LED build

I'll just wait because I'll need more hands for installing it anyway. Monday is nest for me. I get done with class at 3:30 and would be free the rest of the night. Tuesday I have class till 8pm so that wouldnt work well

 

I can at least hopefully get the powercord together unless that needs any soldering.

 

Tonight is the night! lehrjet is coming over tonight and we are finishing the wiring and installing the LEDs into my canopy. I am so freaking excited!! I'll be sure to post pictures as we go and let everyone know how it all turns out /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif

 

That'll be a question for lehrjet. I haven't noticed that problem now that we got them all running. PICTURES!!!!

 

Finally!!! They are up and running and in the tank! And they look amazing!!!! I swear, even after being POed all day for not having his whimpy MH lights on, my clam (who has been rather clamped all since MACNA) opened up more than I've seen him in a while after just 10 minutes of being under his new LEDs. And they are only on at about 50%!!
Anyway, here are some pics Please ignore the cyano in the tank shots and the random wires. It is all clean and organized now thanks to lehrjet! You rock!!
Installing the heat sink
Installing power cords, drivers, and fans
Finished product hanging in my canopy. Wires are still a little messy but trying to find ways to clean them up without it being too permanent.
A really blurry picture of my tank with the lights on at 50% power. I'll post better pictures tomorrow when they've had time to adjust to the lights. Like I said earlier though, my clam is already sooooo happy under these new lights. Can't wait to see what he looks like when I come home tomorrow after he's had all afternoon under them

 

All pictures were taken with my phone btw so everything looks much better in person. That last picture does not do it justice at all. I'll try better tomorrow.

 

You should! I am so happy I decided to go with these.

Weirdest thing about it though, is the color changes. Some of my corals look so much different under the new lights. And... my fish is a different color!!! I have a green clown goby that I named Thane after the green assassin in Mass Effect 2 (video game). But now he looks blue!! Its so cool and weird. He is actually a lot prettier now, which I didn't think was possible because before he was a really nice green and pink striped. Now he's blue and purple stripes. Very neat.