LED lighting on jbj 12 nanocube

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  1. purpletang

    purpletang Bristle Worm

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    The tank is now 1 year old and i thought i would post some new pics.
    I have added a lot of things including many sps corals and a clam.
    I did a diy LED setup that is simply amazing!!
     

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  2. purpletang

    purpletang Bristle Worm

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    some more pics
     

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  3. tturbolife1

    tturbolife1 Flamingo Tongue

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    wow thats awesome lighting. can i have the link ? i wanted to do somthing like that in my 12g nanocube
     
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  4. purpletang

    purpletang Bristle Worm

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    Research some of evil66's builds and other peoples LED builds online. He was basically the founder of the DIY LED movement. It takes a while to research but the rewards are great!!
    I personally didnt document my build but there are tons of people who did.
     
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  5. tturbolife1

    tturbolife1 Flamingo Tongue

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    Thanks! looks great! if it wasnt 11 at night id go buy the suppies right now lol
     
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  6. Matt Rogers

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    That is great. Nice work with the tank too. I threw it on the homepage. What kind of LEDs are they?
     
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  7. bwalker9801

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    is that a diy from nanotuners?
     
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  8. purpletang

    purpletang Bristle Worm

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    They are cree-stars, 3 watts each. (6 blues and 4 whites)
    Also, they are dimmable so i control the temp of the lighting. I like the 20k look so thats what it is set on currently.
     
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  9. purpletang

    purpletang Bristle Worm

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    No this is DIY. The kit nanotuners offers is great but overpriced IMO. You can buy all the parts and DIY but it is a little harder and more time consuming. Plus the nanotuners one isn't dimmable so if you want to get it so you can control the temps you have to pay more.
    But it is fairly easy to set up i believe.
     
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  10. Matt Rogers

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    Very cool. Which CREEs specifically?
     
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