[Q] DIY LED STRIP

[Davian Pepper]

Thinking of doing a LED for my pico tank. Most of the commercial type are quite ugly with ugly clips.

Idea is to mount LED strip on a thin plate of aluminum and thats all.

Hoping to get some simple LED strip from simlim.

What kind of LED to get? The higher walts the better? Mixing blue and pink and white LED, what specific color to get for the white, i know there is cool, warm, etc

Any advise bros?

[shaohao85]

Wat do u intend to keep in ur pico tank? Corals or fish only?

[Davian Pepper]

Wat do u intend to keep in ur pico tank? Corals or fish only?

Sorry bro forgot to mention.

My set up is as below:

10L Fluval Spec 3

1.5kg Liverock

2palm size Zoas

1palm size Star Polyp

1palm size anemone after inflated

2clownfish.

1doc shrimp

I thinking to get spa frag maybe 2-3" a 2nos to 3nos

[shaohao85]

Maybe u can look into full spectrum par38 .. White .. blue .. green .. uv .. pink/red

I doubt LED strips are powerful enough as most come in 1w per bulb .. and u can't have a mix of colors in 1 strip.

[Davian Pepper]

Maybe u can look into full spectrum par38 .. White .. blue .. green .. uv .. pink/red

I doubt LED strips are powerful enough as most come in 1w per bulb .. and u can't have a mix of colors in 1 strip.

I almost bought a par but way to big, the par with stand is bigger than my 10L tank.

I thinking of having 4strip approx 40led for my 10L. Enough?

[shaohao85]

Get dymax astro light holder for par38 bulbs .. clip on the side of tank .. nice and simple to use ..

U wan u can try .. I never use led strips before .. doubt it can reach full spectrum :x

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

Thinking of buying par38 and lamp holder Frm

Aliexpress...

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[shaohao85]

Do keep in mind tat u are looking for 36w par38 .. alot of sellers offering only 12w par38 full specturm.

[Daniel Poh Yang Zheng]

Is the 18w one Okie?

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[sherman]

Maybe only good for chaeto

[Davian Pepper]

Thanks bro for all the help. Usually how many blues and white is the best? I dont want the "silly blue" kind.

[Spencer Lim]

you can diy with cree led or ither high spectrum led.led par38 effectively is similar, just that the Leds are all circuited together.

[Spencer Lim]

Go online, get a heatsink, controller and the correct bulbs and you are good to go. remember to check polarity during soldering. Some brand do iffer solderless bulb but at a premium cost.

[alberted]

Bro Diy using 3W or if you need more power 15W LED. if you need help maybe i can help haha(this my business)

Edited December 20, 2015 by alberted

[sherman]

15 w led. even use in 2ft depth tank will cook your clam. 

3 to 5 watt is the way to go