Arofanatics Fish Talk Forums  

Go Back   Arofanatics Fish Talk Forums > General Aquatic Forums > Planted Tanks & Aquascaping Forum > Aquascapers Equipment, DIY and Hardware

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 30-11-2013, 02:00 AM   #1
nefish
Dragon
 
nefish's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,430
Default Converting to Led?Who would want to try this?



10w, 20w, 30 w 50w with 10,000k, 20,000k lumens
High grow led for plant & fish tank



Est abt $100 with led and driver for 3x10w 20,000k shipping included
Exclude workmanship, DIY

YouTube Video
ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.


will need to find housing(maybe fm our spoilted lightings)
PC cooling fans and heat shrinks

Will only try when i find n gather all the materials above.
nefish is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-03-2014, 12:28 AM   #2
edwin14
Arofanatic
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 60
Default

This looks interesting. Pls keep us updated if any more progress on this.

I'm also interested buy not too sure If I can DIY led.
edwin14 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-09-2014, 03:43 PM   #3
burntrubber
Dragon
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 714
Default

Has anyone tried this? 10W Floodlights. They claim the white color is 6000K. Quite cheap. Tempted to try. Recently converted my 6X2X2.5 to planted but still running on 5ft T5 54WX4. The big plants cannot jalan .

http://www.ledlightsg.com/product/10...ed-flood-light
burntrubber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2014, 08:08 PM   #4
AlvinLeong
Dragon
 
AlvinLeong's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,759
Default

Need to check on the quality of the product.

What kind of setup you are using? Hood?
AlvinLeong is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2014, 08:35 PM   #5
shark
Dragon
 
shark's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,437
Default

u need to take very caution on the heating issue, is the heat dissipation is not done properly, the LED will burn out very fast.
shark is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-09-2014, 09:19 PM   #6
AlvinLeong
Dragon
 
AlvinLeong's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,759
Default

LED lighting main problem is the driver. Quality of the driver is very important. And at that price, you might want to consider again.
AlvinLeong is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2014, 09:52 AM   #7
burntrubber
Dragon
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 714
Default

I was thinking to make a frame to mount a few of these lights.
Open top tank, top wooden frame with no cover
Not sure about heating issue, this is actually an outdoor fixture. I've seen it at some lighting shops and hardware stores.
So no one has tried this?
burntrubber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-09-2014, 03:30 PM   #8
AlvinLeong
Dragon
 
AlvinLeong's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,759
Default

You can build a stainless steel frame to mount the floodlight directly over the tank/FGT.

Make sure the floodlight you are getting is IP65 of good quality. I have seen floodlight with IP65 with water in it, the LED chip and driver are gone case.

A 30W floodlight should be sufficient since you are using it at about 2-3m height. It is about >3000 lm and >200lx at 120 degree angle.
AlvinLeong is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-09-2014, 10:51 AM   #9
burntrubber
Dragon
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 714
Default

burntrubber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-09-2014, 11:00 AM   #10
burntrubber
Dragon
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 714
Default

I bought the 30W floodlights from Choo Chiang Marketing. Not happy with the ugly PVC pipe frame and wiring (My handiwork). $20 down the drain.

Noticed no reflection as compared to T5, a little worried for the shaded plants. love the ripple effect.

Will be looking out for aluminium bars to diy a frame again. Stay tuned for MK II and how the plants fair!
burntrubber is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +9. The time now is 10:04 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright © 2000-2008 Arofanatics.com (Since 30th August 2000)