Multichip DIY LED

Just thought I'd throw up some pics of my DIY LED's

These each use a 100w 20'000k multichip led mounted to a CPU cooler, and each fixture including LED, cooler, and driver cost a total of $64. That's less than the cost of a single good MH bulb.

Coolers x3


Drivers mounted to icecap heat sink


100w 20'000k miltichip LED x3



Mounted and wired


250w MH running on right side of tank, 100w LED running in center(left side of picture)


All three hung and running over tank

 

WHAT? thats $180? Damn i wish i had waited to buy leds! between these and the new taotronics, i'm jealous.

Can ya give more details of what the parts are and where they are from?

 

I am very interested in seeing these over coral for some time

 

Looks very nice, im curious to see how they work over time, you could easily just use those for primary light and add a strip of colored leds to supplement from rapid.

 

Everything was ordered on Ebay, came over on the slow boat from China.

The Rocketfish coolers go for fairly cheap all over Ebay, I got mine for $11 each

The LED's, You can contact him and special order in color temps other than what's listed. I got mine in 20'000k and they are a crisp white with a tint of blue, about like a phoenix mh.
SMD 100W LED Cool White High Power 9000LM LED Lamp for DIY | eBay

The drivers.
High Power Electronic Driver 85-265V AC, 30-36V DC 3A FOR 100W LED Light LAMP | eBay

I can't wait either, the tank is a fresh build so not much in it yet.

That's the plan, I'm going to be ordering some Royal blue's to go around each of them. I'm also going to order some lenses for the multichips to give them a bit more punch at the bottom.

 

Nice info. Where do you get the lenses?

Does he sell other colors/spectrums, can you order a 6500k version? thinking fuge light

 

Should be nice, maybe consider adding some more colors in addition to the Royal blues.

UV, Cyan, Red? just a thought

 

I imagine he could get them for you, just have to send him a message. The 100w's would be extreme overkill for a fuge though. You'd probably be good to go with a 20w multichip. The lenses can be found all over Ebay.

Yeah, I'll probably mix some red and cyan in with them, still not sure on the uv's though, the jury is still out on them.

 

Very cool idea! Nice DIY thread.

 

are they dimmable?