DIY Reef LED Video Series

J

Jeffs Reef

Detritus
#1
#1
My first 3 videos of my DIY LED reef aquarium lighting journey. Enjoy...

1. [video=youtube;szZBvogh7DA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szZBvogh7DA&feature=relmfu[/video]
Rapid LED order and I mount the LEDs to the drilled and tapped heat sink.
2. [video=youtube;KkBVOOx1gqM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkBVOOx1gqM&feature=relmfu[/video]
Solder, solder, solder!
3. [video=youtube;KT59KtXYW6M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT59KtXYW6M&feature=relmfu[/video]
Little update and I add some (4) u.v. LEDs to the fixture, and I explain my reasoning behind adding the u.v. LEDs. ***Note*** Anything under 400nm is considered "u.v." True violet LEDs are between 400-420nm.

More vids coming, stay tuned!
 
J

Jeffs Reef

Detritus
#3
#3
No, I don't have any u.v. LEDs in my fixture, they are true violets which are around 418-420nm. This is a huge misconception people make, anything under 400nm is u.v. But, my research has shown me that even corals such as deep water acroporas can, and will adapt if u.v. A and u.v. B rays are present, and if the coral is under the right circumstances (such as the water has the right pH, O.R.P., calcium, magnesium, alkalinity, strontium, trace elements etc. etc.). The u.v. A and u.v. B rays have been proven to be destructive to the corals R.N.A. and D.N.A., so to combat, and protect themselves from the rays, they have adapted these really colorful pigments (like greens, purples, pinks etc.) But, if excess amounts of u.v. light are present, than the coral may r.t.n. and eventually die, but I have heard that if you put a sheet of glass under your lights, (lights being the kind that give off u.v. lights such as halides, or u.v. LEDs) than that glass will filter out those u.v. rays. The main reason I put the true violets on my fixture was to make my corals POP more.
Hope this helps,
Jeff
 
C

Crit21

Butterfly Fish
#6
#6
Jeffs Reef;142344 said:
Little update and I add some (4) u.v. LEDs to the fixture, and I explain my reasoning behind adding the u.v. LEDs. ***Note*** Anything under 400nm is considered "u.v." True violet LEDs are between 400-420nm.
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It looked like you were adding UV LEDs. Did you change your design after this?
 
J

Jeffs Reef

Detritus
#8
#8
3. [video=youtube;fyaLb_PB-gw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyaLb_PB-gw&context=C4c57caaADvjVQa1PpcFNKiQujs5UUlkaIGW18Lori kocq9jNGW8I=[/video]

4. [video=youtube;rMoJEhbCSps]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMoJEhbCSps&feature=related[/video]
 
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