diy lighting

Greetings! I have been slightly out of the community and hobby for a while... but back when LED's really got popular the DIY Fixture was a hot topic. I still have all of the parts and pieces that I started building my 2 fixtures with and I plan on still finishing. Thinking about it got me to...

I'm wanting to swap out the white leds to blue, royal blues, and uv. I find alot of posts on how to do it but very few with what leds to actually buy. I look online and I see alot of different options along with different colors and wave lengths. I'm looking for a list or set of links I can go...

Hey everyone, first time poster here looking for some insight from you guys about a DIY light. I know lately it's pretty easy and not that expensive to get an AI Prime and leave it at that, but where I live import taxes and shipping make that a lot more expensive, so I can't really afford one at...

I want to try out some prefab LED pucks on a pico jar. Think like those for under-cabinet lighting. Simple to use, and I could probably figure out how to waterproof the lid/lights. I have a hankering to set up another pico with a 1 gal decorative jar I have lying around with some type of...

Hey guys so I have some Hydra 52s and my blues (deep blues work) and on one of them the whites are out. I contacted AI and they said I should probably just buy new ones but I wanted to see if I can fix these first. Any help is appreciated.

I've tinkered around for 2 years with LED lighting. Researching (major major kudos to @Dana Riddle ) and applying knowledge to DIY builds on what I WANT in my lights. Seems intimidating but once you gain knowledge and a lil experience, it's super easy to DIY your own lights. I dont not prefer...

Hello, my name is Wally. Don't know how to start this Build Thread, since I have so much to share. I'll do an intro, and see what folks are Interested in, and Expand, Elaborate, from there. I've been enjoying the Reef Hobby for the last 20+ years. Started simple and kept going. I'm an...