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Old 12-27-2011, 09:53 PM
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Ok I am very new at this still and figured while taking a year to decide what kind of lighting upgrage Im going to build and it will be LED.

Where would I get the best help buying the correct LEDS( Best supplier) and all the goodies( heat sinks drivers ) to go with it for a complete build.
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There is a member on here who goes by the user name is "martinmcnally" He sells LED kits. His web site is www.modularled.ca
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Check out my LED build thread, all with Modular LED

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=80996
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Old 12-28-2011, 01:21 AM
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Cost wize is it woth building your own light system vs pre built ??




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Check out my LED build thread, all with Modular LED

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=80996
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I think it is...on my build I'm saving what I believe are thousands of dollars
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Cost wize is it woth building your own light system vs pre built ??
Definatley cost a helz of a lot less then buying manufactured fixture. I figured that any fixtures store bought for my 8'er would be any where from $4000 - $8000 for what I will be able to do with my back arse heatsinks.
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After looking at the kit cost there is no comparison in cost LED are cheap to build.

Any extras that came up unkowning ?
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With Modular LED there are no "surprise" you need this & this & this.........Martin does a bang up job making sure every thing is right, the 1st time.
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Nice to hear ! No scr_wing around shipping back and forth.

Thanx guys for all the help.



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Nice to hear ! No scr_wing around shipping back and forth.

Thanx guys for all the help.
Any time, e-mail Martin the size of your tank, give him an idea of what you would like & he will put a package together for you.
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