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It took me 3 hours to tap water fill only the 10 footer testing for leakage and added a pump for wave play WoW I love it :biggrin: it is like a kid splashing water around :lol: still excited and took few pictures as I will post tomorrow...
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Maybe its time for an update as some have been asking me at the warehouse and texting no sure why nothing online,...here it goes
Just ordered the lights and decided to go with what I have been testing for the past couple years and really love the look and the coral growth. Getting 10 of 100w led to start and could add more if needed going on a sliding rail over the tank. 6 X 100W 445nm royal blue 4 X 100W 40/60 hybrid I will post photos and a build as soon as they arrive. Now only placing 2 X WP60 as the waves are crazy thinking of adding couple more. Went to the warehouse and picked few pieces of Pukani, Tonga Shelf and Tonga Branch I say roughly 800lbs.Sorry no individual photos byt will have a video up tonight as the rock is cycling in a new saltwater mix with about 100 lbs of already cycled rock in my old system. I used maybe 2 lbs of FijiCrete for some of the rock work to make it that much sturdy. Still waiting on 3 sumps for curing then install...:biggrin: |
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: Press on me a little video of the 10 foot setup Do rate it and tell me what you think...as it will be a push for me to do more :biggrin: |
What are the fish that are going into your tank?
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I love the setup. Good rockwork!
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i like how the rock on the left hides your wp60. some neat little spots with depth in there.
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Thinking 5 yellow tangs or a school of pyramid butterfly. One regal that I had for 5 hears Tons of colourful anthias Sailffin had for 3 years Peppermind hog fish had for 2 years Sohal tang had for 1 year 3 other tangs I had for 2 years cannot remember name now:biggrin: This tank is gonna be loaded with colors from fish to coral...that's the plan anyways. |
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Lavender tang Sailfin tang naso tang pyramid buttefly peppermint hogfish regal tang matted filefish bluelined rabbitfish flame angel yellowtail damsel just to name a few of your current fish. :P |
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Oh yeh all those too. .thanks Matt stating the obvious that I am bad with names:biggrin: This list will only grow as the tank matures |
Holy auto correct from my phone...:biggrin: thanks Denny for telling to reread my earlier post.
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Well in the mean while I should build my lights.. |
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Both power heads are hidden by rocks and with easy access from both sides of the tank. There will be no equipment showing at all in my display system. AS for the depth I love it as it gives the 3D look with the rock work being as some are taller in the front and will be filled with corals throughout and some spots need to angle look at it.. |
I am still working on my DIY skimmer but here is what I got so far its exsactly 40" tall with a 16" base wide...after modding it yesterday its pulling wakky brownies :biggrin:
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Holy Batman. That thing is huge. How did you balance the water with the air input or were you just playing with it for hours.
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i like how you put the white led above it to make it shine. |
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I just got the heatsinks for the DIY 100w LEDs
Here a quick photo Top view showing the fan https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-e...317_192920.jpg Copper plate LED mounting side https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J...317_192938.jpg Side view showing the grill sizes https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-a...317_192953.jpg |
Dude that's nuts u'll need sun tan lotion just to look at ur tank lol.
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Well I just received my LEDs and drivers not expected that early at all thinking couple more week...well I might start the array build this week end ...I took few photos of the LEDs, drivers, and heat sinks with the fans.I will have better shots in the next couple days. And tomorrow my dry rock would have been 10 days running in the tank...water testing time tomorrow and will post the results. You should be able to see the lenses yes they are still in the wrappers. LEDs 6 X 445nm and 4 X hybrids 10 dimmable drivers 10 copper as I know better than aluminum I tested in the past. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--...24-Ut/2014+-+1 https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--...24-Ut/2014+-+3 https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--...24-Ut/2014+-+4 https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-G...24-Ut/2014+-+2 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--...24-Ut/2014+-+1 |
Last night I was suppose to get some water tested but that didn't go so well especially when all the LEDs sitting there in front of me :biggrin: staring at me...
well didn't take long to decide to put one emitter together and test it...love it and for having all 10 over my tank, I think it's going to be plenty...yes I know photos ...they are coming...I will take specific photos of the LED building today as I plan on building 6 arrays. plus I need to get water tested today ...will keep you posted.. by the way I moved my clown fish into the tank a couple days ago and he is loving but seems lost between all that rock in the tank.I think I will move couple more fish tonight. |
Prove it :)
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too busy yesterday and today but I am still going to show you...:biggrin: |
Here is what I accomplished late last night...
