big diy multichip led lighting with realtime weather - Page 2

2clown · 06/20/2014, 05:01 PM

Question. Would that be the Arduino 2560 boards?

am.gee · 06/27/2014, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 2clown

Question. Would that be the Arduino 2560 boards?

yes, its an arduino mega 2560 but with an additional 16 channel 12 bit pwm board.

2clown · 06/28/2014, 07:13 PM

Thanks. I have been researching a new build. Your system is sick. How many pucks/LDD drivers can it control?

am.gee · 06/29/2014, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 2clown

Thanks. I have been researching a new build. Your system is sick. How many pucks/LDD drivers can it control?

28 channels or drivers currently, 12 by arduino and 16 by the 16 channel pwm shield.if i want more, i simply add another 16 channel board and change the display size in the code, thats all. i use network cables for signal transmission to the drivers.

am.gee · 07/29/2014, 12:00 PM

hi,
after a quick test of the new 20K 10 Watt LEDs i could not resist to order all missing parts to upgrade my lighting system (holy sh... they are bright....). today the first parts arrived and I just soldered the first few LDDs.... i will add 2 rows, each with 5 multichips. For the upgrade i dont use optics to get i wider spread of the light. so far... pictures are coming when i put it all together.

todddye · 07/30/2014, 11:23 AM

Are you replacing all of your current leds with the 20k 10w?

What model 20k are you using?

slief · 07/30/2014, 12:03 PM

Very impressive build and tank!

am.gee · 07/31/2014, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by todddye

Are you replacing all of your current leds with the 20k 10w?

What model 20k are you using?

hi,
no its an add-on

i add 2 profiles with 5 chips each to the long sides of the fixture.
btw. i call the add-on The Ambi-Light-Addon

am.gee · 07/31/2014, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by todddye

What model 20k are you using?

This is something that i do not know. I got them from a german reseller on ebay. All i know is that they are rated to be 20K.

am.gee · 07/31/2014, 12:06 PM

Today i put the chips on the profiles, glued the heatsinks and soldered the LDDs..

am.gee · 07/31/2014, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by slief

Very impressive build and tank!

thank you very much.

todddye · 07/31/2014, 04:27 PM

Looks great.

am.gee · 08/01/2014, 09:11 AM

Today I finished the addon...
here i did the wiring, where i lost one L-ovely D-iode D-river.... by short circuiting.
i always triple check the wiring, but i did not help.... No problem, I ordered a new one.

am.gee · 08/01/2014, 09:13 AM

then i installed it on the central star.....

am.gee · 08/01/2014, 09:24 AM

and finally put the star back on its place in the little universe of this tank... one LED is not working because of the fried driver. i will repair that next week.
Currently the LEDs are just connected with other nearby ones for the dimming. In the wintertime i will upgrade the fixture so that i can control them separately and implement some kind of ambient light algorithm you all know from some TVs..

I must say it was really neccessary to upgrade the lamp. With this new addon the overall brightness increased significantly and looks absolutly great!

am.gee · 08/01/2014, 03:41 PM

and now i can photograph the tank as before switching to leds, because now the lighting is bright enough.

am.gee · 08/01/2014, 03:49 PM

and one more

am.gee · 08/01/2014, 04:06 PM

and a before/ after shot...
first before the addon

and here after installation of the addon

am.gee · 08/01/2014, 04:35 PM

and a last before/ after shot

before

and after, i think the difference is obvious.

cichlidtx · 08/09/2014, 10:04 AM

Nice job on the light. I have to say your tank is awesome. Do you have a tank thread that explains your technique to grow phenomenal coral.

Kyuss · 08/09/2014, 05:29 PM

Wow how'd I miss this, the lighting and whole tank are amazing. Beautiful job all around.

emerald crab · 08/09/2014, 07:07 PM

The idea to use a the info from a weather station in a tropical area to run your lights is fantastic. One of the brightest ideas since the invention of the wheel.

am.gee · 08/10/2014, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Kyuss

Wow how'd I miss this, the lighting and whole tank are amazing. Beautiful job all around.

thank you very much

am.gee · 08/10/2014, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by emerald crab

The idea to use a the info from a weather station in a tropical area to run your lights is fantastic. One of the brightest ideas since the invention of the wheel.

I was wondering about that for a long time. I dont know why the big manufacturers dont implement that..

am.gee · 08/10/2014, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by cichlidtx

Nice job on the light. I have to say your tank is awesome. Do you have a tank thread that explains your technique to grow phenomenal coral.

Sorry, i have no tank thread. On the technical side the tank is really simple. Just an undersized skimmer, a calcium reactor and phoshpate filter, thats it.

07/29/2014, 12:00 PM	#30
am.gee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 100	hi, after a quick test of the new 20K 10 Watt LEDs i could not resist to order all missing parts to upgrade my lighting system (holy sh... they are bright....). today the first parts arrived and I just soldered the first few LDDs.... i will add 2 rows, each with 5 multichips. For the upgrade i dont use optics to get i wider spread of the light. so far... pictures are coming when i put it all together. __________________ Michael Current Tank Info: 520g sps dominated with giant diy led with real time weather

07/30/2014, 12:03 PM	#32
slief RC Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 14,173	Very impressive build and tank! __________________ Director Customer Support Royal Exclusiv USA For All Royal Exclusiv & Bubble King questions please refer to our Sponsor forum: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=745 Current Tank Info: 480G display mixed reef, 90G sump, 90G refugium, 60G display refugium. Check out my build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1783476

08/01/2014, 03:41 PM	#41
am.gee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 100	and now i can photograph the tank as before switching to leds, because now the lighting is bright enough. __________________ Michael Current Tank Info: 520g sps dominated with giant diy led with real time weather

08/01/2014, 03:49 PM	#42
am.gee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 100	and one more __________________ Michael Current Tank Info: 520g sps dominated with giant diy led with real time weather

08/01/2014, 04:06 PM	#43
am.gee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 100	and a before/ after shot... first before the addon and here after installation of the addon __________________ Michael Current Tank Info: 520g sps dominated with giant diy led with real time weather

06/20/2014, 05:01 PM	#26
2clown Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Hickory Hills, Illinois Posts: 65	Question. Would that be the Arduino 2560 boards?

06/28/2014, 07:13 PM	#28
2clown Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Hickory Hills, Illinois Posts: 65	Thanks. I have been researching a new build. Your system is sick. How many pucks/LDD drivers can it control?

07/30/2014, 11:23 AM	#31
todddye Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Stow Ohio Posts: 138	Are you replacing all of your current leds with the 20k 10w? What model 20k are you using?

07/31/2014, 04:27 PM	#37
todddye Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Stow Ohio Posts: 138	Looks great.

08/01/2014, 04:35 PM	#44
am.gee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Germany Posts: 100	and a last before/ after shot before and after, i think the difference is obvious. __________________ Michael Current Tank Info: 520g sps dominated with giant diy led with real time weather

08/09/2014, 10:04 AM	#45
cichlidtx Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 76	Nice job on the light. I have to say your tank is awesome. Do you have a tank thread that explains your technique to grow phenomenal coral.

08/09/2014, 05:29 PM	#46
Kyuss Megistered Rember Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 470	Wow how'd I miss this, the lighting and whole tank are amazing. Beautiful job all around.

08/09/2014, 07:07 PM	#47
emerald crab Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 131	The idea to use a the info from a weather station in a tropical area to run your lights is fantastic. One of the brightest ideas since the invention of the wheel.