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[Q] DIY LED STRIP


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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?

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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

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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?

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Maybe only good for chaeto

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 

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

3 to 5 watt is the way to go

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 

 nLekOfpYts.jpg
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