Mattias' BioCube 29 *New Angel!*

Sorry to here about the wrasse. thanks for the input cosmo, thats a good way to put it. I hopefully will be able to make it to the lfs on sunday to look at and price fish. If i end up wanting a wrasse it will definatly be the four line, i cant keep up with the flasher wrasses feeding habits lol. Im still leaning towards the wrasse over the angel, i want to be able to add coral with confidence lol.

 

Dude you'll love the wrasse, i'm telling ya, SUPER fun to watch, Busy lil buggers. I'd do what evolved says, but man those leopard wrasses like grinder just got are cool. Just have your LFS order whatever ya decide. I'm gonna have mine do that for my next one.

Your 4 line is pretty damn cool looking too!

 

Yeah! Much cooler than the 6line imo.
Evolved said the 4line is suitable for my tank, i just wont be able to add any more fish.

 

Alright guys, im trying to figure out whether to go DIY LED, or off the shelf. Pros and cons?

 

diy is the way to go if you can handle it or if you want it fast then buy the fixture

 

Lol im trying to figure out if i can handle it. Whats it like building a fuxture?

 

Alot of the time it seems like it costs just about the same to make led's that can support everything as opposed to just buying one.

Im not sure if this is true in all cases, but thats what i have seen

 

I have never done it personally, but I would say its by far the best bang for your buck. You will get the best lighting system for the money and learn a bit about electrical work and wiring which is a plus as well. There are a ton of DIY threads out there for LED retrofits. Biocube on here has done it to his as well as a couple others Im sure.

Pros
-Cheaper
-More powerful
-Customizable, allowing for a more full spectrum
-You get to learn while putting the unit together
-Controllable and dimmable

Cons
-You have to put it together

Thats really all that I can think of. I would say go for it. It will be a bunch cheaper than buying another unit off the shelf.

 

Very true! I guess if i dont want to go full out DIY i could always get a plug and play kit. Its the same thing as the DIY, its just partially put together.

But for the price of a plug and play: http://www.rapidled.com/plug-and-play-biocube-29-dimmable-retrofit-kit/

I could almost get this: http://www.marinetechstore.com/aqua-illuminations-ai-led-nano-with-mounting-kit/

 

Out of those two kits, I would go with the RapidLED kit for sure lol.