continued....
So here's some water, with the sand already in the tank. Looks nasty huh? Slowly filled her up checking for leaks.
December 17th, 2007
After a day, she looked like this.
December 23rd, 2007
While doing a complete system test (lights and all) I found the 150watt light was causing the temp to spike by about 5 degrees during the on cycle. So time to get out the old dremel and modify the cooling system. Cut the intake grill right out, removed the stock weak fan, and stuck on a blower.
Also took the dremel to the exhaust grill and opened em up to allow more flow. Jumped on e-bay, and ordered a fan to move a lot more air. Also ordered more powerful fans to cool the MH bulb. Sorry, no pics, since I'm still waiting on the fans. But just doing the blower mod and opening the exhaust grills, the temp stays within 1 degree during a full day cycle.