NanoReefer53 Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 Hey, Well i'm another step closer to getting prepared for my upcomming 20gal reef. Here's a couple pics of a alumminum hood with a couple modifications that I made to accomidate the bulbs that I wanted. I couldn't get that 250w MH system cause that jerk decided to sell it to someone that offered higher. There's suppose to be another 65w in there but it's currently in use. U get the idea though... Link to comment
Carrie Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 Wow. That's great! How will you cool it? Link to comment
Delph Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 (Edited by Delph at 10:22 am on June 3, 2002) Link to comment
flaunt Posted March 23, 2002 Share Posted March 23, 2002 Very cool. I like that a lot! Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted March 23, 2002 Author Share Posted March 23, 2002 probably gonna have it raied up an ich off the glass with acrylic blocks i found then have a regular CPU fan blowing in the back of it. Probably gonna saw some ventilation strips down the top if i can get my hands on one =P It's gonna have 2x 65w 10K's 2x 20w Actinics overdriven Next time I change bulbs, probably gonna buy 55w actinic since HelloLights now make true actinic PCs. Link to comment
dsb1829 Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 Looks pretty packed in there. Good job. Who is the manufacturer of that fixture? Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted May 31, 2002 Author Share Posted May 31, 2002 Actually it's been redone again. I now have a 175w MH bulb with 2x20w actinic. I'll post up pics when i get them along with info. Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted June 1, 2002 Author Share Posted June 1, 2002 Here's the update . I got my hood from http://www.petsupplyliquidator.com and did some modifications. Now this baby has a 175w metal halide and later to hold a 250w HQI halide. Link to comment
JIM27 Posted June 2, 2002 Share Posted June 2, 2002 Thats awesome! How much did it cost to make? I'm thinking about using a 175 watt halide bulb when I setup my 20 gallon nano but I don't know if its cheaper to diy or to buy a pendant. Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted June 3, 2002 Author Share Posted June 3, 2002 hood with legs-$50 bulb and dual ballast-$50 N.O actinic bulbs-$5 ballast for N.O bulbs-free Spending time thinkin of how to fit this thing in-priceless Link to comment
Korbin Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 hood with legs-$50 bulb and dual ballast-$50 N.O actinic bulbs-$5 ballast for N.O bulbs-free nice tan just from walking to the kitchen... Priceless :1roll: (Edited by Korbin at 4:15 pm on June 4, 2002) (Edited by Korbin at 4:16 pm on June 4, 2002) Link to comment
flaunt Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 nano, where is that hood on petsupplyliquidators.com? i didn't see it. also, this thing only cost you a little over 100 bucks?? where did you get the hallide ballast/bulb? Link to comment
JGoslee Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 Nanoreefer are you using a reflector for the mh bulb? Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted June 5, 2002 Author Share Posted June 5, 2002 petsupplyliquidator usually sells their hoods in complete sets with the bulbs, ballasts, and the whole deal. I asked them for only the hood and legs so they sold it to me for $50. I got the ballast and bulb from a local reefer who was upgrading lighting. Originally $90 but sold off what I didn't need. I put in my own reflector under and around the bulb as seen in picture #2. and for those that notcied, yes the hood is a little crooked. that's because the glass canopy was too big for the tank so part of it goes up. i'm having it cut soon so it'll look better. Link to comment
HuBu Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 where do you keep the ballast for the MH? Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted June 11, 2002 Author Share Posted June 11, 2002 right beside the tank stand. I might be upgrading to a single 150w HQI or a 250w so the ballast is going to be smaller, which i'll probably keep inside the stand to free up space. Link to comment
HuBu Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 hmm because my MH ballast is like around 5 lbs. Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted June 11, 2002 Author Share Posted June 11, 2002 haha, not the PFO ones. It's 5lbs each ballast plus another 20lb chunk of steel that it's encased in. anyone wanna buy it ? i'm still accepting offers. Link to comment
flaunt Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 is that a hallide ballast? how many watts & how much? what's PFO stand for? Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted June 11, 2002 Author Share Posted June 11, 2002 that's a pic of a dual PFO balast. 30lbs of hot 2x175w MH power. PFO is just the brand name. Link to comment
mysk Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 Wowo super looking hood for a diy. Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted June 20, 2002 Author Share Posted June 20, 2002 new update..... it's gonna be upgraded to a 250w Iwasaki for all the light that a 20g can want :biggrin: So that concludes....does anyone want to a buy a PFO dual 175w ballast ? Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted June 20, 2002 Author Share Posted June 20, 2002 make me an offer through my e-mail at lilazn3boi@yahoo.com Retail is $120 for the ballast and ~$70 for the 7month old bulb. Shipping ~$30 so make reasonable offer. (Edited by NanoReefer53 at 12:43 pm on June 20, 2002) (Edited by NanoReefer53 at 12:43 pm on June 20, 2002) Link to comment
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