125 Gallon LED Light Change Over

[ponokareefer]

I am leaving my drivers at those locations. There is an acrylic shield preventing water from hitting them that covers the whole inside of the canopy. If anyone is interested in viewing the setup in person, send me a PM. The tank is located at the office I work at in Ponoka.

And these are all 3W LED's, with the white's being the newest HEW's.

[molotov]

what are the dimensions of your tank?

[ponokareefer]

Originally Posted by molotov

what are the dimensions of your tank?

48 inches long, 25 inches wide, 24 inches high

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by ponokareefer

I am leaving my drivers at those locations. There is an acrylic shield preventing water from hitting them that covers the whole inside of the canopy.

Thats what I was hoping you would say

[ponokareefer]

Here is a link to this thread on reefcentral.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2103085

[ponokareefer]

I turned down the blue a little today. It was just too much blue/purple for my liking. I can't believe in some threads that people were recommending a 2:1 blue to white ratio. If anything, I wish I would have put 2 more white on the white line rather than having the 2 blue. That's just my tastes though as I like a more natural looking tank.

[Nano]

I like the Idea of using Aluminum channeling versus heatsinks, I honestly dont have a clue about any of this, but from what I gather heat sinks are aluminum(?) and are basically something to mount on while evenly dispersing heat? I think that the channel could have the same effect especially place the way you have them, lots of air flow can get in, I think I would go this route personally when I do this.

[ponokareefer]

The channel's are aluminum and do the same work as heatsinks. I have fans sitting on them like most people do with a heatsink. I just ran my fingers on the backs on the channels after being on all day and there is just a slightly warm feeling where the LED's are on the opposite side. I'd say they are doing their job very well.
My main reason for going with channel's is because of the way my canopy was built. There were slots on either sides for the channels to just sit on perfectly, so I didn't have to worry about how to hang heatsinks. Plus, I could space things out a little better then as well so it worked out perfectly.

[Nano]

yeah you can pick that stuff up just about anywhere too! provided you have a grinder to cut it if they won't on site. thanks for sharing this build! its making me think of my future project a little more! lol

[ponokareefer]

Here are some updated photo's at approximately the one year mark.






Lights are still working great with no issues or problems. Corals are clearly growing and now at the point of fighting for space. Photographs are taken with my iPhone, so not the greatest quality.

Thanks again modularled.ca!