i like fish Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Just pulled the trigger on mine @ $137 shipped. Ill probably just buy some Tek mounting legs, disassemble the light and drill the necessary holes to bolt mount them on there. Link to comment
Privateer Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I just ordered 1 for my AP 24.... Link to comment
scalowag Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Anyone have pics with stands? I'm still undecided... hang or DIY stands. I would love to get this done this weekend. Link to comment
05XRunner Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 about 6bucks worth of stuff at home depot Link to comment
i like fish Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 How much does the 24" unit weigh? Link to comment
jamesnmandy Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 about 6bucks worth of stuff at home depot same thing i did with my halide pendant, only i used 3/16" thick wire that is coated...LOL, it could hold up a car if the hooks would hold it Link to comment
scalowag Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Nice. I think I'm going to hang it because in a couple of weeks I'll be building a tank... Link to comment
05XRunner Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 How much does the 24" unit weigh? hmmm...8lbs or so its not heavy at all Link to comment
i like fish Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 hmmm...8lbs or so its not heavy at all Hmm... Not bad, I may rig something up using universal L brackets to use as tank legs instead... Link to comment
budah_scott Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Hmm... Not bad, I may rig something up using universal L brackets to use as tank legs instead... That's what i did..kinda ghetto but it serves the purpose. Link to comment
05XRunner Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 damn....I didnt expect this thread to go 22 pages...LOL Link to comment
iNanoReef4food Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 This is what I plan on doing to mod my fixture. I am going on friday to the local hardware store and have them cut me a thin piece of plexi for the splash gaurd. Then I am going to buy 6 to 8 magnets and some Gorllia Gule. I am going to glue the magnets to the plexi so I can pop the splash gaurd on and off to clean it and no holes to drill or bolts to deal with. Then I am going to buy two 80mm silent computer fans. I am goning to gut the fixture and cut the last two vents out for the fan placement. I will put them so they blow air into the fixture. The air will escape threw the other vents, and also the gap left by the magnets on my splash gaurd. I have the 48 inch fixture but im sure this will work for the 24 aswell. For the 24 I would use only 4 to 6 magnets and two or one 20mm or 40mm silent fans. Does anyone know of a hardware store that will cut acrylic for you? I went to Home Depot and they refuse to cut acrylic or glass. It's their policy. I live near Baltimore, MD. By the way, I made some legs for my light using some T-plates. It looks pretty good. I will post some pictures later. Link to comment
Bluesman1 Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Does anyone know of a hardware store that will cut acrylic for you? I went to Home Depot and they refuse to cut acrylic or glass. It's their policy. I live near Baltimore, MD. By the way, I made some legs for my light using some T-plates. It looks pretty good. I will post some pictures later. I don't know about acrylic, but any local (as in small hardware store) will cut glass for you. Link to comment
hcsceo Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 My local HomeDepot doesn't cut Glass but my local Lowes does cut both. The Acrylic is very easy to cut with a straight edge and a utility knife with a new blade. I normally use my table saw but the blade works well also. Just score it real good and bend it over the edge of the table to break it down the score. Steve This is what I plan on doing to mod my fixture. I am going on friday to the local hardware store and have them cut me a thin piece of plexi for the splash gaurd. Then I am going to buy 6 to 8 magnets and some Gorllia Gule. I am going to glue the magnets to the plexi so I can pop the splash gaurd on and off to clean it and no holes to drill or bolts to deal with. Then I am going to buy two 80mm silent computer fans. I am goning to gut the fixture and cut the last two vents out for the fan placement. I will put them so they blow air into the fixture. The air will escape threw the other vents, and also the gap left by the magnets on my splash gaurd. I have the 48 inch fixture but im sure this will work for the 24 aswell. For the 24 I would use only 4 to 6 magnets and two or one 20mm or 40mm silent fans. Dude you rock. I'm doing this. Link to comment
Sergeant-G Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I will have a pic up of the Tek legs mounted on mine in a few days I just need to go get the camera, And I think I will look at making a cover with the magnets that is a sweet idea. Link to comment
Jakesaw Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Does anyone know of a hardware store that will cut acrylic for you? I went to Home Depot and they refuse to cut acrylic or glass. It's their policy. I live near Baltimore, MD. By the way, I made some legs for my light using some T-plates. It looks pretty good. I will post some pictures later. Go to Lowes. They cut Acrylic on the spot to your dimensions. Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I just the 48" fixture for my 75g tank with the hanging kit. I could not pass on this deal! I paid $186 shipping and all. I wa using a 300w aquapod mh fixture on my tank but I got tired of my light bill and heat issues. I got the 4bulb 48" fixture. I'm only keeping lps and softies in this tank anyways. They were sold out of the 8 bulb version. I think still got a good deal right? I hope. I could have gotten the 48" nova extreme pro instead, but that fixture is $392 with their contoured reflector. Link to comment
scalowag Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Ahhhhhhh! Need pics with legs! lol. I was going to hang the fixture but this house is old and I'm not comfortable hanging it from the ceiling. My other option was to hang it from the wall using L-Brackets but I'm leaning more towards doing legs so that way if I had to move the tank then there's no problem moving the fixture along with it. Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I hope that this 48" 4 bulb fixture is better than the nova extreme pro 48" fixture(6 bulbs). What do you guys think? Link to comment
05XRunner Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 I hope that this 48" 4 bulb fixture is better than the nova extreme pro 48" fixture(6 bulbs). What do you guys think? I dont know...6 bulbs would probably give a good bit more light..those new nova extremes have teh individual reflectors as well. So it probably would be a better light but its alot more money Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I dont know...6 bulbs would probably give a good bit more light..those new nova extremes have teh individual reflectors as well. So it probably would be a better light but its alot more money yeah i guess so. I priced the 48" tek light( 4 bulbs) with lights included and it came out to more than $400 so I guess you can't beat this deal Link to comment
SugarFox03 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 I got my 24" fixture today. Can't wait to get this set up on my 20H tank in a couple weeks. I like the idea of using magnets to make a splash guard, may have to use that. Link to comment
WhiteShark Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 So the Fedex man finally came today. All the lights worked and I was able to DIY the tek legs so that they work great with the lights (just drilled 5 holes on each sided and bolted them in...). Here are some pics Lights on: Lights off: Drilled holes: bolted the legs: Ta-Da! This thing does put off some heat though. I've got my cooling fan going and I think/hope that'll keep the temp under control. The temp has been holding steady at 81.2 for the last 20 min or so (after about a .8 degree drop after I turned on the fan). I'm toying with the idea of getting another (smaller, quiter) fan and putting it ontop of the aquarium to assist with the cooling and air flow as well. Link to comment
jaydanevich Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 DYI legs for a 10g. Link to comment
jaydanevich Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 This is what I used from walley world. Link to comment
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