Drilling the holes needed on the LED emitters and the heatsink then placing the LEDs on then the lenses goes on.. Placing scotch tape on the face of the LEDs keeping the emitters from finger marks and dust as I learned i n the past how to kill the LEDs https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-V...08-no/2014+-+1 Not sure why the lighter was in that picture:biggrin: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-N...06-no/2014+-+4 On to drilling 2 holes in each LED using a press drill https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R...08-no/2014+-+3 Now placing the LED on the heatsink to mark for drilling into the heatsink. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-K...08-no/2014+-+2 Now marking it https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-D...08-no/2014+-+1 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-G...08-no/2014+-+4 Into the drill press...was painful and frustrating doing all those heatsinks one at a time but had to finish https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5...08-no/2014+-+3 And voila https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z...08-no/2014+-+2 Chine clean the heat sinks and the back of the LEDs for assembly... https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-G...08-no/2014+-+4 Excuse me as I cannot remenber the name of this electronic piece ...I will just call it temperature set breaker for now,its purpose is to break the circuit between the driver and the LED to save it as if by any chance the fan on the heatsink fails.Hope that made sense.. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M...08-no/2014+-+3 The above part will be soldered to the + side of the LED. below is the soldered - side of the LED https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-M...08-no/2014+-+2 There you see it soldered to the + LED side with the shrink tape waiting to slip through https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-N...08-no/2014+-+1 I left out some micro detailed information if anyone is interested please let me know and I will be happy to get into specific details... Tonight I will glue the lenses on and put the fans in place and possibly wire some of the LEDs and test over the tank.. |
Lookin good!!!
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LED build looks nice so far. Heads up on the copper though, while it's thermal conductivity is better it's capacity is lower so more dependent on fans for convection. However the reason you'll never seen copper heatsinks for aquarium LED fixtures is because unlike aluminium it oxidizes quite rapidly with a little humidity, especially with salt. So blowing air from around your tank will quickly cause the surface to oxidize and make the heat sinks less efficient.
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I second this , copper and silver are the best conductors. But they corrode ever quickly .
That's why there always sealed away in wires . Aluminum is usually used becuse it disperses the heat effected zone evenly threw out its surface area . Would the corrosion get into the aquarium ? I don't have the answer to that [UQUOTE=sphelps;888030]LED build looks nice so far. Heads up on the copper though, while it's thermal conductivity is better it's capacity is lower so more dependent on fans for convection. However the reason you'll never seen copper heatsinks for aquarium LED fixtures is because unlike aluminium it oxidizes quite rapidly with a little humidity, especially with salt. So blowing air from around your tank will quickly cause the surface to oxidize and make the heat sinks less efficient.[/quote] |
Yes copper thermal conductivity is best for what I am building.In the past 2 year been running same setup over my frag system but kept the heat sinks running 24/7 without having any corrosion issues and keeping in mind the arrays will be about 2feet over the water line...
I guess I will have to play around with it and see but like above from past experience the only maintenance I had to do is take the the heatsinks down 2wice a year and blow the dust buildup. A question for all as I cannot remember (my memory is not serving me well these days.lol.) Does a higher gauge wires than required from the LEDs to the drivers is any issues? |
Wow I cannot believe its been a month since I updated my build...
This is how far I got. all electrical work,plumbing is finished to the tanks and the fish room. Water,rocks,few corals and some fish happy in their new home. Light I love the clean look I have and the room above the tank as the light are way over the tank with plenty to reach a depth of 31" with no issues. Now I am stuck with either doing drywall or wood or maybe mosaic tiles as the entire facing of the wall to the aquarium? I need to come up with an answer in the next couple days as I plan on finishing by the weekend:biggrin: Oh ye I will post some photos and a video of what I have so far...too late in the evening I guess I will wait till tomorrow |
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that aquascape looks really cool
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Some random picture as I been too busy for updating.
Cut out channels for holding the LED emitters https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Z...323_171213.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/HE...w=w567-h756-no https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-L...323_172123.jpg Emitter with the lens on the heatsink and part of the holding unit https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-P...323_172308.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-X...323_172437.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-x...323_174533.jpg A little hazy photo but you could see what I did with the above cutouts https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-c...323_175217.jpg |
Are you making a really expensive fish/coral chowder.
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The sumps and RO holding before the drive to the house
The 1st taller sump as you could see the cutout on the right side for the water flow to the second sump Oh ye never-mind Matt eating his lunch in the background :biggrin: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4...323_223623.jpg Another angle https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-t...323_223612.jpg The tray to be glowed when all sumps in-place https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3...323_223647.jpg This is the second sump section where my return and more rocks will be https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6...323_223633.jpg |
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No chowder yes very powerful to reach 32" deep and never have to upgrade for a long time. I love them as I will be taking some photos and a video of them over my tank. |
Some random picture I have in my tank
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R...329_135759.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W...329_135901.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2...329_135712.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R...329_135908.jpg Some rubble for the 1st sump one of 5 boxes https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-P...330_195312.jpg |
Some really messed up pictures before the walls went up.
you can see the main tank with 2 sumps and of course the 10 LEDs lights are on 10% https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Y...421_222555.jpg Random photos of the rocks in the tank https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-q...421_223129.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-v...421_225846.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-v...421_225846.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Y...421_222544.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-H...421_223056.jpg |
red much lol
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not much just a couple photos..lol..crappy phone camera and crazy lighting never mix well..hopefully next set of pictures will turn out better. |
A quick you-tube video I had saved a little while ago
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-J...o/click-me.png |
Very cool Eli!
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