Anyone with DIY LED experience?

mseepman · #1 11-22-2011, 02:45 AM

I'm doing a fairly big LED build for my new tank...but if you want to do some simple supplimentation then I would look at Modular LED for some options as they have kits that anyone could use...experience or not.

Nano · #2 11-22-2011, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mseepman

I'm doing a fairly big LED build for my new tank...but if you want to do some simple supplimentation then I would look at Modular LED for some options as they have kits that anyone could use...experience or not.

yeah I'm there haha, I'm mostly looking for moonlight, and some daylight for the "shimmer" but if I could do a good led set up for under 250 I would go straight led

MMAX · #3 11-22-2011, 02:56 AM

I did a straight LED retrofit into a Coralife hood through Modular. See the post in Martin's page. Cost me just over $200 for the parts, did the labour myself.

Nano · #4 11-22-2011, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MMAX

I did a straight LED retrofit into a Coralife hood through Modular. See the post in Martin's page. Cost me just over $200 for the parts, did the labour myself.

link? lol

MMAX · #5 11-22-2011, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by nanomano

link? lol

Go into Modular LED in the vendor forums, it's about the 8th post down.

Nano · #6 11-22-2011, 03:16 AM

guess you would need a fan to keep them cool though?

Nano · #7 11-22-2011, 03:38 AM

So I think thats what I may do, but I dont have a hood or canopy, these can sit on the glass can they? what If I were to make a sealed wooden canopy with fans? would this be too risky with a t5 sitting inside?