💡🔆 Light Up Your Fish Tank: DIY Aquarium Light Made Simple 🐠
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- This video is about how to make fish tank light or DIY aquarium light. This DIY LED light is perfect for a fish tank without any plants. Although it can be used in a low-tech planted aquarium.
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Happy to watch your videos , your sharing the knowledge with us that's very great, thank you
Thank you 🙏
Many of you requested to make a video on how to make a DIY aquarium light using LED strip lights.
So, here's the video, enjoy!
Have no Words !!, my only regret is hope you did this video a few weeks ago 😔
Still will make this on top of my 32w cob light for the extra punch
No problem, for mid / high tech planted aquariums I would recommend using the previous WRGB light. This light is more suitable for low tech planted tanks or general fish tanks.
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Thank you brother ❤️
Can it grow plants good
Just wondering if you're still using these lights. I made something like this a few months ago and noticed a lot of diodes fail due to lack of an aluminum channel or heatsink to dissipate heat. Added some channels and now they're fine.
Yes I still use this light and have had no such problems to date
@anto_5923 do you have a photo i could take a look at?
Undoubtedly it's too good 👍. Excellent work. Keep it up.
The tank kinda seems small for an angel fish
Yes, it is too small for an adult-sized angelfish. I put the fish in that tank temporarily for the purpose of making the video and then put the fish back in its original tank which is 30 gallons.
@@madebykm Great. The light looks good though
Nice video, but I have some doubts about the safety of this light setup. How do you take care of sealing the exposed electrical components from the water that would evaporate and then accumulate on the led strip. The user might get a shock if he touches the wet led light. Need to solve this issue. I also have a doubt that the lumens is enough to penetrate to the bed of a tank with the height of 24 inches or more..
1. This light is completely safe, there is no doubt about that. First, I've been using this light for a long time, never seen it get wet due to moisture. This light is about 6 inches above the surface of the aquarium water. Second, no sane person would touch it or its wires when the light is on. Again, the LED strips and wires are placed in such a way that there is no way it will touch the user's hands while working in the aquarium. But the main reason why these lights are absolutely safe is that these LED strip lights run on 12V DC only. So, even if someone intentionally touches these LED strips or the wires or even its connection points while the light is on, that person will never get an electric shock.
2. In this video, I have shown only the method of making such light and I have made this light according to the size of my aquarium and according to my requirements. The height of my aquarium is 30cm. Here the light is reaching the substrate bed quite well. So, naturally, the number of LED strips should be increased according to the size of the aquarium and to get the desired output.
Check the description box of the video for more information. Thank you.
Hey bro,i want a light for my 24*12*12,i want this light for my mid tech plants so how many strips do i need and how much waat and should i use the 12v adapter and is it gonna heat up? Please i want your reply please inform me asap.ty
Will this work on low tech planted tank? Btw nice work and efforts ❤️
Yes, please see the description box for more information. Thanks.
Can I use this light in medium tech planted aquarium.
In that case, you need to increase the number of LED strips and also use a good quality LED strip light to provide adequate light to the plants. Also check the description for more information.
@@madebykm In 1ft cube how many light strips required
It will depend on what quality LED strip you buy, because the lumens / brightness of LED strips vary according to different brands and their quality. So, you need to tell me the lumens per foot of the LED strip light, then I can advise you how many strips you need for your tank.
@@madebykm Can I use Panasonic 9w 6500k-7000k bulb
Yes
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I love ur videos. Very helpfull.
Glad you like them!
This led strip light is pure white or a bit yellow?
White 6500K
Awesome bro. 👌
Thanks 😊
Hello ,if I want to do wrgb..will you help to find in what ratio I have to use white:red:green:blue leds
some thing news.. thank for sharing ideas
Welcome 😊
Amazing 😍
Thanks 😊
hey can i add one line of red and one line of green leds in that and sort of make wrgb light?
How much watts?
10w
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Thank you
@@madebykm sama-sama...mohon dukungannya 🙏
Thank you so much Bhai✌️
Welcome 🤗
Great video❤, need more diy😅
Sure 😊
Nice bro
Thanks 😊
How many chips should I need for my 2*1*1 ft aquarium plz suggest
It will depend on what quality LED strip you buy, because the lumens / brightness of LED strips vary according to different brands and their quality. So, you need to tell me the lumens per foot of the LED strip light, then I can advise you how many strips you need for your tank.
Amazing
Total watt and can we use it in low tech planted tank??
10w, yes you can use, see the description box for more info. Thanks.
@@madebykm how can we increase this watt?? Can buy another watt chip?
Then you have to use more LED strips
Bro ek suggestion.. jab next time koi ptoject ka video banao toh please give total budget spent. Taaki ek idea lag jaye.
For all additional information please check the description box after watching my videos, thanks.
Sir is it possible to use a Phillips 9w led 6500k bulb for planted aquarium?
Yes
Thank you...
Welcome 🙏
do you expect any issues with making this on glass instead of aluminum?
and
is there somewhere for the heat to escape? or will the diodes eventually fail?
