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katchupoy · 12/28/2010, 06:50 PM

Hello to all,

For months now, I have been wanting, reading, planning to phase out my current T5 setup to LED. Right now I have 4x39 watt and 2x54 watt.

I believe, I have reach to a point that Im going to make one for my 75 gallon tank. 48x18x18. I am not going to replace all my T5 all at once, but will be replacing them strip by strip, thus going for this "linear" approach instead of the traditional square/rectangular heatsinks.

I will try to make it as simple as possible and as clear as possible so that people who also want to make one for their tanks can follow what I did.

Disclaimer: This is my first LED build so I am no expert. Everything I know are all based on previous builds here in this forum.

Here are some of the references. If you are new and does not know anything about LED build but wanted to make one for yourself, then may I suggest to start reading....

a) DIY LEDs - The write-up - You can find the concise and summarized version of it on Page 200 of that thread, post #4994 by TheFishMan65
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...78127&page=200

b) Taqpol's Diy LED Build - Complete with PAR readings.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1826521

c) Santoki's LED Build - Also with PAR readings.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1761942

d) Widmer's ceiling mounted led build
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1784873

e) Soundwave's - original build before it became a monster.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1587273

and the last reference where I based my design from...

f) $100 DIY Cree LED Actinic Supplement 48" Strip - from 3reef.com
http://www.3reef.com/forums/i-made/1...rip-92290.html

So with all of that taken care of, lets move forward.

12/28/2010, 06:50 PM	#1
katchupoy Moved On Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 1,548	(Another) DIY LED Build - Linear Design Hello to all, For months now, I have been wanting, reading, planning to phase out my current T5 setup to LED. Right now I have 4x39 watt and 2x54 watt. I believe, I have reach to a point that Im going to make one for my 75 gallon tank. 48x18x18. I am not going to replace all my T5 all at once, but will be replacing them strip by strip, thus going for this "linear" approach instead of the traditional square/rectangular heatsinks. I will try to make it as simple as possible and as clear as possible so that people who also want to make one for their tanks can follow what I did. Disclaimer: This is my first LED build so I am no expert. Everything I know are all based on previous builds here in this forum. Here are some of the references. If you are new and does not know anything about LED build but wanted to make one for yourself, then may I suggest to start reading.... a) DIY LEDs - The write-up - You can find the concise and summarized version of it on Page 200 of that thread, post #4994 by TheFishMan65 http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...78127&page=200 b) Taqpol's Diy LED Build - Complete with PAR readings. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1826521 c) Santoki's LED Build - Also with PAR readings. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1761942 d) Widmer's ceiling mounted led build http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1784873 e) Soundwave's - original build before it became a monster. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1587273 and the last reference where I based my design from... f) $100 DIY Cree LED Actinic Supplement 48" Strip - from 3reef.com http://www.3reef.com/forums/i-made/1...rip-92290.html So with all of that taken care of, lets move forward.