Been looking and comparing led aquarium plant fixtures and they are obviously inflated in price!
So I've decided to just make my own, I can get a 48watt 10' roll of leds and buy some aluminum and go that route, but I stumbled across this recessed lighting meant for homes!
This light can sway once mounted 30° making adjusting easy!
Specs are:
6000k
80cri
500lm
12x 1watt leds
All Aluminum (non corrosive)
Driver included
120volts
So at 20$ per unit I was thinking 4-5 of these would be perfect! I would essentially buy a flat piece of oak wood -32"x16"- and cut 4.5-5" diameter holes where I want the lights mounted then making a sort of box with vent holes to avoid moisture, then attach the drivers possibly on the back of the tank for adequate cooling even though I have a high power fan blowing air into my canopy which will help the longevity of the leds. I've done a lot of DIY in this hobby so this doesn't seem to be a big challenge.
Was wondering for a high tech, injected co2 tank if this is sufficient light! Also the light specs seem ok to me and 48-60watts of led is pretty high powered so I will like mount a dimmer on the canopy to dial it in. Was thinking of possibly using a ramp timer or buy a similar 3500k fixture @ 7 Watts to come on before the mains to act as a sunrise and not shock my fish with 60watts of led at once.
If you guys with experience think these fixtures are suitable for plants then im going to give it a shot and document this build because leds them self aren't that expensive and I'm sick of seeing the ridiculous price for pre built planted led fixtures, almost paying 30-50% more just because of different led spectrum isn't cool..
A 100$ 60watt led fixture is almost 2x cheaper then those I see online meant for aquariums!
Thanks.
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Cheap way to decrease nitrates and keep your fish healthy: http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=504763
So I've decided to just make my own, I can get a 48watt 10' roll of leds and buy some aluminum and go that route, but I stumbled across this recessed lighting meant for homes!
This light can sway once mounted 30° making adjusting easy!
Specs are:
6000k
80cri
500lm
12x 1watt leds
All Aluminum (non corrosive)
Driver included
120volts
So at 20$ per unit I was thinking 4-5 of these would be perfect! I would essentially buy a flat piece of oak wood -32"x16"- and cut 4.5-5" diameter holes where I want the lights mounted then making a sort of box with vent holes to avoid moisture, then attach the drivers possibly on the back of the tank for adequate cooling even though I have a high power fan blowing air into my canopy which will help the longevity of the leds. I've done a lot of DIY in this hobby so this doesn't seem to be a big challenge.
Was wondering for a high tech, injected co2 tank if this is sufficient light! Also the light specs seem ok to me and 48-60watts of led is pretty high powered so I will like mount a dimmer on the canopy to dial it in. Was thinking of possibly using a ramp timer or buy a similar 3500k fixture @ 7 Watts to come on before the mains to act as a sunrise and not shock my fish with 60watts of led at once.
If you guys with experience think these fixtures are suitable for plants then im going to give it a shot and document this build because leds them self aren't that expensive and I'm sick of seeing the ridiculous price for pre built planted led fixtures, almost paying 30-50% more just because of different led spectrum isn't cool..
A 100$ 60watt led fixture is almost 2x cheaper then those I see online meant for aquariums!
Thanks.
×Go S. Vettel #1 Infiniti Redbull! 4x WDC!!! Congrats on another flawless title×
__________________________________________________________________
Cheap way to decrease nitrates and keep your fish healthy: http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=504763