6.6 gallon pico reef tank build w/ DIY LEDs

can you post pics of the light set up i am very inturested. Are going to put coral in this tank?

 

Yes i can keep whatever corals i want in it but i think i am going to do all zoa's and maybe a clam or two. I am just waiting for it to cycle.

My camera died but I can post some more pics later on today.

 

cool I want to do this in my frag/mantis tank its a 30 tall the tank already has 2 vho actinics wich leds should i get how many and what do i need to buy to set it up. thanks for all the help

 

Well done!

 

Look at my other post called LED on 12 gallon jbj nanocube. Its on the second page at the bottom on this forum.

On the second page of that thread there are a bunch of links and prices.

On a 30 gallon you would probably want 30 cree 3 watt LEDs to keep whatever you want.

You would also need a heatsink, 5 buckpuck 1000ma drivers(dimmable kind is the kind i have), a potrans 24v @6.5 amp power supply.

Since I only used 6 crees on my 6 gallon it was fairly inexpensive. I only needed:
-6 crees---$36
-1 buckpuck 100ma driver-----$20 ish i think
-1 potrans 24v@6.5a power supply-----$14
-1 fan---- took it off my broken computer

Since I didnt use that many LEDs i didnt need a heatsink.

 

me too!

You have been the DIY LED guy lately! Love to see a step-by-step on a setup like this.

 

so i am looking at about 200 buck

do they run cooler than t5's?

 

LED go very cool and dont beef up your energy bill either.

 

this is exciting. how well do you think those would work on a 21" deep tank if you were to use say 80-100 of them in a 48" long setup?

then again if one burned out id have to rip the thing down and resolder in a new LED everytime. might be cheaper though in the long run than replacing T5 bulbs or MH bulbs.

 

This would be an awesome set up!!!!!!!!
It would definitely work well in a 24" deep tank. You could use optics too (probably 60 degree) to make the beam of light more direct.

If you burned out an LED all you would have to do is take your soldering iron and touch it to the solder pads that are on the cree bulbs. This would heat up the solder and you could replace it easily.

It is far cheaper to run and it last a lot longer (if proper care is taken)