SRC Member Rxcp14 Posted October 5, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 5, 2011 Hmmm ok i was planning on those strips in sim lim for diy. Anyone has a take on that or experience to share for coral growth as compared to t5 lights? Comparision is 2bulbs t5 2ft fixture which is 48 watts for both bulbs added. If led strips are plausible, please advice on number of bulbs per metre and how many strips and the ratio of white : blue? Thanks all! Quote Fresh fishes and inverts! What's next? To the salty side of marine of course! "Never to part, lest jealous heaven stole our hearts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelTan Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Led strips are not advisable for coral growth, only for illumination purpose. The led strips is only about 3watt/meter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Rxcp14 Posted October 5, 2011 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 5, 2011 Led strips are not advisable for coral growth, only for illumination purpose. The led strips is only about 3watt/meter. Hmm some has used it sucessfully though... That's why im confused...:/ Any others? Quote Fresh fishes and inverts! What's next? To the salty side of marine of course! "Never to part, lest jealous heaven stole our hearts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Rxcp14 Posted October 5, 2011 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 5, 2011 Led strips are not advisable for coral growth, only for illumination purpose. The led strips is only about 3watt/meter. Hmm some has used it sucessfully though... That's why im confused...:/ Any others? Quote Fresh fishes and inverts! What's next? To the salty side of marine of course! "Never to part, lest jealous heaven stole our hearts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameshong Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Hmm some has used it sucessfully though... That's why im confused...:/ Any others? Hi Ezie, Mind telling me who has successfully using those LED strips from SimLim ? IMHO, those strips are to lite out the tank for viewing purposes which will not produce enough PAR to sustain any corals not to mention about coral growth ! If you want to DIY proper LED lighting, I would advice you to use CREE XPG or XPE 3W LED instead . You can refer to my DIYed LED thread here for more info... Quote Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. - Goethe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Rxcp14 Posted October 5, 2011 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 5, 2011 Hi Ezie, Mind telling me who has successfully using those LED strips from SimLim ? IMHO, those strips are to lite out the tank for viewing purposes which will not produce enough PAR to sustain any corals not to mention about coral growth ! If you want to DIY proper LED lighting, I would advice you to use CREE XPG or XPE 3W LED instead . You can refer to my DIYed LED thread here for more info... Hmmm thanks... which shop did u get the bulbs from? Do they do the wiring? Haha cause i got no experience in wiring and such... Quote Fresh fishes and inverts! What's next? To the salty side of marine of course! "Never to part, lest jealous heaven stole our hearts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted October 6, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hi Ezie, Mind telling me who has successfully using those LED strips from SimLim ? IMHO, those strips are to lite out the tank for viewing purposes which will not produce enough PAR to sustain any corals not to mention about coral growth ! If you want to DIY proper LED lighting, I would advice you to use CREE XPG or XPE 3W LED instead . You can refer to my DIYed LED thread here for more info... it will be great if there is some sort of LED diy package that include all the necessary components just like those little electronic proj for poly students can be a simple one e.g 4PW and 3RB ... so we can build our own light with the guide in the package and learn from there ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Rxcp14 Posted October 6, 2011 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2011 it will be great if there is some sort of LED diy package that include all the necessary components just like those little electronic proj for poly students can be a simple one e.g 4PW and 3RB ... so we can build our own light with the guide in the package and learn from there ... Yeaaa totally agree! Quote Fresh fishes and inverts! What's next? To the salty side of marine of course! "Never to part, lest jealous heaven stole our hearts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameshong Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 it will be great if there is some sort of LED diy package that include all the necessary components just like those little electronic proj for poly students can be a simple one e.g 4PW and 3RB ... so we can build our own light with the guide in the package and learn from there ... I have tried searching LED diy package since 3 years ago and even now, none of local shop selling it . Just bear in mind that DIY is very time consume and not cheap either if you want nice wrap up with Good quality LED and lens . I'm not here to discourage you guy but better think and plan properly before head in ! You best bet is to buy from oversea like RapidLED located at US if you wanted DIY kit but freight charge not cheap hor ! Quote Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. - Goethe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted October 6, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2011 i think is important to get familiar with the components first the different type of LED available out there and things like lens, type of power supply just like building a PC ... what cpu, motherboard, hdd, graphics card and etc so if I dont know there are 2 cpu manufacturers and the different cpu, which motherboard to get and from which vendor, correct ram to use .... how to diy ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted October 6, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2011 I have tried searching LED diy package since 3 years ago and even now, none of local shop selling it . Just bear in mind that DIY is very time consume and not cheap either if you want nice wrap up with Good quality LED and lens . I'm not here to discourage you guy but better think and plan properly before head in ! You best bet is to buy from oversea like RapidLED located at US if you wanted DIY kit but freight charge not cheap hor ! this rapidled not bad... how nice if we have a shop like that in SG http://www.rapidled.com/servlet/the-107/CREE-XP-dsh-G-R5-Cool/Detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted October 6, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2011 if i'm only keeping mushroom, yuma, star polyp and zoa... water depth is 30cm max, do I need Cree/len? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member finind Posted October 6, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2011 Bro jamesong can show a pic or describe how the star cree led is fitted on to the aluminum heatsink? snap on, solder on, tie or screw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameshong Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 if i'm only keeping mushroom, yuma, star polyp and zoa... water depth is 30cm max, do I need Cree/len? For 30cm depth, you can use 1w LED or 3w(w/o Len). Try to get proven LED likes Cree, SSC or Philips LED if you still want to DIY. FYI, i took some zoo, star polyp n mushrooms from my 3ft tank n dump it into the IQ5 since 2 week ago but none of them open under dymax Led lighting except mushroom. Even those mushrooms open widely but the colour seem dull compare to the one inside my 3ft tank. For my past experience, Yuma needs mid to high light to bring out the colour so dun buy it if you are using low watt led lighting! Sent from my iPad2 using Tapatalk Quote Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. - Goethe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherman Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Bro James is right. LED strip is for decorative and wardrobe light up. You can use to light up your tank for viewing purpose but they are just too weak and do not have enough PAR for plants and corals. If you are thinking of using LED to replace your present T5HO or MH then use reptuable LED from Cree,SSC,Philip or Osram. Also use 3 w or 5 w per LED for your light fixture. Any thing lower serve no purpose. Quote 6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08) 4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09) 5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm) 2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm) 5*2.5*2(LED only) Eheim return 1 * pump 1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil 2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40, 1X6085 Tunze wm, 1 CURVE 7 Skimmer 1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3 Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium 1 Full spectrum E27 led light 1 CR control by bubble count Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016 Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Rxcp14 Posted October 6, 2011 Author SRC Member Share Posted October 6, 2011 Bro James is right. LED strip is for decorative and wardrobe light up. You can use to light up your tank for viewing purpose but they are just too weak and do not have enough PAR for plants and corals. If you are thinking of using LED to replace your present T5HO or MH then use reptuable LED from Cree,SSC,Philip or Osram. Also use 3 w or 5 w per LED for your light fixture. Any thing lower serve no purpose. Thanks! Any advice on the number of bulbs to use if im planning on par 38 spotlights? Thanks! Oh yaa is par 30 viable? Quote Fresh fishes and inverts! What's next? To the salty side of marine of course! "Never to part, lest jealous heaven stole our hearts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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