I have been using this light to this day and have had no problems. These LED strips do not heat up so much that an aluminum profile is needed.
Hoe much did the entire setup cost you?
Please check Description
GREEN ALGAE te amr puro tank ta vore geche, ki kore remove korbo? Please suggest.
Prothome manually jotota shombhob clean korar por light-er intensity komate hobe, jodi planted aquarium hoy tahole, CO2-er poriman barate hobe, weekly 50% water change korte hobe ar aquarium e algae eater rakhte hobe - ruclips.net/video/XHOX4dPMoyA/видео.html
Awesome 👌
Thanks
Which led light good for growth of plants in aquarium
You can watch my ‘DIY WRGB LED light for planted aquarium’ video.
Amazing✨
Thanks 😊
How do you know which wire is for positiive and negative?
The wire I connected to the positive terminal (copper pad) of the LED strip is the positive wire and the other wire connected to the negative terminal is the negative wire.
Power consumption?
10w
Thky
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Cutting glass is not easy, and also soldering required skill and practice, what's your profession friend
I am a frontend web developer 🙂
I'm an electrician. I do led strip lights under kitchen cabinets. Same principal but I use small connectors instead of soldering. They're two sided. One side for wire then the other side has a flat opening that the LED strip goes into. Small screws secure them. Just giving an alternative to those who don't want to solder. Great job BTW!
Both cutting glass and soldering is easy, and cheap. You should really try to explore the world and get out of your shell :)
Hi my friend i have aquarium 80×50×40 i what to ask you about led how many led i need.
am sorry my English not good
Hi, is it a planted aquarium or a normal fish tank without plants?
Its plants aquarium
Can I connect you if you want by wats up
Well, I recommend you to watch this DIY aquarium light video of mine -
ruclips.net/video/Ri5-964z4io/видео.html
This LED light is more suitable for low light aquarium plants and general fish tanks. See the description box for more information.
You can tell me all your questions here, I will surely answer.
Can i use it in planted tank ?
Yes, see the description box for more information
can we use wrgb light strips comes with connector and adapter available on Amazon are they good or not
Yes you can use
@@madebykm thankyou so much 🙏
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Sir please reply me
Can I use hariyaali organic fertilizer as alternative of compost in your diy aquarium soil
I would recommend using vermicompost instead of that fertilizer.
@@madebykm but I am from small town and i only get this organic fertilizer because of no choice. Is this organic fertilizer are harmful for my fishes and plant
The problem is I haven't used it and don't know its composition. So, by assumption I can't suggest you to use it. I have given the product links in the description box of my DIY aquarium soil video. You can check them out. It is available online and you can get it easily.
You can also make your own organic compost at home for free. Watch this video - ruclips.net/video/WfNzKAFlAnY/видео.html
Cost ?
I bought the LED strip light for 100 rupees and adapter for 95 rupees from Chandni Market, Kolkata. I already had the rest of the equipment.
RGB LIGHT NEEDED
Ok
won't water vapours damage the led, i think a glass sandwich design would have been good as well??
I purposely left it open so the heat would escape and the light would stay cool. Let's see what happens. If a waterproof LED strip light is used then there will be no problem.
Is this waterproof led strip?? Can this use in planted tank?
Waterproof LED strips would be a better option, but I used a normal LED strip light. See the description box for more information.
total wattage?
10w
pro tip, for a planted tank add red and blue strip too!
thanks for the video everyone should see this
question, can you dim separate zones of a strip that's split up if it's on one power supply. such as a solid color strip being dimmable in two places separately?
Yes you are right, red, blue and even green LED strips can be used here, but I didn't use it because I wanted to make this light for general fish tanks and low tech planted tanks and also wanted to make it at a very low cost. That’s why I only used 6500K white LED strips. Low light aquarium plants will have no problem growing in this light.
I want to make another LED light where I will use these color LED strips with white LED strips and use dimmers to control individual color strips. There, I will try to do what you said. Thank you 😊
@@madebykm you're awesome i can't wait to see that video. like the most cost effective way to individually dim multiple colors. do you use pwm dimmers?
are there any materials that i should avoid mounting the strips onto? what backplate materials are best suited besides aluminum frame?
and yeah I'd definitely put some green too on for a good balance , i like the way u roll , diy all the way those conventional overpriced lights are literally the same leds.
I'm curious about the par on the lights, let me know if you get around to testing.
Let's see, I haven't decided what kind of dimmer to use yet.
Aluminum is best, also metals such as copper, stainless steel etc. can be used as backplates.
I will also measure the PAR when I build the light. Thank you 😊
can we grow plants with this led ?
Yes, see the description box for more information.
Can I use normal 10w led bulb 6500k ? What do u think which ( this led / led bulb ) will be better... Pls guide.. my tank size -
18 ( L)
12 (H)
12 (w)
Yes, you can use a 10 watt 6500K LED bulb for this tank. That will work too.
bro sometimes the strip glue is not good and it might fall in water...
Silicone glue can be used in such cases…