DIY LED light.

Merlin1147

Merlin1147

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Nice! I love strip lights for the even distribution. Not sure it matters much but when I built I put more space between the inner two rails and reduced the spacing between rails by 1/3 each time as I went out toward the edges to even put the intensity.
 
ANC

ANC

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yeah I think the ideal way to get the spacing right would be to use a PAR meter.... your aquarium place might rent them out if they do planted tanks...
Just spacing them out even does OK. I think you'd get a tiny bit more square footage out of the correct spacing though.
 
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All-in

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I have been wanting to build my own light but have been unsuccessful in finding big enough heat sinks. Anyone have links? Thanks ahead of time
 
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All-in

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machamillion said:
total cost all in?
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Not sure. Inreally dont need lights ive got some really nice ones but I need a hobby lol. I can find all the other things bthat I need but heat sink that I can find is like 60mmx300mm. Im looking for something around 12"×24"-30".
 
Merlin1147

Merlin1147

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All-in said:
Not sure. Inreally dont need lights ive got some really nice ones but I need a hobby lol. I can find all the other things bthat I need but heat sink that I can find is like 60mmx300mm. Im looking for something around 12"×24"-30".
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What are you mounting to a heat sink of that size?
 
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