Well here we go the beginning of the adventure.
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I will be starting with the light system because parts from China can take a month to arrive.
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I will be using the following LEDās with 40mm*40mm*11mm heat sinks.
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Emitting Color: White
Color Temperature: 6000 ~ 6500k
DC Forward Voltage (VF): 3.3 ~ 4.2Vdc
DC Forward Current (IF): 750 mA
Viewing Angle: 120 Degree
Luminous Intensity: 200 LM-220LM
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My tanks size will be 72ā x 24ā and I will be using 78 of the above LEDās laid out in the picture below. Also I will be using 14 blue LEDās as my moonlight lights.
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I will be using a thin sheet of galvanized steel as the base. I will drill holes about 24mm round so the LEDās can come through with no blockage to the tank. The heat sinks will be mounted to the LEDās and the outer edge of the heat sinks to the galvanize sheet.
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I have a few questions that I could not find on the forum.
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I need to know the best way to wire the picture below of my layout of lights?
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The LEDās have a voltage of 3.3 to 4.2 what voltage should I use when looking for a driver.
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Let the responses pour in
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