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Looking purdy good..nice job..
This will depend on how many leds you will use and how spaced they will be..EX, 8 leds over 48" shouldn't produce more heat then the alum bar can...
Cool new adds..congrats..
well I had some time today and did some more work on the fixture..coming along good so far..still need to get the aluminum to go around the...
Coming along nice..I'm also in the middle of an led build myself..good luck..
Not to sure about costa rica ne er been..hear it was real nice...but I have been to hawaii. It is amazing there you guys would love it..problem is...
I added 12 led over 48" using a 48" ruler(flat bar)..and have had no probs..but I to have fans in the canopy for the halides,which prob helps..
UPDATE... got all the wiring hooked up dimmer box is all done also got some acrylic cut up today to start the outer fixture..with some luck I will...
Thanks, its coming along..as Matt said there are a lot more threads you can read through...Evolved`s build is a great read...between Evolved and...
@ evolved Yea it will prob be around that 18" mark above the tank..but ill keep the 80* in mind. Also what MA do you guys run your leds at..I...
Should be..I wrote to cree before the purchase explained what I had tank and live stock,and this what they sugested..I could always add more down the...
The dimmer box is just a radio shack plastic project box(they come in different sizes). I'm using 16 gauge because that's what I had laying around...
Make sure you post ur build..
It will be going over a mixed reef 72 bowfront...the heat sinks are 6" x 17" Yea hopfully the acrylic part of the buil goes as easy as this...
Thanks..as for the optics I'm not sure yet.it depend on the hight above the tank..they did come with 60*..but I will see when it comes time to hang...
Well I have finally found some time to start my led build..I will be using 48 led 24 royal blue 24 cool whites with 4 moon leds,all on dim...
Welcome to 3reef :wave:
In a word...AWESOME :thumb_up::thumb_up:
Looks real good..im liking the new lights..congrats on the new frags..
Gotcha..I will get one of those scrapers to clean the ends with..
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