DIY LED's for 120g

crussett · #1 05-01-2012, 04:05 AM

Hello,

After having lots of problems with my MH/T5 fixture I'm thinking of switching to a DIY LED setup. What would be recommended for a tank that is 48"x24"x24"? I have SPS at about 12" and up and LPS and softies at 12" and lower. I looked at the 4' package, but it says it's recommended for tanks 18" to 20".

I was also wondering if anyone had recommendations for building a fixture around these DIY LED's.

Thanks!

martinmcnally · #2 05-01-2012, 06:06 AM

Hey if you PM me your email address I will send you some information and the exact numbers of LEDs you would need its going to be very similar to the 4 foot kit however it might workout better running inventronics drivers rather than meanwells.

ponokareefer · #3 05-01-2012, 12:48 PM

Here's a link to what I did on my 125 gallon tank with these LED's.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=80649

JetJumper · #4 05-01-2012, 01:16 PM

Here is what I did for my 120G

4x 36 3w Bulb fixtures with 2:1 ratio of Royal Blues to White
6 Meanwells in total driving 144 LED's all dimmable with my Reefkeeper.

ponokareefer · #5 05-01-2012, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ponokareefer

Here's a link to what I did on my 125 gallon tank with these LED's.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=80649

You could switch out the one non-dimming driver I used to a larger inventronics driver and get a few extra LED boards that are dimmable as well. If you have SPS, I'd probably go with an Invetronics 50W and you'd get 6 more LED boards(12 more LED's). If you want a lot of power, you could get the 75W driver instead and get 11 more LED boards(22 more LED`s) and have a tonne of light.