Rickets Reef: DIY LED Light Fixture Pt. 2

[fadifanous]

I was checking the rapid led website and the XP-G led's that they have are only listed at 5 - 8.3 Kelvin rating. Are these the ones you used and are they as white as a 10k would be?

[prashanth2]

This might silly but then, does the current specs of the driver depend on the total combined watts of the LEDs..? Say I use 10 3W leds, then do I get a driver for 30 Watts?

[dotrix411]

Would have been a good video if there was more info. What sequence you put the lights and what position for positive and neg. etc This video showed nothing but how to glue something.

[MrGavilan81]

for the price you can get one made and cheaper

digiskey.com they gat led for .89 cents  and their wide view is more then 75

[Dtgoynes]

How many of which fans did you buy?

[319PurpleHaze]

bro these dimmable drivers r automatic or manual ????

[Arteolike]

@319PurpleHaze All manual dimming controls, they may be connected to a RapidLED daylight control timer or an Apex system.

[319PurpleHaze]

thank you for replying, one more ques bro, these 3W LED white and blue  , are these chip LED or blub LED?????

[1mkwiet]

@319PurpleHaze chip I think. check them out at rapidled.com

[1Filmproducer]

@1mkwiet how much did this cost you?

[319PurpleHaze]

white LED is 3w ??? and blue????

[1mkwiet]

@319PurpleHaze 3w

[KimLegend93]

What type led should i use? can i use 10mm white led 20000mcd???

[teddybearssuck]

If I buy heat sinks that are pre-drilled how would I put on the l.e.d's?

[1mkwiet]

@teddybearssuck yup

[Arteolike]

@teddybearssuck With the provided screws.

[jcommerce]

4:15 "Alright...uhh....woot" LOL

[DiepBlueC]

These "how to" vids are great. It helps those of us on the fence get up the stones to try the DIY route ourselves. Very nice job!

[tmoamg]

you could just rill the led out if it burns out

[animalmastermtd]

Lookin Good!

[FallensReef]

awesome cant wait for more vids :)

[gprime22]

GUYS WE NEED TO GET AN INTERVENTION TOGETHER FOR 1mkwiet! lulz. cool vids bud keep em coming.

[gprime22]

also how much did everything cost since you're doing it all DIY, what's the cost difference between buying an LED fixture and a DIY one? is it going to be adequate lighting for all your SPS corals?

[Arteolike]

@gprime22 I don't want to replace my comments with 1mkwiet, just given him a boost ;) From watching all these videos and researching LED's I would think he spent $600-$700 USD on this fixture. A commercial fixture of the same light output and dimming options could be well in the $2,000 -$3,000 range.

[gig603]

thanks!



[ryjack26]

thanks for taking the time to make these videos