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Darn nice job, reefnewb! I like the simplicity of your hood and using 1/8" plywood solved any problem with shaping the front of the hood. My design was going to use wood (and might still) but now I'm thinking I am going to make the entire hood out of acrylic. I have an ace up my sleeve on that...

Hi! Thanks for the reply. I thought that this topic was just about on the dead heap, but it's still an active issue for me. I am much closer to building this hood and still have some issues. I think that since I wrote that I wanted to mount the lights 4-5" above the water, I've been convinced...

So, Mr. Burns, nice job on that DIY reactor. I've just gotten most of the parts for building the same one, but my darn local Home Depot didn't have: 1. The 2" cleanout tee 2. Correct size hose barbs to NPT 3/4" and 1/2" thread 3. 2" pvc pipe in white or black - grrrr Was it at your own local...

Thanks for the reply fishfreek! Thanks for the pointer to hellolights.com - I'll check them out for sure. I take it that you've bought bulbs from both places and the ones from hellolights either lasted longer or were brighter? As for the positioning of the 55w bulbs versus the 96w bulb - I was...

I am about to start constructing a hood for my FW 72g bowfront tank and before I start I am hoping to get some of the questions I have answered from the experts here... When I bought this setup I ordered a 48" All-Glass strip light with electronic ballast controlling 2 55-watt, 9325K PC bulbs...