Reef lights

[Cjsanders757]

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=281141899498&index=13&nav=WATCHING&nid=97880971957
Are these good lights to support lps and possibly sps on a 29g tank??

 

[Stlrockguy]

They sure are. I have 2 on my 55

 

[Big Tex]

They sure are. I have 2 on my 55

x2 i have a thread on this, and i ordered one yesterday for my 37g bow front. should be awesome

 

[Stlrockguy]

I've had mine for 2 weeks. Very happy with them.

 

[erichm20]

I just bought two of these also I'm currently building a new hood for them. Man are they bright! I'm upgrading from a 4 bulb t5 unit.

 

[Big Tex]

I just bought two of these also I'm currently building a new hood for them. Man are they bright! I'm upgrading from a 4 bulb t5 unit.

yeah same here, im gonna ditch my dual t5ho fixture for these and try and build a bow front canopy to hide the fixture in or ill just break down and hang it lol

 

[Stlrockguy]

Yea I just got done building my hood. Have fun building that curve but it can be done. In the wood working shop I used to work at the tools made custom builds easy. I forgot how long it took to hand sand everything.

 

[Big Tex]

Yea I just got done building my hood. Have fun building that curve but it can be done. In the wood working shop I used to work at the tools made custom builds easy. I forgot how long it took to hand sand everything.

Lol 2 words, Palm Sander. And how would I go about making the curve?

 

[Stlrockguy]

That should help a little

 

[Stlrockguy]

You can also take a larger piece of wood. Say you want you're frame to be 1x2's. which is what I made mine out off. So take a 2x4 and just cut the curve from that. That's how I would do it. Hard for me to explain what I see in my mind.

 

[Big Tex]

You can also take a larger piece of wood. Say you want you're frame to be 1x2's. which is what I made mine out off. So take a 2x4 and just cut the curve from that. That's how I would do it. Hard for me to explain what I see in my mind.

No no I get you, that makes perfect sense!

 

[mr_X]

How to steam bend wood at home - YouTube
That should help a little

That guy is smarter than me

lol...that said, yes, those fixtures will allow you to grow and color up anything you want.

 

[Stlrockguy]

Yea I agree MrX. I've done thy stuff in a wood shop but never at home

 

[Stlrockguy]

But I know that you have a lot if knowledge when it comes to taking care of a reef

 

[Stlrockguy]

Wow I feel like I put my foot in my mouth. Hope you knew what I men MrX

 

[mr_X]

No worries.

 

[Stlrockguy]

Glad to hear that

 

[erichm20]

That steam bending is awesome! I'm sure I would blow up my garage if I tried something like that lol. Wish I could offer advice on the bowfront hood but I'm afraid that is outside the scope of my woodworking skills. My regular old rectangle hood is giving me enough grief...

Fortunately I think there area couple threads in the DIY section that could steer you in the right direction.

 

[Stlrockguy]

All he's really got to do is cut the radius of the curve out of a board. It's really easy. I just can't put it into words

 

[Big Tex]

All he's really got to do is cut the radius of the curve out of a board. It's really easy. I just can't put it into words

You don't have to bro I get you, I need a 2"X4"x4' piece to make the top and bottom curves, then it's all simple square edges after that then 1"x2" planks for the verticals.