280g Inwall

[Lance]

[quote=Delphinus;375020] I'm pretty sure you could use it to suspend a BC Ferry in the air

I don't know about that. Most of the fleet is in pretty bad shape. Nothing but DEAD WEIGHT, or an excellent anchor for a Super Tanker

[Delphinus]

Well, it wouldn't be the BOLT that would fall apart.

Anyhow, thanks Bandit, the idea worked perfect.

The shuttlecars now look like this:


And here is the lightframe up in the air. W00ty!!1!ONE!


It actually sits pretty level without needing any adjustments. Only thing is it sits a little too low, it needs to come up 3"-4". I'll be running 400w's so I was hoping for as close to 12" above the water surface as possible. Right now they are about 8". So I'll be chopping down the bolts to make it happen since the hanger assembly is already at minimum length.

Actually the irony is at the current height it would fit under the furnace ducts. But I really want the 11"-12" of height for the sake of minimizing heat transfer and hopefully creating a more uniform light cast.

I would do the bolts tonight but all of a sudden I'm wiped. Think I'm gonna check out what's on the PVR.

[fishytime]

Looks sweet Tony! Just a few tweaks and you can scratch that one off your list.

[Pan]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Well, it wouldn't be the BOLT that would fall apart.

Anyhow, thanks Bandit, the idea worked perfect.

The shuttlecars now look like this:


And here is the lightframe up in the air. W00ty!!1!ONE!


It actually sits pretty level without needing any adjustments. Only thing is it sits a little too low, it needs to come up 3"-4". I'll be running 400w's so I was hoping for as close to 12" above the water surface as possible. Right now they are about 8". So I'll be chopping down the bolts to make it happen since the hanger assembly is already at minimum length.

Actually the irony is at the current height it would fit under the furnace ducts. But I really want the 11"-12" of height for the sake of minimizing heat transfer and hopefully creating a more uniform light cast.

I would do the bolts tonight but all of a sudden I'm wiped. Think I'm gonna check out what's on the PVR.

^^^^ now you feel old and not just look old


Nice progress btw

[Boomboy]

that looks great, must be nice to be able to move your lights away from the tank. All the little things that really make the difference. Cant wait to see more.

[untamed]

Looks great!

Now...you'll want to put a light up in the ceiling between those two air intakes. That way, you'll still be able to see what you are doing when you roll the lights out of the way.

[brizzo]

Very nice Tony! I was looking at active threads, and I thought "When did Tony have a 280g in-wall ??" .. then I noticed the dates!

Good advice from banditpowdercoat! Nice easy fix!

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by untamed

Looks great!

Now...you'll want to put a light up in the ceiling between those two air intakes. That way, you'll still be able to see what you are doing when you roll the lights out of the way.

Thanks Brad. I have some spare 175's ballasts and a cheapy dual reflector I was thinking of using for that. I also have some N.I.B. ReefOptix reflectors I could use too, haven't quite decided if I'll use those instead or sell them. For the purpose of "temporary lighting" the cheapy DIY thing might be good enough..

Originally Posted by nazerine

Very nice Tony! I was looking at active threads, and I thought "When did Tony have a 280g in-wall ??" .. then I noticed the dates!

Yeah I know. It's been bad. I used to travel a lot for work, then I had kids then I had other projects, then I got down on the hobby for a while and thought about selling everything, then I would save up for equipment purchases .... I have a long list of excuses ..

I wish I had thought to photograph what the furnace ducts looked like originally. THAT was a huge project to fix up in itself. A lot of the challenges that have slowed me down have had nothing to do with setting up a tank and but instead have to do with fixing up builder's blunders, or renovating a basement, or running plumbing .. and then fixing the plumbing because I didn't do it right ... stuff like that.

[fishytime]

There's a guy that's dedicated to the hobby. *salute*

[brizzo]

Ok, so whats next?