DIY LED Reef Aquarium Light - Part 1

Project Info:

100W/6500K LED project to replace 250W MH Reef Aquarium Light.
Pieces:
LED: Dealextreme http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.42806
Driver: Dealextreme http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.47306
Heatsink Grease: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.9339
Heatsink: HeatsinkUSA http://www.heatsinkusa.com/storename/heatsinkusa/dept/263910/ItemDetail-10502...

Project Benefit:
100W LED lasts 10 years compared to 6 Months for a good quality MH Lamp.
This LED "Appears" as bright as my old 250W MH (which used 285W each)
Between bulb replacement and electrical savings, this should save $520/year.
Not to mention that LEDs DO create heat, but nothing like MH lamps.
I was able to turn off my 1/4hp chiller with no overrun!!


Notes:
When it comes to reefkeeping "Bright" is not necessarily "Right" - color temp is very important.
Time will tell if this setup works as well as I think it will.
It looks Great - and I love the shimmer!

My Aquarium page: http://www.guarriello.net/aquarium.htm
Although I last updated this page in 2002 there are some pretty good DIY projects
Maybe I'll get around to updating soon - but YouTube is so much easier!

Pre-assembled Units:
I'm considering selling a pre-assembled unit for hood retrofit. This would be a unit that is protected in a water-tight enclosure with a clear lid and thermal switch to protect the LED. The heatsink would be on the outside and it would have to be mounted in a hood with a cooling fan. I would provide it with a US 120V power cord and mounting hardware. Cost would be around $250. If anyone is interested, please post below.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• LED
• Aquarium
• Light
• Marine
• Metal Halide
• DIY
• Reef
• Coral
• Fish tank

[johnny2086]

Awesome I have a video on a 6W light I made for my 10 gallon. check it out tell me what you think. I might change it to a different LED style with a higher voltage supply in series. more work but way better with power consumption.

[tcfagley]

Can you make a video on how your tanks been doing with the LEDs

[rosco336]

hey how are you i was thinking on doing your setup i was wondering how your tank is doing now that you have been running them for awhile...

thinks

[MFReptiles]

nice aquascaping holy shizznit dude..

[ravi197699]

what kind of automatic system you have that does not require you to do anything . and how is your tank doing with these lights and do you have any optic on the light i was thinking of making 50w pendents and total 5 of them 3 white and 2 blues and hang on top of the tank. thank you