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I had the rapidled 24 kit. It's well worth the money no bulb change and kept the biocube looking stock. Grew everything I put in the tank including SPS. I do recommend the dimmable kit and probably 2:1 blue white ratio area because I was using 100% blue and probably 70% white.
 
I ordered the LED's from Steves LED's. I went ahead & got the plug & play option (they do all the soldering & bench testing) and I also ordered a LED moonlight setup. I'll do a build with pics when they come. here's a link to the moonlight kit.
Complete Moonlight Kit
 
I am very impressed with the power of the REBEL ES. Their power and color are amazing. IMO a little better then CREE, and for half the price. I have built several systems utilizing both. You will be very impressed with them.
 
Keep us posted - We'll be building a DIY LED setup soon - so any layout maps, etc. are appreciated - there are some good ones we've found, but still like to see all the different options.
 
My lights came! I went with the Plug & Play option. The main reason was (#1) I really don't know squat about LED's & wiring them up (#2) Time savings. When you go Plug & Play, Not only does Steve's wire up the lights but they mount the fan & most important (at least for me) is they calibrate they main power supply so it's at maximum efficiency for longer LED life. A couple of minor drawbacks was (1) The Instructions said it comes with screws to mount the heatsink. Mine didn't, A pain when the hardware store is 20 mins. away, Also it said they were 1 1/4" screws. Well the heatsink alone is 1 1/4. Trip #2 to the hardware store for longer screws (my bad for not double checking the measurement!) (2) The dimmers do not come with knobs. I contacted Steve's thinking maybe they were left out but he said "We are currently sourcing inexpensive knobs, but haven't found anything suitable yet" Well I got a pack of 4 at Radio Shack for three bucks. That's under a buck a knob not even buying in bulk. I really doubt a $2.00 price increase would stop sales of the kit. I REALLY like the lights. I'm getting a real nice shimmer of light on my rocks & sandbed & that's running them on low. I took the temp. of the top of my cover using my digital heat gun & it was 125 degrees with the stock lighting. I took it with the LED's & it was 86 degrees (disclaimer, they were running on low power, but I don't expect a whole lot more heat when I work my way up to more light) for another $25.00 I got their Moonlight kit. It's pretty cool, It has 16 selectable colors, 8 different intensities of light & a remote control. Now on to a bunch of pics!
THE KIT AS SHIPPED, ALL ASSEMBLED
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I USED A PIECE OF LEFT OVER FAN SHROUD (that you remove) & MOUNTED THE DIMMER'S WHERE THE STOCK LIGHT SWITCHES WERE
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TOP OF THE HOOD WITH DIMMER KNOBS. I PAINTED ONE BLUE & LEFT THE OTHER SILVER SO I'D KNOW WHICH IS WHICH
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WOO HOO THEY WORK!!
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TANK SHOT, LIGHTS ON LOW
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BLUE MOONLIGHTS
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RED MOONLIGHTS
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GREEN MOONLIGHTS
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MOONLIGHT REMOTE CONTROL
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Looks awesome, glad it all came togethher. Just one question are you running the led's with the splash shield on.
 
The only reason I asked is because the wires were over the seal portion where the splash shield went. Are you happy with the colors. I know that Rebel's put out some amazing colors and power. So you may want to turn them down and over a couple of months slowly bring them up to 45 to 50 percent.
 
Ya I just quick like snapped those pics. I cut a small notch the size of the wires so they were not pinched & I've started out with the lights at about 25% power & am working my way up from there. So far everyone seems happy. I really like the colors. As far as power goes, ya buddy! when I got everything mounted in the hood I tested the lights before I buttoned everything up. WOW were they bright at full power! It's amazing how much light can come from such a tiny source.
 
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I use 3xLED which I bought from marine-depot for my 29. And I like it. Only thing is they could't last long, about one year:)
 
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