My biocube LED build (done, pics included)

[MPevine11]

here is the kit i ordered:
http://www.rapidled.com/servlet/the-201/Biocube-14-Retrofit-Kit/Detail
http://www.rapidled.com/servlet/the-174/4-LED-Moonlight-Kit/Detail

the plans i made:

opened the box @ 8:05 PM

Before the build

hood gutted, heatsink mounted, leds on the heatsink, fans wired

Leds wired

 

[MPevine11]

and come to find out i can solder decently! first try and it worked!

sand & rock will be here tommrrow!!! (marco rocks)

finished the LED's @ ~11:30 pm
(few breaks here and there) it was deffently straight forward and i enjoyed doing it

 

[Turbosnail]

Looks great!

 

[MPevine11]

thank you turbosnail!

 

[jayinh]

awesome build, are they dimmable? i did a nano LED a few years back and loved the colors. nice work

 

[MPevine11]

No I didn't go with the dimmable, I didn't think it would be nesscary for this tank.


Thank you.

 

[STiTCH87]

You guys need to stop making me want to reset up a fish tank. Lol. That looks mighty fine sir!

 

[jackd625]

You guys need to stop making me want to reset up a fish tank. Lol. That looks mighty fine sir!

Just do it...

 

[GobyWanKenobie]

That came out great! Maybe I'll do that to my 14 biocube. I like the idea of keeping the original hood and just swapping the lights. Upgrading with leds is definitely easier than when I did the pc upgrade many years ago. Nice job.

 

[Zackb911]

Good job!

 

[STiTCH87]

Just do it...

Can't. I don't have any room for a tank anymore as I put a bureau where it once was. I've got a good 5-10 years before my next reef tank as I need to move out and into an apartment/house of my own first. Hopefully by then picasso clowns and frozen eating Mandarins will be a dime a dozen... Lol. And maybe LEDs will be cheaper.

 

[JonsReef]

nice job. question for the OP...

Where did you get the components to make that dual-outlet return from your power head? id like to do something like that. currently i have one of those rotating hydor things.