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nope the tank is not level. the room itself is not level.. why do you ask? lol

anyway to anyone who is wondering, I've moved the tank to the right and now the light coverage for the left side of the tank is much better.

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Hi, I may not be a LED guru, but, I'm pretty much a technical guy. Firstly, I'd like to sincerely apologise if I offend the Treadstarter or put a damper on ur parade... But it seems to me that this 20

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need help from LED gurus!

my blue string just went out. I turned all the lights off and turned it on again. The white would light up while the blue would (dimly) flash on and off fading in intensity until it goes out. Whats wrong?

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You may check on the driver....

It looks like the supply too high...the lED is going into protection mode...

Tank : 3 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup end Feb 2014 ) --> 4 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup early Nov 2016 )
Skimmer : Bubble Magus NAC6 --> Bubble Magus Curve 7
Return pump : Jebao 10000l/h ( down in 17th December 2014 ) --> Jebao DC-12000 ( 19th December 2014 )
Compressor drop-in coil
Wavemaker : Tunze 6105 x 1
Lights : Modular based DIY LED light x 4

Chaeto in the sump

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The LEDs are fine...

Is just that the voltage output from the driver is too high.

Can you measure the vout?

Are there any LEDs which seems brightness not similar or any shorted wire?

Tank : 3 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup end Feb 2014 ) --> 4 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup early Nov 2016 )
Skimmer : Bubble Magus NAC6 --> Bubble Magus Curve 7
Return pump : Jebao 10000l/h ( down in 17th December 2014 ) --> Jebao DC-12000 ( 19th December 2014 )
Compressor drop-in coil
Wavemaker : Tunze 6105 x 1
Lights : Modular based DIY LED light x 4

Chaeto in the sump

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its your driver issue ....

used to have this driver but after 1 or 2 months problem came...

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The voltage measure should be the same as the stated on the driver...

If the voltage is not, probably there is a short or the current is to high...

Measuring current is not so straight forward...

Are they connected to the same driver?

How many driver you have..?

You may tried to swap the driver and see how it goes...

Tank : 3 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup end Feb 2014 ) --> 4 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup early Nov 2016 )
Skimmer : Bubble Magus NAC6 --> Bubble Magus Curve 7
Return pump : Jebao 10000l/h ( down in 17th December 2014 ) --> Jebao DC-12000 ( 19th December 2014 )
Compressor drop-in coil
Wavemaker : Tunze 6105 x 1
Lights : Modular based DIY LED light x 4

Chaeto in the sump

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Nope they're controlled with 2 separate drivers.

I've got 2 drivers.. one for white one for blue.

Measure directly using the 2 wires leading out from the driver?

Ok I'll do that tomorrow (some soldering involved).

thanks so much for your help :cheers:

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Try to swap the driver for testing.

If both driver has the same issue, then mostly likely is the LEDs issue...

If the driver swap to the white string LEDs also have same issue, then is the driver issue.

Tank : 3 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup end Feb 2014 ) --> 4 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup early Nov 2016 )
Skimmer : Bubble Magus NAC6 --> Bubble Magus Curve 7
Return pump : Jebao 10000l/h ( down in 17th December 2014 ) --> Jebao DC-12000 ( 19th December 2014 )
Compressor drop-in coil
Wavemaker : Tunze 6105 x 1
Lights : Modular based DIY LED light x 4

Chaeto in the sump

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Hard to said...

Seems something is not right as the swap driver seems working fine on your white LEDs..

Tank : 3 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup end Feb 2014 ) --> 4 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup early Nov 2016 )
Skimmer : Bubble Magus NAC6 --> Bubble Magus Curve 7
Return pump : Jebao 10000l/h ( down in 17th December 2014 ) --> Jebao DC-12000 ( 19th December 2014 )
Compressor drop-in coil
Wavemaker : Tunze 6105 x 1
Lights : Modular based DIY LED light x 4

Chaeto in the sump

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Sim Lim would have it...

Cant recalled which level...

Tank : 3 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup end Feb 2014 ) --> 4 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup early Nov 2016 )
Skimmer : Bubble Magus NAC6 --> Bubble Magus Curve 7
Return pump : Jebao 10000l/h ( down in 17th December 2014 ) --> Jebao DC-12000 ( 19th December 2014 )
Compressor drop-in coil
Wavemaker : Tunze 6105 x 1
Lights : Modular based DIY LED light x 4

Chaeto in the sump

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I'm not sure about the drivers, but for 3 watt LEDS there is a store in the basement.

1 watt LEDs cost $5 each (no blue). I didn't ask for the price of the 3 watt LEDs after that.. didn't see blue too.

I saw 4 watt LEDs at ikea for around 15 but they come at 2700 kelvins

cheers

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can anyone point us where to buy the driver and 3w led in sim lim tower? i want to try doing this project by buying the parts locally :)

can try but i believe it will cost more than what is in the website. what ever in sim lim could possibly been mark up..

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emailed Ray, he's replacing the dud driver :score:

Do consider buying the components separately though, the shipping costs quite a bit. It might be worth a shot sourcing for a heatsink (heavy) and maybe the driver locally. From what I read on another reefing forum and from my personal experience, Ray is responsive and it might pay off to do some math first.

cheers,

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hi bros, do you guys think the LED driver needs to be mounted on the heatsink? Right now I put the drivers inside the sump cabinet because I am scared the thing falls into the tank :poster_oops:. It is quite warm when touched.

Btw, how you guys mount the driver on the heatsink properly?

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