Chin_Lee
02-19-2012, 05:46 PM
After seeing Seahorse_Fanatic's LED lights, I've also decided to venture down this route.
My first decision is I am going to put my LED's inside an old Coralife Aqualight Pro fixture. So most people know what the Aqualight Pro look like. I removed 30-40 screws holding down various parts inside and this is what it looks like gutted.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/chin_lee/IMG_20120218_115621.jpg
My plan is to put the LEDs into the two outside channels where the PC's used to be. I will put some LED's in where the MH's used to be but I do not want to create a spotlight effect.
Upon gutting the Aqualight Pro, I learned two things:
Firstly I am pleasantly surprised that it has nice sized access holes down the channels that will vent the heat very well.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/chin_lee/IMG_20120218_120105.jpg
Second thing I learned is that the unit is comprised of three pieces that are put together via interlocking channels. Once i've slid them off, it looks like this:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/chin_lee/IMG_20120218_121016.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/chin_lee/IMG_20120218_121028.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/chin_lee/IMG_20120218_121055.jpg
I do plan on spray painting after I've finished putting in all the LED's and working on it.
Thats the only update I'll have for the next month or so...... but i rather do this little by little rather than trying to catch up.
My first decision is I am going to put my LED's inside an old Coralife Aqualight Pro fixture. So most people know what the Aqualight Pro look like. I removed 30-40 screws holding down various parts inside and this is what it looks like gutted.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/chin_lee/IMG_20120218_115621.jpg
My plan is to put the LEDs into the two outside channels where the PC's used to be. I will put some LED's in where the MH's used to be but I do not want to create a spotlight effect.
Upon gutting the Aqualight Pro, I learned two things:
Firstly I am pleasantly surprised that it has nice sized access holes down the channels that will vent the heat very well.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/chin_lee/IMG_20120218_120105.jpg
Second thing I learned is that the unit is comprised of three pieces that are put together via interlocking channels. Once i've slid them off, it looks like this:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/chin_lee/IMG_20120218_121016.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/chin_lee/IMG_20120218_121028.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/chin_lee/IMG_20120218_121055.jpg
I do plan on spray painting after I've finished putting in all the LED's and working on it.
Thats the only update I'll have for the next month or so...... but i rather do this little by little rather than trying to catch up.