LED kits? anyone got some good reads?

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Milad

ya i saw that, what about all these china fixtures?
http://greenstar88.en.made-in-china....L-A-150W-.html
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/31...ium_in_3w.html

Find a place you can actually order those from first and then ask for opinions on them. Some fixtures will be built in a such a way that makes repairs difficult. Solaris fixtures for example cannot be repaired by the average person and you can't really get replacement parts anymore. Many of them failed in some way so be careful when considering a product without reputation, you might get screwed

[Milad]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Find a place you can actually order those from first and then ask for opinions on them. Some fixtures will be built in a such a way that makes repairs difficult. Solaris fixtures for example cannot be repaired by the average person and you can't really get replacement parts anymore. Many of them failed in some way so be careful when considering a product without reputation, you might get screwed

you cant oder them from those two links?

im looking at the rapidled site and it doesn't seem to have much info on how wide i need the array for a 24in tank which is 24in deep and also doesnt suggest optics.

anyone good with this stuff have any suggestions? it looks like I could maybe get one built for under 1k which isnt too bad. Looks like a fun project to do on my days off that is coming up quickly.... world of warcraft or LED light fixture... hmmm

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

i got most of my information for a DIY led array of 60 led.from this site http://www.nano-reef.com/
search in lighting section with tons of diy led arrays.
my led stars came from futureelectronics.ca

have fun with it.

[Ian]

I like reefledlights.com loads of information and you can order from them

[mseepman]

If you are looking for a good read to know what you are doing on LEDs, then look to RC in the DIY forum where there is a HUGE thread on everything LED.