DIY Moonlight - SMD LED Lighting - Low Profile - 210 Gallon

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I did a similar build for my nano reef and thought I would share :).


Supplies:

4 Colors 3 LED 5050 SMD Car DIY Flexible 12V Strip Light Waterproof in Blue - Ebay - $3

5.5mm 2.1mm Female Power DC Extension Cable Jack - $.46 - Ebay

Adapter Converter AC 100-240V DC 12V Power Supply US - $2.37 - Ebay

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Overall this only took about an hour to do the soldering and fit everything into the hood.

The LED strips

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They already have an adhesive strip on the back

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Wired them to the old 2-pin fan adapters

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I mounted one strip with my angle adjustable moonlight from my custom LED build.

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Originally I had this one on the fan, but I later moved it down to the heatsink.

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The female DC jack.

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I re-purposed the original power connector from the old PC lighting system to power the PCB board.

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Here is what it looked like first testing it.

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Installed with the hood lifted.

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FTS

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Colors popping.

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Here is a link to my BC14 LED retrofit if anybody is interested in that too.

BJBass Aquastyle LED BC14 Retrofit

Let me know if you have any questions! I will be more than happy to help.
 
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