am looking forward to seeing this come together


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I havent decided yet BUT I may have something in the works that you guys may like, I am going to TRY to make the new Ecotech TIR lens work on my DIY setup!!!

I am in the process right now of talking to a company about doing some custom work for me to help me out and then leaving some of the other custom work for myself to be able to make the TIR lens work on my setup

I think it's a really good idea that NOBODY has done before and I would like to be the first to do it, I think the TIR lens will give a nice spread as well as the fact that it ads 23% increase in brightness and a 45% increase in peak output