fishgeek31 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Ok so when are you going to bag me up a frag of this and how much do you want an or an arm and a leg! Beautiful like always Ok really do you want to sell a frag of that after the new year? Link to comment
AdriftQuasar Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I have wet dreams about your tank. When I dream about my tank, something is usually going wrong with it in the dream. That generally means I'm not staying on top of things in general. Still one of my favorites. Link to comment
stoney waters Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 Fishgeek31, Too late, my wife needed a leg last summer but she's fine now. I will keep you in mind when the colony grows out and I decide to frag. AdriftQuasar, Um... I don't know what to say... Your welcome??? OK. This is something I have been waiting to do for a long time and found my chance today as my wife was wrapping presents. I was never happy with the stock reflectors and I had a roll of this super reflective material left over from another project, so I decided to make some replacement reflectors. The stuff is so bright it's insane, brighter I believe than Lumenarc material. I won it on Ebay years ago. This might have been the most difficult part of the entire tank build. I test installed it in the duplicate halogen fixture in my work shop. They are just halogen bulbs but you can judge for yourself. Now I just need to make the other one. Imagine what it will be like when they are installed in my pendant with my new Reeflux 12k's that are due to arrive on Wednesday!! Its better than a lump of coal. Merry Christmas everyone. Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I wonder if you could bake cookies under those sexy new lights??? Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Wow! That fixture is gonna be a flame thrower! Sweet work Stoney. Merry Christmas! Link to comment
PurpleUP Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Awesome DIY work. Looks factory made. I was reading something about how the right reflector can increase one's light intensity by incredible amounts. What tool did you use to cut out your die? Link to comment
Greenstar Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Damn, thats awesome. Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Awesome DIY work. Looks factory made. I was reading something about how the right reflector can increase one's light intensity by incredible amounts. What tool did you use to cut out your die? +1 A proper reflector makes more of a difference then increasing the wattage by 50% in most cases. If you don't a have an EXCELLENT reflector, you are pretty much throwing your lighting down the toilet. Another nice DIY Stoney! You are going to appreciate your lighting so much more now! Link to comment
sammy113 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Stoney is that a 20L the sump tank? I like the cheato compartment with the colored acrylic so the light doesn't spill to the next chamber and causes algae. Link to comment
stoney waters Posted December 26, 2007 Author Share Posted December 26, 2007 Awesome DIY work. Looks factory made. I was reading something about how the right reflector can increase one's light intensity by incredible amounts. What tool did you use to cut out your die? I was really surprised, I wasn't expecting such an improvement. I used a band saw ( wish I had a scroll saw), a coping saw and a razer blade to score and break. Stoney is that a 20L the sump tank? I like the cheato compartment with the colored acrylic so the light doesn't spill to the next chamber and causes algae. Yes, it is a 20L and you are correct I used the colored plastic to prevent algae from taking over the entire sump. Thanks to everyone for the compliments. Link to comment
suppressive fire Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Nice set up i just read the whole thread. Any heat issues with the lights? also check out my 40 breeder thread in my sig. Link to comment
stoney waters Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 Surprisingly I have had no heat issues at all. My heater is set at 78, and the highest temp recorded during the day was 80.3. I think it might have to do with the open air design of the fixture. I am a little relieved after having to deal with all the heat issues on my Nano-Cube. Dual stacked 40s, Wow! I will follow that one. Link to comment
Giga Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 if anyone is interested you can get the light here http://doitbest.com/Work+Lights-Cooper+Lig...-sku-533211.dib http://doitbest.com/Work+Lights-Cooper+Lig...-sku-533254.dib Link to comment
stoney waters Posted January 3, 2008 Author Share Posted January 3, 2008 That looks like the one, but I picked up mine at Lowes. I got two for that price. Link to comment
thapatient Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 can we get a recent FTS? please lol? Link to comment
stoney waters Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 I finished the second reflector and installed them in the fixture with the new bulbs. I am very pleased with the color and hope the reflectors make up for the loss of PAR. A LFS got this guy in today. I felt sorry for the little guy and bought him before they even dumped him out of the bag. I hope my neon dottyback doesn't eat him. Most recent FTS. Still lacking a lot of corals but coming along. The Marco rock is starting to get specks of coralline on it. Link to comment
sammy113 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I love your new fish! I want one of those!!! Link to comment
stoney waters Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 My heart went out for him, although I haven't seem him since I added it to the tank. My son said he saw him this morning before the lights came on, I sure hope he becomes more social. Link to comment
stoney waters Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 I thought these were a cool mix. Link to comment
sslak Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Ooooh pretty! I love the tank so far, looking great as always! Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I thought these were a cool mix. Really nice combo. I have the watermelons, and just got a frag of the yellow center greens. Can't wait for it to grow out! Keep the eye candy coming! Link to comment
coolwaters Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 dude im loving your hood.... thats some nice tech equipment. Link to comment
TJ_Burton Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Stoney, I am starting to get NEW PIC withdrawals... Link to comment
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