ccjung Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Hi guys.. So who is sick of me? I'm sorry i have been flooding the boards with news about my lighting, but im just stoked..... After about a 7 hour surgery, I somehow managed to squeeze 96w into the stock hood, and added an extra 10w T5 bulb to the access door, for a total of 106w in my nano cube DX.. I'm happy right now, but very very scared.. I dont know how the cube is going to fare, and I think ill eventually kick the wattage back down to 82 or less in the hood... (the 4 24w bulbs are nearly touching.) I upgraded the fan by mounting a heat sink on the top of the heat shield.. I've been monitoring temps in the hood... I have never measured this in the other cubes, so i have no baseline.. The tank is incredibly bright... ccjung Nano Cube DX 2 x 24w 50/50 Stock Ballast 1 x 24w 7100K Daylight 1 x 24w True Actinic 03 1 x 10w Daylight T5 ==================== 106w of fear inducing heat... Link to comment
Josh125 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Wow, take some full tank shots! Where did you pick this up at? "1 x 24w True Actinic 03" Link to comment
caseymou Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Hellolights claims they are the only one's with 28/32 watt true actinic's. Link to comment
Josh125 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 I have seen theirs, but I am looking for the 24 watt 03 act that ccjung lists as one of his lights. Would the 28 watt 03 act work with the stock 24 watt ballast in the DX? Link to comment
ccjung Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 NO Its a Jalli. MY LFS charged me an arm and a leg.. I dont hold any grudges though, the light looks good.. Link to comment
Josh125 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 So Jalli makes the 24 03 actinic light....but you need a jali ballast, is that right? Thanks Link to comment
ccjung Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 No, I am running stock JBJ ballast... Good luck... I will try to stock these bulbs when I sell kits/parts in mid november... Thanks.. Link to comment
ccjung Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 Going to get tripod today and will take some full tank shots... Link to comment
Josh125 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Cool, I am looking to replace the 10K/Blue combos with the 10K/03 acts.........so it's just a simple bulb swap it sounds like. Cool Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 impressive and i thought 88w in my nano-cube was a lot... 106w is up there Link to comment
ccjung Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 Uchiha, I dont remember if you still have an 88w cube, but if you do, can you take a temp reading INSIDE the splashguard area? I have some concerns about TOO much heat building up in there... Thanks.. Now I want a via aqua tank.... Boooo!!! (Im already broke)... Link to comment
Sushi Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 i still have it but it no longer has 88w inside the hood. i do remember that the hood got "pretty" hot to the touch ... but not hot enough to burn your hand. even if the hood gets hot, i'm sure you won't have to worry too much. you already upgraded the fan so that should help dissipate the heat. with my MH next to my PC bulb there has been no problems and they're only millimeters away. so for the integrity of the bulb i wouldn't worry too much about it... only thing i would be concerned about is the acrylic/plastic melting in the hood. Link to comment
ccjung Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 I have observed the following SPLASHGUARD temps My T5 is outside the splashguard, so I will not include it in my temps. 48w only - 100F 72w (no actinic) - 105 F 72w (w/actinic) - 122 F 96w (all 4 tubes) - 132 F Ive read that the maximum continous service temperature for ABS is 185F, so I think im alright.. Any insight into why the actinic causes temps to go up so high? I do know my probe is only getting a local temp, so i will move it and see if that is why (i think the probe is below the actinic, so that makes sense).. IMHO , I THINK i have enough CFMs but Im not sure... Just wait and see I guess.. I like what you did with your Via Aqua tank... Let me know in the future if you need parts/accessories as I am a commodity axis reseller.. Link to comment
kappa Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 I rememebered ifynanceu do 100w in his nano cube, but reduced it down to 80 or something due to heat problems. That was the second generation nano cube though, so I don't know how 106 watts will do in the nano cube deluxe. Link to comment
fleaman1970 Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Where did you get the T-5 light setup? Link to comment
ccjung Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 www.commodityaxis.com Link to comment
Choson1 Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Originally posted by ccjung www.commodityaxis.com Are you using the 11" or 13.5" length bulbs? TIA Link to comment
ccjung Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 I use the 13.5 and 11 The 13.5 have to be soldered and modded a bit to fit the 11.5 fits with the factory plug... Good luck../ Link to comment
Josh125 Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 ccjung, I am still looking at the Jalli actinic 24 watt lamp, customaquatics says the lamp is ~18" long which won't fit. Can you verify on your lamp that it is infact that long? Thanks I appreciate your help! Link to comment
ccjung Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 Yes.. it is 13 inches... I paid an arm and a leg $44.00 from my LFS.. I plan on becoming a Jalli Distributor also, so when kits go on sale, the actinic will be an option.. I am also going to sell parts/spares/etc.. Please stay tuned.. The bulb is: Jalli PL24W-AB (I dont have Sku but it does exist, and I am running it now...) Link to comment
ccjung Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 For reference, I do have the sku for my Jalli Daylight It is PL24W-D71 719314-702215 good luck.. Link to comment
Spasticat Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 why not get a 32w sunpaq dual actinic? Link to comment
ccjung Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 If its the same length, I would get it if I get a different ballast... ps. I think your tank is sick... Nice job... Link to comment
ccjung Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 does anybody make a 4x 32 kit? I know PFO makes a nice 4x28, but $$$... Link to comment
ccjung Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 Im sorry Josh.. Upon closer examination, I realized that I have the Actinic Blue, not the O3... Sorry for the mistake guys... Link to comment
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