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Okay, so i will have to just put a lot of research into balancing strings because i still have no clue what that means! lol But I do really like the look of the parallel lines much better, and in that case i will probably do more the 60 leds. More along the lines of how many that guy did on...

Ohhh, okay well thanks! :) so black runs power to the leds and red returns it to the driver? And as of how many leds, i fugure a good ammount so that there are no dark spots, over a 60 inch tank, at least 60 i would think, 30 leds per string? If that sounds like a bad idea for that many leds...

Uhhhh . . . this thingy . . . But only two, basically there will be two of those, and both will run power to a big string of leds all placed out across a 50 inch surface. Also what are heat sincs for, i noticed alot of people attaching their leds to them. can anybody explain? I'm basically...

I'm thinking that i will probably do something along the lines of two separate drivers (i think thats what they are called) each running a power to a string of leds on the same circuit board but not actually interacting with each other. Does that make sense?

Okay, so *add multi meter to set list* haha, if you wouldn't mind . . (Sorry for so many questions!) Can you explain why i need to test with a multi meter, and what kind of readings am i supposed to look for, like what would be good and what would be bad readings? And what if i get a 'bad...

Okay, it all looks pretty understandable, especially with all the pictures. I find the 2nd link there most helpful so thanks a bunch! Ive been doing lots of electrical in our house and taking electrical in school so the circuits look somewhat familiar. I think i could definantly handle it but im...

Thanks a bunch! Yes it will be a reef, so i don't know what a 3W means but okay! lol Glad to hear it wont cost as much as i thought it would! Is everything i'm going to need for it available online do you think, if so on one site for easy ordering? Also is it really risky enough to burn down my...

Thanks guys, so do you all think that doing an LED DIY is worth the hassle of buying parts, reseach and all that jazz, or do you think I should just buy something premade? Does it save alot of cash this way?

Also, even though this thread is about lighting . . . . lol, do you need pumps for the overflow piping to draw water down from the tank, or do you just let it flow down naturally and connect ball valves on the return pumps? And how do you adjust the speed of water transfer so that the sump...

Hey everybody, so starting to think ahead about lighting for my 112 tank, i think i'm going to do led's. However i know absolutely nothing about them, and nothing helps more then talking to real people who have or are doing it themselves as well! So the tank is 5 ft long, or 60 inches. If...

Okay, thanks alot bang!

Okay, thanks lots! So the salt is okay to use? In your expertise opinion, what would you do? Just scrap the water to regain those components in a new batch or use the water and learn my lesson this time?

I tried a new way of making saltwater this time, instead of using a bucket, i used the empty aquarium in my room, with a really powerful powerhead. I started by adding 2 large buckets (the one I usually use for mixing saltwater) into the aquarium (cold water) I then got out my oceanic salt...

I'm not really sure, but its almost like when the water level drops for a long time and creates calcium deposits on the glass. Thats what it looks and feels like, its weird. I might just scrap the water and make a new batch after i re-clean the tank. or i'll just transfer to the new tank like...

Just bored and took some pictures of my current tank;

So i made new saltwater last week, knowing that i would be doing a switchover this weekend to a 30 gal, from my 20 gal. The water in the 30 gal tank that i made up and have had moving with a really strong powerhead all week has coated the tank walls white, and i have to scrape it off with my...

Cool vidoe on the plasma light! Does anybody know how much approximatley it is for a bulb with a fixture? I most probably will do a DIY LED build this summer hopefully! It will be really cool :) Does anyone here have pictures of their DIY LED builds that they could post?

wow, plasma lights seem really good!? 1 Bulb is equal to 400W of metal halide!? Im just going to guess that its really expensive though! lol When you have LED's doing a DIY is much cheaper right? Can anyone link me to a thread that explains how to do this, or explain it to me as im confused by...

I really like the way LED's look, and the way you can adjust them is pretty wicked! Like the lightening setting i just saw on somebody's thread, :o soo cool. And yes pictures are a good thing, theres just nothing to photograph unless you want pictures of angelfish and guppies, haha!