DIY LED Group Buy (New and Improved Thread) - Page 5

Reefers4U · 07/03/2011, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by xxtechxx

i would like to thank Reefers4U for putting together this group buy. 17% is a great deal!
just paid for my invoice =] for sure we should post pics of our build.

I'll take a bow but your thanks is reward enough.

Personally, when my kit shows up I'll not have a clue where to start or what to do so I'll be looking for some guidance from the community.

cocoaandme · 07/03/2011, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxtechxx

i would like to thank Reefers4U for putting together this group buy. 17% is a great deal!
just paid for my invoice =] for sure we should post pics of our build.

Yes definitely super thankful to Reefers4U. Group buys are a lot of work and very few people are willing to put in the effort to set them up. Thanks to reefers4U for the awesome discount! And I will be posting a diy thread as well with step by step instructions. But my unit will be a bit unconventional.

Reefers4U if you need some help let me know! I definitely owe you one.

cocoaandme · 07/04/2011, 12:51 AM

Wooot! They said they have 80 degree lenses coming in. I am super impressed that they offered me those in my invoice. Like they read my mind. Getting super stoked about my diy project now.

Reefers4U · 07/04/2011, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by cocoaandme

Yes definitely super thankful to Reefers4U. Group buys are a lot of work and very few people are willing to put in the effort to set them up. Thanks to reefers4U for the awesome discount! And I will be posting a diy thread as well with step by step instructions. But my unit will be a bit unconventional.

Reefers4U if you need some help let me know! I definitely owe you one.

Thanks hombre. I will for sure hit you up/be following your posts.

One more housekeeping item - hopefully will be the last:

There is one caveat to the discount. All orders need to be paid for. Right now we have one guy who is unresponsive - I don't foresee an issue but I wanted to make sure we had full disclosure of that material fact.

Happy fourth everyone and from my family to yours: Happy Independence Day - enjoy blowing s*** up

King Nikon · 07/04/2011, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Reefers4U

There is one caveat to the discount. All orders need to be paid for. Right now we have one guy who is unresponsive - I don't foresee an issue but I wanted to make sure we had full disclosure of that material fact.
:

It's probably me. My invoice was incorrect. The quantities were completely wrong even though it's right on the spreadsheet. I sent an e-mail to staff@rapidled immediately and told them what was wrong. Whenever they send me the new correct invoice I'll pay it. I'm not expecting it until Tuesday though considering it's a holiday today.

bennyinca · 07/04/2011, 02:33 PM

Thanks reefert4us for setting this up. Glad I was able to place the order just in time

Coming back to RC after months (years?) and was looking for something to replace my lights with. Stoked!

bennyinca · 07/04/2011, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bennyinca

Thanks reefert4us for setting this up. Glad I was able to place the order just in time

Coming back to RC after months (years?) and was looking for something to replace my lights with. Stoked!

Sorry about the typo, meant to say: Thanks Reefers4u !

King Nikon · 07/04/2011, 10:17 PM

I got the corrected invoice today, man they are fast! It's all paid for now.

cthetoy · 07/05/2011, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefers4U

Thanks hombre. I will for sure hit you up/be following your posts.

One more housekeeping item - hopefully will be the last:

There is one caveat to the discount. All orders need to be paid for. Right now we have one guy who is unresponsive - I don't foresee an issue but I wanted to make sure we had full disclosure of that material fact.

Could be me. I saw the invoice but I was away for the 4th of July weekend and didnt want to pay via Paypal using free pubilc wifi that was available to me so I waited to this morning to pay when I got home.

shikhyung · 07/05/2011, 06:10 PM

I got CAT6A cable for trade if you are local.

cthetoy · 07/05/2011, 09:57 PM

"Your package from Menari, LLC is on its way. You can track it online using this tracking number."

I guess everyone's order is in. My package is on the way. Thanks Reefers4u

cocoaandme · 07/15/2011, 06:48 PM

So who from this group buy will be posting a build thread? Just curious because it would be neat to see what everyone else did with their LED's. I am still waiting for some parts to arrive but I am excited to get to work.

King Nikon · 07/15/2011, 09:27 PM

I was keeping a running build track when I started. I just put up the last pictures, check it out here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2042270

cocoaandme · 07/15/2011, 10:02 PM

Oh yeah I saw that. Very nice thread. Those are the LEDs from this group buy? You seriously work fast!

King Nikon · 07/15/2011, 10:23 PM

Yeah it was from this group buy. My roommate and I both do low voltage work and I've done a lot of soldering and tinkering with electronics in the past so I have a lot of experience from that. Not to mention this is the 2nd LED build I've done.

Basically I got my LEDs in and screwed the heatsinks together with the strip, then the next day made the box and stained it, then the day after I soldered everything... literally took all day to do that. At that point it was 99% done. All I was waiting for was my adapter for the 3 fans which I got today.

jadette · 07/15/2011, 10:50 PM

King Nikon - I'm very impressed with how quickly you worked on your fixture.

I'm building my own controller for the LEDs. Got all the parts and am just waiting for the PCBs to come in (ordered from China) before getting started. Following the instructions on the DIY thread:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1847680

Going to build two - one for my new tank build, and another for my nano.

