rotating lights???

Skimmerking · #1 10-26-2010, 12:16 AM

CHIN LEE had that on his huge Cube.

reefwars · #2 10-26-2010, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Skimmer King

CHIN LEE had that on his huge Cube.

ahh sweet so there is hope lol was thinking i was maybe losing it now

ill have to find his thread if he has one would be a cool thing to have set up right if one was to take the time to do it

any ideas on how his worked??

Magma · #3 10-26-2010, 12:33 AM

have to think to about power consumption the motor to rotate the lights is going to draw a lot more wattage than just the lights and it will take need swivel so the wires dont twist togeather and wear down the insulation resulting in a bright light and a big bang.

Not saying it cant be done but the cost might start going up rather fast.

The Codfather · #4 10-26-2010, 12:42 AM

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=29398

reefwars · #5 10-26-2010, 01:12 AM

thank you bob

now that is cool a suncircle kinda makes sense and its exactly as i was thinking and my new tank is almost those dimesions minus some of the height

reefwars · #6 10-26-2010, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Magma

have to think to about power consumption the motor to rotate the lights is going to draw a lot more wattage than just the lights and it will take need swivel so the wires dont twist togeather and wear down the insulation resulting in a bright light and a big bang.

Not saying it cant be done but the cost might start going up rather fast.

not to worried about power consumption ive shut down three tanks with a fourth about to be shut down just to do this one lol

lastlight · #7 10-26-2010, 01:22 AM

Don't those slow stepper motors use very little power? Maybe I'm thinking of something else.

Magma · #8 10-26-2010, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by reefwars

not to worried about power consumption ive shut down three tanks with a fourth about to be shut down just to do this one lol

well then you got lots of extra power. If you need help wiring it let me know I can walk you through it (gotta love being an electrician)

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Originally Posted by lastlight

Don't those slow stepper motors use very little power? Maybe I'm thinking of something else.

depends on the motor really, some are strong output some not so much.

mike31154 · #9 10-26-2010, 02:18 AM

Aren't there horizontal light movers available (also spawned by the hydroponics industry)? These would work better on a rectangular tank and you would actually save money by only using a single halide and having the device move the light back & forth over your system. That rotary thing looks scary and ill suited to even a cube. Good for a cylindrical tank maybe.