Poseidon's NEW Adventure!

[Poseidon]

Thanks Chuck!

Those pictures are with only the LED's, the halide wasn't on. With the halide on, I got just a tad bit more blue, which is exactly what I wanted.

When the halide is off, POP!

I am a bit blown away by how bright those 4 emitters are, I am going to have to get a PAR meter from the club, as I am sure these are pumping out some serious light.

[MizTanks]

@Poseidon ,
12w!! Wow!! Why so much wattage?

[Poseidon]

In order for me to see the difference in color with the halide, I would need to have a lot of 3W, or just these 4 12W LED's. In lumens produced these Luxeons or the equivlent of 18 Cree 3W LEDs.

The cost was pretty cheap too:
$2.95 for the CLG power supply. ($10 promo from PayPal.)
$60 for the LED's and reflectors.
$23 for the LDD's and the printed circuit board.
$20 for the heatsink

Plus having it fit perfectly on my halide! WOOT!

[Poseidon]

Well here it is all finished up, and hung. :D


This is from the rear right corner of the tank, so you can see the wiring.


From the front of the tank pointing up.


From the front of the tank, back about 6 feet. I have fixed the lean to the left already.


This is the last area that needs clean up. I know there are bare wires here, I am trying to decide what to use for a PWM dimmer, potentially it could be something really simple like the AC-RC dial that I mentioned earlier, or it could be a full blown LED controller like the Storm by Coralux. I am also considering the 0-10v adapter for my reef keeper, with an adapter made by O2Surplus over on RC, but that is actually the most expensive option, and it gives me only 2 channels of control, where the Storm gives 6. With the power supply I have, I can add several more LED's to the mix very easy, maybe some near UV LED's would be a good option, I have room for 4 more. :D

[MizTanks]

That is sweet as he$$!! Looks very professional Great job!

[binford4000]

UV would be my choice for sure!! Get a little more pop and it's for coloring up the sticks. Win win. Nicely done by the way. Looks very clean! Any chance of a picture with everything on ?

[Poseidon]

That is sweet as he$$!! Looks very professional Great job!

Thanks!

UV would be my choice for sure!! Get a little more pop and it's for coloring up the sticks. Win win. Nicely done by the way. Looks very clean! Any chance of a picture with everything on ?

Thanks Chuck! I am thinking that adding UV can only be a good thing, but that will be a project for another day.

Here is a short series of pictures:
LED only:


Halide Only:


Halide + LED:

I sure like this last one, it is exactly what I was looking for.

[Poseidon]

And a couple more, that extension cord is short term, until I figure out the controller.

[binford4000]

Wow that's a nice mix ! Perfect amount of blue in my opinion. Looks sweet

[tcp316]

Very nice. You are very handy. Love it.