any DIY LED builds?

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West1

West1

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have I missed any step by step builds?

Show off what you've come up with :naughty:
 
How diy are you trying to go? Diy led title only search popped up 4 pages from mild (using different application leds) to wild (heatsink and soldering and such)
 
I got a bunch of the LED Christmas lights but theirs not vary bright once you get them on the tank and they ended up taking up a lot of space. But I did see someone on YouTube that made a moon light by taking a hood light and using a dark blue window tint from a auto shop and pputting it under it. Simple but effective
 
Pharaoh said:
My whole fish room is DIY LED lighting.


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I tried to look it up, im guessing you posted on someone else's thread. Can you post the link?

I just did not see a diy led thread n I think we need a sticky since LED's seem to be the way lighting is going.
How to chose the best colors, equipment used, tools, etc...


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West1 said:
I tried to look it up, im guessing you posted on someone else's thread. Can you post the link?

I just did not see a diy led thread n I think we need a sticky since LED's seem to be the way lighting is going.
How to chose the best colors, equipment used, tools, etc...


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We could make a sticky, good idea.

My LEDs are in my fish room thread.
 
I made a completely DIY LED setup, and control it using a few transistors and an Arduino. It was very cost effective (the entire ~70 watt setup cost me around $80) but EXTREMELY time intensive. I built it about 3 years ago. Now there are a lot of kits and plug and play type setups that you can buy.

I personally use LEDs and other parts from LEDGroupBuy.com They have a good selection of reasonably priced stuff, and will give you a starting point.

Do not use christmas lights. They just don't produce very much light and are a PITA to mount.

If you're going to do something simple and cheap, then get some 12V white light ribbons, and a 12V power supply, and staple the light ribbon to the hood of your tank. Very simple and effective.
 
PhysicsDude said:
I made a completely DIY LED setup, and control it using a few transistors and an Arduino. It was very cost effective (the entire ~70 watt setup cost me around $80) but EXTREMELY time intensive. I built it about 3 years ago. Now there are a lot of kits and plug and play type setups that you can buy.

I personally use LEDs and other parts from LEDGroupBuy.com They have a good selection of reasonably priced stuff, and will give you a starting point.

Do not use christmas lights. They just don't produce very much light and are a PITA to mount.

If you're going to do something simple and cheap, then get some 12V white light ribbons, and a 12V power supply, and staple the light ribbon to the hood of your tank. Very simple and effective.
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Nice, thanks for your input. I'll check that link out.


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