48" LED Array - Up and Running...Mostly

[DiverDude]

Originally Posted by Ron99

<snip>One reason I built my own array, aside from costs, is that most of the commercial LED lights make compromises of some sort unless you spend big dollars on the high end fixtures.
</snip>

Y'know....sometimes, sometimes it's just fun to build your own stuff. You get to make it suit your personal needs exactly and there is a great deal of satisfaction to be had from the design and build process.

After all, this is a DIY forum, is it not ?

[byee]

Totally agrees..........GREATER satisfaction from it plus you the educational aspect.

Probably built better as well.

[Acrylic]

This should shed some light on the subject. (pun intended )
http://www.cree.com/products/pdf/XLa...aintenance.pdf

[Ron99]

Originally Posted by Acrylic

This should shed some light on the subject. (pun intended )
http://www.cree.com/products/pdf/XLa...aintenance.pdf

Pretty much what we have been discussing on the other thread. Keep the LEDs cool and they will last for a long time.

[Ron99]

Time for a quick update. Haven't really had time to work on the controller very much but hopefully soon. But after about 1 month I thought I would post a couple of pictures of the corals.

Here's a shot taken on April 23rd:



And one from May 19th:



It has great colour and some noticeable growth in the last month.

Here's one that was pretty much brown except for the tip:



Now it has a bit of growth but is colouring up all over: