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Right.Need cleaning every week

The latest algae harvest from the scrubber

The latest algae harvest from the scrubber

The strip LED without LENS when lightup

Ok.Thank You for your info Cheers

Aquabee is out due to headlost. So left with Eheim. Eheim what model you recomend? And what is the spec?

Oop I miss the 5 5 footer

Good News For all DIYers 1.Royal Blue LED stock is in 2. White U2/Royal Blue 3 LEDs strips is in 3. White U2/Royal Blue 6 LEDs strips is in 4. 6 LEDs current driver is in 5. M3 screws with plastic washer is in 6. M2 screws is in but 98 % taken Please arrange with me to collect your order I am home Today and Tomorrow Cheers

Bro, Lobang your thread. What return pump you will recomend for a footer? I have OR6500.Any other efficient return pump?

If you need to solder the 6 leds and connect them up to the constant current driver and DC adaptor yourself it is going to take at least half an hour. So the strip help you save a lot of time and trouble If your base is less then 18 inch remove the LENS. The LED strip will be shorted if water splash on it. You can just sit the whole strip on a perspec sheet or in a casing with perspec shield. Cheers

Waste all my effort. After mounting all the LED and wireup found I cannot mount all the LENs Use the wrong size mounting screws,M3 instead of M2 Have to dismantle all the LEDs and send for re drill and tap Lesson learn

Great. At least your investment is protected

If you run in parallel the total current of the driver is divide between all the parallel rungs. If one of the rung has problem,this same current of the driver is now divide between all the existing rung minus one. Hence the current through each rung now is higher . If this is uncheck or not notice in time, the higher current in each of the running rung now generate more heat. which if not check and exceed the optimium temperature of the LED will deteriorate or shorten the life of the LED. This process will continue if left uncheck till all the LED is overheated and burnt out. Unless you have proper protection circuit in place for each rung it is not advisable to run LED in parallel.

Another view of LEDs in casing

The 44 star LEDs mounted

But if you run in series.then the single circuit now is overcurrent.

Be careful as this driver is running parallel circuit.

Should be no problem .However better to take temperature reading of mounting plate after running for 2 hours.

I am waiting....

Bro, You know best with your DIY in process. Mine will be more then yours base on my estimate.......

It can varies anything from 300 watt to 450 watt. I think is about the same price as any of the reputable MH or T5 or MH/T5 combination........ But you are going to save in the long run on running cost and part replacement....

Spend the last few days clean up the tank and cabinet

The 5 footer I got

Get myself a 5 footer. So can display all the LED light set I have design to date. Shall I continue on this thread or start another new thread?

Well say. Bro James