Grizz's 300 gal 8'er / LED Heat sink build / Opinions on LED lay out needed

[Nano]

Originally Posted by martinmcnally

Highly recommend you wear some sunglasses when you switch that thing on for testing haha.

yeah careful Greg, or you'll need a braille computer!
Any lunar on there or are you using the blues?

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by martinmcnally

This layout works pretty good if you are planning on having those XPGs in the center on all the time. Otherwise you would end up with a huge blue region and whites only on the outside. I think you might be better alternating the outside rows blue and white to get some whites further in the middle.

Althought I was thinking those XPGs could be on all day rather than just for high noons, you could start out at like 50% mid morning going to 80% around mid day and then down to 50% or so again for evening. So that way they are on all day and you have your white in the center.

Having said all that I am liking how this looks a lot haha! Thinking about my new tank now

I was thinking of running them with the system. I was also thinking that maybe we should change out the CW for the CW & NW HEW's.

Originally Posted by martinmcnally

Highly recommend you wear some sunglasses when you switch that thing on for testing haha.

I will have to be wearing my auto shield welding helmet.

Originally Posted by nanomano

yeah careful Greg, or you'll need a braille computer!
Any lunar on there or are you using the blues?

I am going to put in some moon light but not sure how many yet.

[Nano]

moon lights are the bee's knees thats probably my favorite part on my tank! lol something so simple

[The Grizz]

Yes moon lights are very impressive if done right.

Built the second heat sink in less then an hr. after I laid out the LED's on the first one. Now I have to build a support frame, also out of aluminum. Planning to make it so that I can lift out one of the heat sink if needed.

[The Grizz]

Well maybe just maybe I will get this tank build off and running now that my pumps have finally arrived, THANKS Dave!!

I tried to upload some pics of the pumps but Photo Bucket failed and so did the attachment upload here.

Next on the list is to build the stand frame!!

[gregzz4]

Where's the pics dammit

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Where's the pics dammit

DONT EVEN GO THERE MR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!