Hey guys,
Please allow me to clarify a few things about the new pre-assembled heatsinks. We have Biocube retrofits in the prototyping stage, but nothing ready for production yet.
The standard heatsink offerings are as follows: (products are being added daily.)
The single-chip LED products are offered for budget reefers. If you have a few extra bucks, the two-chip LEDs are the way to go.
1. 10" Heatsink with 1 array (group of 7) of double-chip white leds
2. 10" Heatsink with 1 array (group of 7) of double-chip blue leds
3. 20" Heatsink with 2 arrays (groups of 7) of double-chip white leds
4. 20" Heatsink with 2 arrays (groups of 7) of double-chip blue leds
5. 30" Heatsink with 3 arrays (groups of 7) of double-chip white leds
6. 30" Heatsink with 3 arrays (groups of 7) of double-chip blue leds
or
1. 10" Heatsink with 1 array (group of 6) of single-chip white leds
2. 10" Heatsink with 1 array (group of 6) of single-chip blue leds
3. 20" Heatsink with 2 arrays (groups of 6) of single-chip white leds
4. 20" Heatsink with 2 arrays (groups of 6) of single-chip blue leds
5. 30" Heatsink with 3 arrays (groups of 6) of single-chip white leds
6. 30" Heatsink with 3 arrays (groups of 6) of single-chip blue leds
Our led systems are modular. For example, if you needed a system for a 48" tank, you would order a 30" and a 10" heatsink and join them with our custom "gator" extension bracket. This allows room for the pressurizing cooling fan. I recommend one tank-length of heatsink for freshwater aquariums, two lengths for saltwater tanks that are less than 24" deep and three tank lengths for deep tanks and those who want to put SPS and other high light requirement livestock on the sandbed. This is a rule of thumb, and a good starting point.
Example:
If you have a 125 gallon tank that is 48" wide and is 25" deep. You will need 3 - 30" heatsinks, and 3 - 10" heatsinks and 2 Gator Extension brackets. You would attach the 30" and 10" heatsinks to create 3 - 40" heatsinks. Attach 3 fans and you are ready to grow ANY species of coral! You can find whatever combination of drivers that you see fit for your application, however, I would choose 3 Quad drivers, that way, I can control an entire 40" heatsink with a single dimmer knob.
The colors are grouped together so that you will be able to adjust the color temperature on your tank from 8,500K - 22,000K. If the LEDs were interlaced (white-blue-white-blue-white-blue) you would not be able to control color temperature. In almost every application, you will not get spotlighting, because the LED lenses are at a beam angle of 90°, so the beams overlap approximately 6" from the heatsink (if the arrays are spaced about 8" apart.)
All drivers come with dimming stock!
Heatsinks come pre-assembled with the leds wired together and riveted onto the heatsink. The customer is required to attach (solder) the positive and negative wires onto the arrays and rivet on the cooling fan (cooling fans tend to get damaged if pre-mounted onto the heatsink.) We provide a detailed step-by-step directions to get you through the wiring process. Very soon, we will have detailed you-tube videos of the installation process on our website.
The drivers do require a minimum number of LEDs, depending on the type of LED. The drivers do require a minimum of 6 LEDs per driver with the 24V power supply, a driver with the 15V power supply can run 4 LEDs. The drivers are digital, and can't adapt to fewer LEDs.
I believe DFWMAS is allowing me to be the speaker for the February or March meeting, so you will be able to see a demo unit first hand!
Thanks,
Steve
