Help Max 500 led

[Jamiequ1]

Hi guy
Iv just joined so not sure how it works in here?
I have just built my max 500 led , and was wondering if anyone no's where the power supplies for the leds go ? At the moment they are hanging down the back of the tank , not sure that's right.
Any help would be appreciated
Jamie

 

[SPR]

I have the S 650 which is basically the same. You feed the wires down the cable canals and then the power supplies just hang down the back. Well on mine they do like yours!

The cables aren't long enough to do anything else with as far as I can see

Kevin at Red Sea (Redseakev) might be able to enlighten us both if there is another solution.

 

[nanoreefing4fun]

to ReefSanctuary, a real Sanctuary of reef forums, with lots of very nice members

Start a tank thread & share your tank with us so we can follow along, we love pics

sidebar an @ sign will draw Kev here... @RedSeaKev

 

[Jamiequ1]

I have the S 650 which is basically the same. You feed the wires down the cable canals and then the power supplies just hang down the back. Well on mine they do like yours!

The cables aren't long enough to do anything else with as far as I can see

Kevin at Red Sea (Redseakev) might be able to enlighten us both if there is another solution.

 

[Jamiequ1]

Thanks for that , it just seems odd as everything else is so tidy , a lot of thought must have gone into them ,
Thanks again for getting back so quickly
J

 

[Nobbygas]

I had the same issue with my S-650. What I've done is build a small shelf in the Chiller compartment. On this I can mount my Doser, plus the four PSU's from the lights.

[/URL][/IMG]

Basically, it's just three pieces of wood, with a few screws to connect them. It doesn't have to be an ultra strong assembly. It cost about four quid ! It is not connected to the frame at all, so if I want I can just slide it out anytime I want.

 

[Jamiequ1]

Hi thanks for that , but my leads don't go down that far , they are hanging down the back of the tank

 

[Nobbygas]

You've got the new LED mount? Did you run the cables along the mount, and then feed them through the channels on the side and then down the back?

 

[Jamiequ1]

I've got the new mount , I ran the cables through the hole along the front for 2 of the lights, the far side one thought the hole on the other side , have I done it wrong, thanks for your help

 

[Nobbygas]

Yep, I did that. Two through one side, and two through the other, and it just doesn't work does it !
So, I ran all four through the same side as the power centre, and then fed the cables down. Doing this meant that with my little shelf addition, all four PSU's can sit comfortably on the shelf. I made the shelf 40cm high to do this. You can see them in the photo, sat to the left of the Doser.

 

[Jamiequ1]

Hi when you say power centre do you mean the left side as your looking at the tank , you've got me thinking I'm going to try ,
Thank you ,

 

[Nobbygas]

My little shelf unit is 60cm x 40cm for the sides, and the top is 35cm x 60cm. This leaves a small area on the right to store the Triton Bottles, with the Doser sat just above them. The tubes from the Doser to the Sump I will feed through the large gap in the top corner. I expect to probably halve the size of the shelf at some point when I add a chiller, but I won't need a chiller for at least another six months. When I reduce the size to 30cms depth I will still have space to store the Doser and the four PSU's from the lights.

 

[Nobbygas]

Sorry, we had crossed messages ! Yep, on the left as you look at it.

 

[Jamiequ1]

Ok I see what you mean the pie meet draw , I think the leafs are still to short as only the one closest to the power draw is long enough, to dig on something down there

 

[Nobbygas]

Ok I see what you mean the pie meet draw , I think the leafs are still to short as only the one closest to the power draw is long enough, to dig on something down there

Each of my leads from the LED light unit to the PSU is about 3m long.

 

[Jamiequ1]

Ok thanks , I will take my light down and take a look
Thanks

 

[Nobbygas]

Ok thanks , I will take my light down and take a look
Thanks

If you need the 3m leads, then contact Red Sea Support. They'll send you the 3m leads, and then you just have to send the old ones back to them.

 

[Jamiequ1]

Thanks I didn't no I could do that , you've been a great help

 

[Nobbygas]

You're more than welcome! I am new to Red Sea tanks as well. In fact I still haven't got mine wet yet!
But this is what these forums are all about.

 

[Jamiequ1]

Same here , just put 20 gallons of ro water in , have you the Red Sea phone no mail address ?