Forum: Pictures
09-08-2011, 10:43 PM
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Forum: Pictures
09-08-2011, 10:38 PM
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Bad news!
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Bad news!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/Fish/DSC_1700.jpg
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Forum: Pictures
09-08-2011, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 45
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Forum: Reef
09-08-2011, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 218
Views: 70,814
Yeah perhaps cheaper now I guess but so are the...
Yeah perhaps cheaper now I guess but so are the CFs. However the cheaper LED ones are non dimable which kind of defeats the purpose and they are only 40W equivalent, rather than 60W equivalent CFs....
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Forum: Reef
09-08-2011, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 218
Views: 70,814
Yes a matter of time....
As for LED TVs...
Yes a matter of time....
As for LED TVs being similar to our fixtures that's not really the case. LED Tvs still work on LCD principles but just use LEDs as a back light, it's really nothing...
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Forum: Reef
09-08-2011, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 218
Views: 70,814
Oh right I forgot about the $60 6W LED 10year...
Oh right I forgot about the $60 6W LED 10year bulbs that make way more sense than the $2 13W CF 5year bulbs. You'd have to leave your lights on 24hrs a day for 10 years for that investment to make...
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Forum: Reef
09-08-2011, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 218
Views: 70,814
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Forum: Reef
09-08-2011, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 218
Views: 70,814
While most of those applications aren't really...
While most of those applications aren't really the same LED technology (lighting applications), essentially all that is related to the computer industry where LED technology has almost always been,...
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Forum: Lounge
09-08-2011, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 276
Views: 274,020
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Forum: Pictures
09-08-2011, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 12,072
I got some for ya
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I got some for ya
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/Fish/DSC_1747.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/Fish/scorpionandfrogfish.jpg
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Forum: Lounge
09-08-2011, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 276
Views: 274,020
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Forum: Reef
09-08-2011, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 218
Views: 70,814
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Forum: Reef
09-08-2011, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 218
Views: 70,814
This was my LED fluval edge
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This was my LED fluval edge
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/fluval%20edge/DSC_6423.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/fluval%20edge/DSC_6426.jpg
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Forum: Reef
09-08-2011, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 218
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Where is this developed world?? I've never seen...
Where is this developed world?? I've never seen an office building or industrial plant that uses LEDs for lighting and I'm a contractor that works in different offices and manufacturing plants all...
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Forum: Tank Journal
09-08-2011, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 315
Views: 100,614
Well it depends, typically the DIY style is to...
Well it depends, typically the DIY style is to get a huge chunk of heat sink and simply hang that over the tank so yes it would dissipate a lot more heat than tubes. However some purchasable fixtures...
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Forum: Tank Journal
09-08-2011, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 315
Views: 100,614
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Forum: Tank Journal
09-08-2011, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 315
Views: 100,614
I don't think so, I used a table saw prior to...
I don't think so, I used a table saw prior to assembly so I'd call it cutting with a plan. Now if I used a knife to cut them after everything was said and done I'd let you define it as "scribing" but...
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Forum: Tank Journal
09-08-2011, 04:09 AM
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Replies: 315
Views: 100,614
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Forum: Tank Journal
09-08-2011, 03:55 AM
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Replies: 315
Views: 100,614
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Forum: Tank Journal
09-07-2011, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 315
Views: 100,614
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Forum: Tank Journal
09-07-2011, 04:40 AM
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Replies: 315
Views: 100,614
Well tubes are cut and ready for welding
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Well tubes are cut and ready for welding
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/100G%20Tank%20Build%202011/DSC_6757.jpg
Here you can see the notches to direct the air through each tube...
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Forum: Tank Journal
09-07-2011, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 315
Views: 100,614
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Forum: Tank Journal
09-07-2011, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 315
Views: 100,614
FTS
Here's an up to date FTS. I will use this shot for comparison, it was simply shot with the WB set to the sand, cropped in PS and that's it.
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Forum: Tank Journal
09-06-2011, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 315
Views: 100,614
LED Fixture update
OK so finally I'm going to build this thing, looking back I really wish I just bought a damn fixture but hopefully I'll be able to make this better suited to my needs/wants than what's currently...
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Forum: Marine Fish
09-06-2011, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,568
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