Rapidled diy for 10 gallon.

[jc_k]

Has anyone ever done one of these diy lots. I'm not very educated on putting together things like this but I've researched it a lot and I'm pretty sure I can do this. Would this be good for a 10 gallon tank?

 

[ghbrewer]

I used their solderless LEDs on my Fluval 5G nano that I sold recently: <!-- gcu-updated ame -->http://youtu.be/AMR5mh9F6Ro<!-- gcu-updated /ame -->. I did not get one of the kits, rather created my own spectrum. Not sure if all would agree that it was properly configured, but it worked great for me.

 

[jc_k]

ghbrewer;931896 wrote: I used their solderless LEDs on my Fluval 5G nano that I sold recently: http://youtu.be/AMR5mh9F6Ro">http://youtu.be/AMR5mh9F6Ro</a>. I did not get one of the kits, rather created my own spectrum. Not sure if all would agree that it was properly configured, but it worked great for me.[/QUOTE]



Wait did you have this tank for sale on craigslist? If you did I think I tried buying the lights form you. Such a small world .

Edit: You only had one driver? And what was the moonlight driver for?

 

[ghbrewer]

I_will_always_learn;931900 wrote: Wait did you have this tank for sale on craigslist? If you did I think I tried buying the lights form you. Such a small world .

That it is!

 

[jc_k]

. Wait so what lights did you have on the nano driver?

 

[ghbrewer]

I was only concerned about dimming main lights and having separate moonlights.

Edit: 2 royal blues on the moonlight driver, all others on dimmable nano driver.

 

[jc_k]

Wait so do you get the full spectrum when you plug the the royal blues into the moonlight driver?

 

[ghbrewer]

The driver does not affect the color temp, at least I do not think. Just the brightness (I believe). I am def. no expert in this area. I just modeled this configuration off of another I found online.

 

[jc_k]

Ok. So you think that your setup would work with a 10 gallon with a couple of clams? Or would I need to add some more LEDs?

 

[ghbrewer]

I'd add some more LEDs, and other colors for a 10g.

Check out the following link:
http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/311998-full-spectrum-led-layouts/">http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/311998-full-spectrum-led-layouts/</a>

Edit: There are other guys here on ARC that will be able to give you more/better info. most likely, but this link gives a lot of good info. IMO.

 

[jc_k]

Ok. Thank you very much. I'm hoping to get this tank set up soon.

 

[ghbrewer]

P.S. The guys at RapidLED are great. I had the connector on one of the LEDs break while assembling and they shipped me out a new one, no questions asked. I have since bought one of their dimmable Onyx fixtures from them and will most likely be buying more for my next tank.

 

[jc_k]

I know. I emailed then around 9:00 and they haven't replied back but it's probaly to late so it's nice to know they have good customer service. And I wished I knew they made the onyx fixtire before I bought my AI sol.

 

[ghbrewer]

Yeah, you can't beat their warranty on the Onyx fixture.

 

[jc_k]

Yap. I've heard that the company sends out replacement parts even if you warranty is up.