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07-21-2013, 06:03 PM
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welcome looks good, just a tip tho, that particle board will come right apart if you dont get it sealed, water even evap is very hard on it. a little paint or epoxy now will save you lots later
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07-21-2013, 06:21 PM
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I was thinking about trying to put a lid on the sump somehow to get less evap. Will the paint / stain thats on the board already be good enough or i need more? Or are you talking about the part where i made a cut on the board. I could paint that and seal the board with a plastic cap
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07-22-2013, 03:13 AM
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Welcome Antrias, nice to see another salty in red deer. When it comes to partical board stands its best to seal any joints & cuts with silicone to help prevent swelling if it gets wet.
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07-23-2013, 03:58 AM
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Got the heatsink today (just took 24 days to ship... Terrible)! Got the LEDs and drivers on there and tomorrow i'll be soldering the connections and testing it out.
Http://imgur.com/Lgq5Xjb.jpg
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07-28-2013, 06:02 PM
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I got the LEDs up and running and everything moved into the tank. Now I'm second guessing if i actually have enough LEDs on the tank. My mushrooms aren't opening up very much anymore. Maybe I need some 90 degree optics on them?
http://i.imgur.com/GNqyPFQ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/NpUAxoC.jpg http://i.imgur.com/I0NYvHm.jpg http://i.imgur.com/GSj8lQS.jpg
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07-28-2013, 06:47 PM
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Looks good, that candy canes in the one pic look happy. Corals need time to acclimate from one light to another. Give things time to get used to the LED's before you do anything.
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07-29-2013, 06:54 PM
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I'll give them some time - my anemone is also completely hidden - he jammed himself between rocks. Also go the interior of my stand water proofed. It seemed worked out good actually just taking some clear drying silicone and painted a coat of that on - cant even tell it's there.
Now I'm on a hunt for a good yet cheap protein skimmer to throw underneath and I'm ordering a new nozzle for the return line form the sump: http://www.ebay.com/itm/U-Tube-Direc...item43b4f8e761 My self made PVC one is ugly and can't direct the flow at all. Sometime in the future (probably sooner than alter) I'll build / find a case for the heatsink to go in so that it looks a bit nicer - and so the dimmers have a spot to go http://i.imgur.com/ha8lLUE.jpg as well a case for the PSU to go in so that it's not sitting on my sub woofer and can get proper cooling http://i.imgur.com/8VfD70l.jpg As well Thanks Grizz for some input 
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