impur Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Very cool. How large of an area does that 50w LED cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 Very cool. How large of an area does that 50w LED cover? With the 60 degree lens on it it covered one whole side of my tank which is a 48" long tank very easily being held about 8" off the water. The best reaction I got was from my wife when I showed my 50w led light vs the 75w incandescent light that lights my garage and told her that my light is using 25 watts less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Sweet, thanks for the info. I think i'm going to try a 25w over my 12x12x12 cube for FW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 Sweet' date=' thanks for the info. I think i'm going to try a 25w over my 12x12x12 cube for FW [/quote'] Check out something like this then: http://cgi.ebay.com/20W-White-LED-Bulb-Lamp-Flood-Light-2000LM-AC80V-240V-/230613940868?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b1a97a84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 Very cool. How large of an area does that 50w LED cover? I just tested that out using the tiles on my counter top that are 12x12 tiles. I used my level on its end to so I had a measure of height, and for every 12" in height I went up it would cover the same number of cubic inches. So when I held it at 12" it covered a 12" x12" square just about perfectly since the LED chip is square the light footprint that is cast out of the lens is also square So when I held it up to 24" high it covered a 24" x 24" square. So I'd imagine a 20 or 30 watt one of these with a fan, heatsink, 60 degree lens and a fixture to house it all in would run a little less than mine something like $60-$65 to put together and it would definitely take care of a 12x12x12 fresh water cube Or you could get one of those flood light fixtures for around $39.99 and then just buy the smaller reflector and 60 degree optic for like $6 from ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Now your thinking!!! Thanks a bunch for the info, i really do appreciate it. I think i'd like to buy the LED, heatsink, rig up a fan and mount it all in some sort of swing arm desk lamp. Hopefully i can get my 75gal taken down and then go to work on doing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 THISis the heatsink I think I am going to use next time. Or something like this setup for $19.99 and then buy your LED and driver separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I've got one of those sitting in my box-o-old-computer-crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 I've got one of those sitting in my box-o-old-computer-crap NICE!! Just make sure it'll fit inside the lamp you chose and that the fan size corresponds as well. The heatsink I used was designed to be used in a retro fit style setup not really an enclosed fixture, so we'll see how it goes. That's why this one is just the test model I guess(laugh) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 WOOO HOOO Just sold the last lobster tank I needed to flip to get money for the new tank. Got the money in my pocket and if all goes as planned I should be picking up a 60"x24"x48" tank made of 1.25" thick acrylic tonight (clap)(rock2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Pics of some of the livestock that was out and ready to be photographed today Grunt Sculpin looking like a barnacle, couple corynactis. Orange Plumose Striped sunflower star Larger of my Snailfish, of course its the ugly brown one not the cool yellow one that comes out. Northern Kelp Crab Fringed Tube Worm Colonie - Dodecaceria fewkesi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkreefer Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 well well well look who finally put up some pix about time fool! we should get some up of my tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hozer21 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 The pics are very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Video I took of my tank today while I was testing out some lighting options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Looks awesome! Keep up the good work. What type of lighting were you testing out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 The light on the right is a dimmable 12w Par38 bulb with 6 blue and 6 white and 30 degree optics. The light on the left is a 50w led with 60 degree optics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 Just waiting for the concrete to dry, then I'll have a nice level spot in the garage for the tank Got everthing painted and mocked up, also cleaned up the plumbing a little bit. Still gotta paint a few pieces but thats it, then water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 Its all up and running, but I still gotta mess with the lighting. Got it hooked into one of the 110 gallon lobster tanks. Selling the other lobster tank on sunday. I was able to use almost every drop of the water from the lobster tank I am selling, so I only had to mix up 90 gallons of new water to go into the tank. Once it was all hooked up there was 220 gallons of cycled water and 90 gallons of new on the 310 gallon combined system. I'll post more pictures of it once I get a chance to go collecting and stock it up a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 Got all the fish and inverts moved over to the 200 gallon from the 110's. Did a little aquascaping, but really all there is left to do is paint the back of the tank ( I know I should have done it before I filled it, but I wanted to see what it looked like clear first, lol) and place a few more barnacles with corynactis on them that I have still in the lobster tank. I think I may add more sand to the left side. Photo and a quick shotty video I took. VIDEO: http://s246.photobucket.com/albums/gg100/Stuwobbe/Coldwater%20tanks/?action=view¤t=200gallontankoctober4th2011.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkreefer Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 we have to take a better vid this does the tank no justice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Nancy Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Is this still available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Nancy Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Is this still available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parzifal Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Hmmmmm. Drunkreefer may not have held into the tank for 11 years, but if they did I would recommend testing what equipment still works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Nancy Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Is this still available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Parzifal said: Hmmmmm. Drunkreefer may not have held into the tank for 11 years, but if they did I would recommend testing what equipment still works. Closing this. He’s long gone from this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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