abcha0s' 300G Ultimate Reef

cale262 · #1 03-29-2011, 07:24 PM

Looks gerate...Any detail pics of the mounting apparatus?

Greenmaster · #2 03-29-2011, 09:46 PM

Looks sweet.

abcha0s · #3 03-29-2011, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenmaster

Looks sweet.

Thanks Greenmaster. Can't wait to see your tank take off. You've really shown your ability to be patient these last couple of months. Good job!

Rus · #4 03-29-2011, 10:59 PM

I will be very interested to see what you think of the lighting , and how it works out for you . I was looking at these as a possible option one day for me as well.

Everything looks well done so far . Great job.

lastlight · #5 03-30-2011, 12:05 AM

That's a clever way to slide your light! I think I just sorted out how I'm going to allow my pendants to individually slide within my canopy thank-you =)

abcha0s · #6 03-30-2011, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Rus

I will be very interested to see what you think of the lighting , and how it works out for you . I was looking at these as a possible option one day for me as well.

Everything looks well done so far . Great job.

Thanks Rus. To be completely honest, I am not 100% convinced these lights are going to work for me. I've done my homework though and I am about 99% sure they will be awesome. Either way, the lightning effects are cool.

I have a long journey ahead of me before my tank looks anything like yours. I'm having fun so far. BTW - I changed my mind about the Dispars. I going with Bartlett's.

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Originally Posted by lastlight

That's a clever way to slide your light! I think I just sorted out how I'm going to allow my pendants to individually slide within my canopy thank-you =)

Hey Bret - Funny you should say that. I'm taking my ideas from your earlier builds. Once the build settles down, I'm going to be in the market for some linear actuators.

OscarMeyer · #7 04-04-2011, 07:03 AM

Brad tank looking awesome!

glad to see your gonna stick with the Illumina, i know your gonna end up loving it in the end!

I'm going to be tagging along!

abcha0s · #8 03-29-2011, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cale262

Looks gerate...Any detail pics of the mounting apparatus?

Hey Cale

Thanks for the props. The light is currently suspended from a light rack that was built as a feature of the stand. I have to admit that this has been very useful, but ultimately I don't think it will be my final solution. One problem is the rails are positioned at the outer edge of the tank whereas the mount point for the Vertex is about 10 inches inside. What this light rack does is buy me time while I figure out how to suspend the light from the ceiling.

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I wanted the ability to slide the light out of the way, so I hung the lights from a short section of acrylic tubing. I used a couple of felt guard sticky things that protect floors from furniture to allow it to slide. Again, not perfect, but it serves the purpose.