Generation 4 ATS build

[Floyd R Turbo]

Rygh, have you seen my new LED board? It's 6x 660nm and 2 445nm with jumpers between each pair. Essentially it's the F1 mix.

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Rygh, have you seen my new LED board? It's 6x 660nm and 2 445nm with jumpers between each pair. Essentially it's the F1 mix.

Cool.
No, I have not seen details on it. Link? You have a ton of threads (and multiple sites).

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Found it. Nice!!

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I am having trouble making a decision. Any advice???

Option 1 gives the cleanest and best spectrum, but is really overkill for algae.
Option 2 is very powerful and efficient, especially with the lenses focusing the reds.
Option 3 is "good", and the simplest/cheapest of the normal options.
Option 4 is the easiest and cheapest overall, but a bit unknown.

Options 1 and 4 would likely need diffusion grating, to reduce spotting issues.
Option 2 probably uses 350mA current, as opposed to 525 mA for the others.

It is not a coincidence that option 3 matches Bud's new LED setup.

[Floyd R Turbo]

can you even get the illumitex chips individually?

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can you even get the illumitex chips individually?

Yes, both Mouser and Cutter sell them, with no minimums.
Mouser is currently $12.60 for F1 type, qty 1.
Cutter is slightly cheaper, but international shipping.

[Floyd R Turbo]

I knew I had seen these before

http://algaescrubber.net/forums/show...gan-s-UAS-test

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Ok, all done. :-)

Special kudos to Bud (Floyd R Turbo).
I ended up buying his LED boards, and they work great !!!!
Saved a ton of time, and a good deal.

Quick summary:
Normal waterfall scrubber.
LED lit on each side.
Total LEDs = 32 deep red + 16 royal blue.
Deep reds are running at 350 mA
Royal blue is running at 175 mA
Screen is 11" x 13" - double sided.
Pump is a Jaebo DC-6000. (Only uses 20W !!!!)

Pictures to follow.

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Pictures 1

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pictures 2