Red Sea Max 130D - LED Retrofit

[martinmcnally]

Originally Posted by sphelps

do fans fit? Curious why that wasn't mentioned unless I missed something?

The RSM hood already has 2 fans that will draw air in and over the heatsinks existing out the opposite side.

[msjboy]

Looks pretty good...very tempting

- how does it compare to a Ecotech radion which i know fits into the red sea max 130s cabinet
- any images of the tank compared to stock pc lighting/before and after retrofit
- how many hours to assemble this retrofit for us laymans
- would be nice to have a video for the instructions too
- no need for lens on these leds.?

- do you sell ecoxotic panaroma pro or some similar.... I heard shadows of ones aquascape may be compensated only by 2 additions of stunner strips at the front and back
- any group discount for us folks out here in vancouver

Msjboy

[martinmcnally]

Originally Posted by msjboy

Looks pretty good...very tempting

- how does it compare to a Ecotech radion which i know fits into the red sea max 130s cabinet
- any images of the tank compared to stock pc lighting/before and after retrofit
- how many hours to assemble this retrofit for us laymans
- would be nice to have a video for the instructions too
- no need for lens on these leds.?

- do you sell ecoxotic panaroma pro or some similar.... I heard shadows of ones aquascape may be compensated only by 2 additions of stunner strips at the front and back
- any group discount for us folks out here in vancouver

Msjboy

Comparing to a Radion:

• Radion has 2 extra LEDs over this kit (counting whites and blues)
• Radion has Red and Green LEDs (you can add those to this kit if you like)
• Radion is three times the price.
• You are going to need some more serious modifications to the hood for a Radion. The fan on the Radion blows downward, so you will need to cut the acrylic I think. I never thought of trying to put a Radion in there. I think it would be a little overkill however we have more Radions coming this week so I will experiment.

Pictures:
I don't have one of these tanks running but as soon as I get some from a customer I will show you. I have 2 kits going out Monday so hope to have some soon.

Hours:
It's really not difficult. Approximately 2 hours maybe. There will be some glue cure time but you can watch TV or surf canreef during that time so I didnt include it

Video:
Unfortunately it just doesn't lend very well to a video this one. Its very straight forward though. Open hood, remove stuff you don't need anymore, replace with new stuff haha. If you follow my full instructions link up there it wont be a problem.

Lenses:
I personally don't think you need lenses on this one because of the tank size and depth, however I know everyone has their own opinion on that so you are free to add lenses if you wish. Other customers have told me they preferred the BioCubes without lenses so I stopped including them in the kits.

Ecoxotic Panaroma
I only learned of these today. Inquiring as to distribution right now. We are trying to get all the LED options available listed so will definitely look into getting these stocked.

Group Discounts:
Absolutely, we do group discounts on all our products.

[ponokareefer]

Is there room left in the hood for the dimming kit, or does it need to be placed outside of it?

[msjboy]

http://www.bcaquaria.com/forum/marin...45/#post176484

The above link to a fella who put in a new radion led lite under the hood of the RSM 130.... he tried a few other lites with unsatisfactory results but says this is ok for illuminating the entire tank except if you have too much over hangs in the aquascape, there's still some shadowsn.

Considering the $800 price, lite is about the same price as a new tank itself.


Would be interesting to see how modularled's setup compares though. I think 2 stunner strips probably will be necessary.

msjboy

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by msjboy

Would be interesting to see how modularled's setup compares though. I think 2 stunner strips probably will be necessary.

msjboy

Why would a strip of 1W LEDs be necessary?

[martinmcnally]

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

Why would a strip of 1W LEDs be necessary?

You certainly do not need any additional lumens but I think its more for eliminating shadows if you have tall rock work.

[martinmcnally]

Originally Posted by ponokareefer

Is there room left in the hood for the dimming kit, or does it need to be placed outside of it?

Dimming kit goes inside. Take a look at the full instructions link. About half way down you will see where I installed the dimmers.

[ponokareefer]

Originally Posted by martinmcnally

Dimming kit goes inside. Take a look at the full instructions link. About half way down you will see where I installed the dimmers.

Sorry, my bad.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by martinmcnally

The RSM hood already has 2 fans that will draw air in and over the heatsinks existing out the opposite side.

Cool, that sure makes things nice and easy! Nice write up!