lockrookies 90g main display tank (upgraded pictures and led moonlight bar)

lockrookie · #1 09-17-2011, 05:24 AM

so an update had a little mishap yesterday...

was helping the wife in the daycare and walked upstairs to smell burning electrical found right away that it wascoming from my lights needless to say my fixture was hooped. so after having a panic attack and posting my dismay on our local board.....i picked up a tek 6 bulb t5 from trrunner since he had an extra and was nice enough to offer it to me. and with a little bulb juggling from the ones that i didnt fry it lights up my tank like none other. i am very thrilled at the moment. thank you a million harrold you are a life saver.

but.. lol there is always a but... this light comes to me with a few challenges...
first challenge was the depth of the fixture my tank is 15"deep...20" from front to the the wall. the fixture is 16". so with a little adjustment of the brackets (which i love btw easy to adjust) i was able to set the fixture back a little bit and still will have room to feed once lid is opened. as a foot note my old fixture was only 8 and a half so thenew fixture is double the size.

whats life without its challenges right.. well second issue was the height of the fixture.. keep in mind this tank was designed, stand and all for a fresh water setup. itwasnt meant for salt so i didnt think to leave room for improvement.
my lid inside height is 6" but with braceing forstability i only had room to have my fixture sit 2 1/4 from the water.. yes ultimately the reason for the fried fixture.more so due to the fixture had no splash guard...oh well whats done is done right... anyways the tex fixture with its legsmake the light sit higher thus the top puts it at 5 1/4 inches. this problem i have not yet figured out, but i feel a trip to a hardware store is imanent.. im most likely going to have to tear apart the hood and make some major changes.

lastly and i know some ppldontcare to have them but tek lights dont comewith moonlights.. i find they are a great nightlight for those late night bathroom breaks lol... well im in theprocess tonight of tearing the moonlights out of the old fixture and will build a new dimable set. just have toget creative with the wireing.

but all in all i am very impressed with this light(it will come in handy when i upgrade this tank to a 120) as well as with trrunners tanks it was a wonderfull chat and dont forget i havea ric with your name on it.

The Grizz · #2 09-17-2011, 05:48 AM

Sorry to hear of the loss Jeff hopefully the rest of your fish come back around.

Good luck with the hood mods, no one ever said this hobby was easy, right.

#3 09-17-2011, 06:16 AM

Please take a pic of how you retro the tek with the moonlights. I want to do this as well.

lockrookie · #4 09-17-2011, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by The Grizz

Sorry to hear of the loss Jeff hopefully the rest of your fish come back around.

Good luck with the hood mods, no one ever said this hobby was easy, right.

yeah i lost a few fish withthat episode butthings arecoming around now i actually added a picasso trigge ri have to get a photo of once i fix the hood situation.

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Originally Posted by Cugio

Please take a pic of how you retro the tek with the moonlights. I want to do this as well.

im not sure if iwill be adding to the tek lights itself i dont want to have anything that will cause rust and ruin yet another fixture but once ive made my moon light contraption i will post pics.

Skimmerking · #5 09-17-2011, 02:35 PM

hmmmmmm that 50 gal is nice looking we should trade my 8 footer for your 50 gal.

lockrookie · #6 09-17-2011, 04:52 PM

lol dont tempt me like that if i had the room and method to haul it id do it. but would feel too guilty like i screwed you over my friend. your system is worth 1000 times more than my 50... i still recomend storage for you untill you get yourself back on your feet.

Skimmerking · #7 09-17-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by lockrookie

lol dont tempt me like that if i had the room and method to haul it id do it. but would feel too guilty like i screwed you over my friend. your system is worth 1000 times more than my 50... i still recomend storage for you untill you get yourself back on your feet.

hey im all for it what size is that tank. if you are wanting to shoot a pm is that a 50 gal or 90

lockrookie · #8 09-17-2011, 11:19 PM

this is my 90g on this thread... my 50 is on this thread..

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=65428

this one i built last year

but in all seriousness i would love to help you out buti have no room to add a huge tank at this time if we didnt have the twins and aday care in our basement id be all over it. i dont even have a way to transport either tank from here to there and back again. with fear of breakage..