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Grizz's DIY Heat sink & LED build / showing all colors
I put all this in my build tread for the 300 gal 8'er but thought I should do a DIYthread to make it easier to find.
I finally got a chance today to start building the heat sinks for this tank. I have decided to do 2 - 39" x 12" heat sinks both will have 136 LEDs but will have room for more. Got my main plates of 1/4" aluminum cut & 48 pieces of 1/8" x 1" aluminum flatbars as well. First 5 flatbar fins tacked on: Now 10: 15: 20: And finally the last 3: As you can see in the 2nd last pic I removed the very first flatbar fin, yes this was planned because I am going to wrap the whole out side of the 1/4" plate with some 1/4" x 2 1/2" flatbars.
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Feed the bear goodies, make a new friend, don't feed the bear............... 8' - 165gal Reef DIY LED's Build 2012 Nano Contest Winner Febuary 2013 POTM Winner 300 gal + 60 gal Complete DIY Build Last edited by The Grizz; 01-26-2012 at 03:02 AM. |
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I cut some 2 1/2" strips out of a small sheet of 1/4" aluminum on my tablesaw, then cut a notch into them for my 1/8" clear acrylic cover.
Added a 1/4" x 2" strip across the front but have to add something below the groove to hold the acrylic flat. LED side: Fan side:
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Added a couple pieces of 1/2" square tube to mount the fans onto the heat sinks.
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Feed the bear goodies, make a new friend, don't feed the bear............... 8' - 165gal Reef DIY LED's Build 2012 Nano Contest Winner Febuary 2013 POTM Winner 300 gal + 60 gal Complete DIY Build Last edited by The Grizz; 01-26-2012 at 03:21 AM. |
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Laid out all the LED boards from Modular LED for one heat sink and came up with this so far.
LED legend CW - XP-E Cool White CW HEW - XP-E Cool White High Efficiency NW HEW - XP-E Neutral White High Efficiency HN - XP-G Cool White ( used for high noon kit ) RB - XP-E Royal Blue B - XP-E Blue G - XP-E Green R - XP-E Red
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Feed the bear goodies, make a new friend, don't feed the bear............... 8' - 165gal Reef DIY LED's Build 2012 Nano Contest Winner Febuary 2013 POTM Winner 300 gal + 60 gal Complete DIY Build Last edited by The Grizz; 12-13-2011 at 03:49 AM. |
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Are those tig welds because it's aluminium and whatnot?
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No tony not TIG welds, I have an aluminum spool gun for this type of work. It's easier to tack with the spool gun vursus needing to use 2 hands for the TIG.
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excellent. just great. this is LED deliciousness
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Really looking forward to seeing these LEDs on your tank |
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I am think of adding a 3rd fan to each heat sink but even with just 2 you can feel the air flow at both ends of it.
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Feed the bear goodies, make a new friend, don't feed the bear............... 8' - 165gal Reef DIY LED's Build 2012 Nano Contest Winner Febuary 2013 POTM Winner 300 gal + 60 gal Complete DIY Build |