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Old 08-20-2013, 01:00 AM
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Old 08-20-2013, 01:03 AM
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That's the top piece of the stand back side is 7 feet long by 27inch on the one side and 48inch on the long side the front is split 4 feet and 3 feet the desk portion will be installed on the 4 foot side of the front to make a complete rectangle
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Interesting! Very curious to see how this turns out. Have you decided on what lighting you will use?

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Old 08-20-2013, 11:32 AM
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Yeah I got some t8 lights for free and am going to use led strip lighting to add more vibrant colour.
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T8 lights eh? Interesting...
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I know I know t8s are out dated but since this is fowlr I figured why not save some money on fixture and bulbs
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I know I know t8s are out dated but since this is fowlr I figured why not save some money on fixture and bulbs
In my opinion, I would worry about the color temp of the bulbs being low resulting in an unwanted nuissance algae growth (hair algae especially)

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