Think I'm going to go with an LED/T5 combo fixture, but will take my time with my build. going to concentrate on building the controller first!

billyzbear · 07/16/2011, 08:37 PM

I haven't gotten mine yet...

xxtechxx · 07/16/2011, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by billyzbear

I haven't gotten mine yet...

i think you should check the tracking info? should have gotten it last week.

King Nikon · 07/16/2011, 09:55 PM

Yeah I would have gotten mine last Friday but the USPS guy never came to my door(all I got was a "sorry we missed you card... in my mailbox"), so I had to go pick it up Saturday.

billyzbear · 07/17/2011, 12:32 AM

I haven't recieved any other emails from them. I have an invoice and reciept from paypal.

jadette · 07/17/2011, 12:37 AM

Just shoot them an e-mail and they'll provide you with tracking information. I emailed them at 11p at night and I got a response 10 minutes later.

They have excellent customer service.

Reefers4U · 07/17/2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jadette

Just shoot them an e-mail and they'll provide you with tracking information. I emailed them at 11p at night and I got a response 10 minutes later.

They have excellent customer service.

+1

Mike informed me today that there was one outstanding order needing to be shipped, I'm assuming that is your order - he seems aware of it, but feel free to email.

Overall our gb has gone off without a hitch with only one person unresponsive/doa. They (rapid) are happy as, it sounds like, are we.

Please continue to contact RAPIDLED throughout the construction process for advice.

Happy Reefing.

oh, and with the lack of mechanical skill within my body, most likely my build will wind up as an abstract piece of metal work before it will ever be a lighting system - so please keep the build discussions going

xxtechxx · 07/17/2011, 06:36 PM

we are going to have a lot of LED build threads haha

vsco · 07/17/2011, 08:33 PM

I got mine on Friday! Had to wait for multimeters to come in. I'm looking forward to starting my build hopefully soon. Thanks again reefers4u!

supra400hptt · 07/22/2011, 04:58 PM

I put my build from the group buy here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...1#post19054513

07/04/2011, 12:51 AM	#103
cocoaandme Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,180	Wooot! They said they have 80 degree lenses coming in. I am super impressed that they offered me those in my invoice. Like they read my mind. Getting super stoked about my diy project now. __________________ Richard SFVR member

07/15/2011, 06:48 PM	#112
cocoaandme Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,180	So who from this group buy will be posting a build thread? Just curious because it would be neat to see what everyone else did with their LED's. I am still waiting for some parts to arrive but I am excited to get to work. __________________ Richard SFVR member

07/15/2011, 10:02 PM	#114
cocoaandme Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,180	Oh yeah I saw that. Very nice thread. Those are the LEDs from this group buy? You seriously work fast! __________________ Richard SFVR member

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King Nikon Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Irvine Posts: 672	I was keeping a running build track when I started. I just put up the last pictures, check it out here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2042270

07/15/2011, 10:23 PM	#115
King Nikon Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Irvine Posts: 672	Yeah it was from this group buy. My roommate and I both do low voltage work and I've done a lot of soldering and tinkering with electronics in the past so I have a lot of experience from that. Not to mention this is the 2nd LED build I've done. Basically I got my LEDs in and screwed the heatsinks together with the strip, then the next day made the box and stained it, then the day after I soldered everything... literally took all day to do that. At that point it was 99% done. All I was waiting for was my adapter for the 3 fans which I got today.

07/15/2011, 10:50 PM	#116
jadette Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 783	King Nikon - I'm very impressed with how quickly you worked on your fixture. I'm building my own controller for the LEDs. Got all the parts and am just waiting for the PCBs to come in (ordered from China) before getting started. Following the instructions on the DIY thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1847680 Going to build two - one for my new tank build, and another for my nano. Think I'm going to go with an LED/T5 combo fixture, but will take my time with my build. going to concentrate on building the controller first!

07/16/2011, 08:37 PM	#117
billyzbear Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,104	I haven't gotten mine yet...

07/16/2011, 09:55 PM	#119
King Nikon Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Irvine Posts: 672	Yeah I would have gotten mine last Friday but the USPS guy never came to my door(all I got was a "sorry we missed you card... in my mailbox"), so I had to go pick it up Saturday.

07/17/2011, 12:32 AM	#120
billyzbear Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,104	I haven't recieved any other emails from them. I have an invoice and reciept from paypal.

07/17/2011, 12:37 AM	#121
jadette Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 783	Just shoot them an e-mail and they'll provide you with tracking information. I emailed them at 11p at night and I got a response 10 minutes later. They have excellent customer service.

07/17/2011, 06:36 PM	#123
xxtechxx Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Cypress, CA Posts: 255	we are going to have a lot of LED build threads haha

07/17/2011, 08:33 PM	#124
vsco Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: La Crescenta, CA Posts: 184	I got mine on Friday! Had to wait for multimeters to come in. I'm looking forward to starting my build hopefully soon. Thanks again reefers4u!

07/22/2011, 04:58 PM	#125
supra400hptt Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 295	I put my build from the group buy here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...1#post19054513