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10-31-2011, 05:13 AM
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Whew that's a relief that I got it right for you
 That sucks about the flame, bad kitty  Looks like you need a screen top.
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11-08-2011, 08:51 PM
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Been slow but everything is coming along with my build. My tank is doing great little messy all around it but hey things still aren't done.
Waiting on my skimmer and reefkeeper system to get her pretty excited about that hope my sump will be in soon once i foam under the tank. So here is my LED build cost me mmmm $270 Bought all my stuff from rapid LED. Only cost that much because customs dinged me like $40. For the housing i bought 2 plastic trays from princessauto. Used Heavy duty zap straps for the eye hooks and hinge at the rear. Had some old zapstrap hold downs i cut one end out to make my lens cover holder no i can slide in and out some acrylic for cleaning. I drilled holes in the picture per light but scrapped it and just cut out larger holes easier if i have issues down the road. Final pics are the testing on the unit still have to add all the sides and front. As well as fans on the top and front quick release clip. I have to say today first day of running the new led system everything is thriving you can see it in every coral!!! The shimmer and glow is amazing as well i am so proud of this build and how well it looks.               Last edited by Steve-O-; 11-08-2011 at 08:55 PM.
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11-08-2011, 09:55 PM
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What are those tray's for? they kinda look like a battery tray but I'm sure they wouldn't make them out of plastic.
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11-08-2011, 09:56 PM
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Hey just a quick comment on those LEDs, my appologies if I missed a comment somewhere but you're going to want to expose those heat sinks or get a fan running in there or your expensive LEDs will be burnt out in no time! Those heat sinks need to be exposed to fresh air to dissipate the heat that the LEDs produce. Covering them up with the back panel won't allow any air to circulate and they'll overheat for sure.
Now that that's done, nice cube! That's about the size that I'd like to do when my main tank gets to be too easy and it's time for another challenge hahaha
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11-08-2011, 11:31 PM
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there is complete airflow from front to back and i have holes up top to push out air just haven't bought the fans yet. The tray where just in a random spot in princess auto no idea i was gonna use a laptop cooler but they sold out
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