Smitty
Reef pro
Nice aquascaping. :)
ilyad's JBJ build
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little_fish
Moderator
looks good. Good job with the fragging
Thanks Smitty, I really like the way it is now too...
:D Now I can say I have fragged a coral for real :shock:
NanoReefer
Reefing newb
looks good, gotta love fragging....
beeguiles
they call me fish geek ;p
Very good job fragging. Aquascaping also looks great.
Oh man, do I have a DIY project for you guys!!!:bowdown:
I got a 12.5 Stunner LED Strip in Magenta/Blue as a Christmas present from my friend
The goodies for the install
Testing the Strip
Looks so awesome
Sand down the piece of plexiglass which the LED will attach to
Mock up of the strip
Attached blue tape to protect the plexiglass from breaking
Ready to put a little hole for the screws
Blue tape fail
OK, time for plan B
The hood before the mod
I had to unscrew the top to fit the plug in the extra space
Kitty cat helping me out
So plan B is to use double sided tape to attach the plexiglass to the hood and attach the light to that
First attempt to attach the double sided tape ended up with a waxing
Attached the double sided tape to the plexiglass
Cut off the extra tape with a blade
I got a 12.5 Stunner LED Strip in Magenta/Blue as a Christmas present from my friend
The goodies for the install
Testing the Strip
Looks so awesome
Sand down the piece of plexiglass which the LED will attach to
Mock up of the strip
Attached blue tape to protect the plexiglass from breaking
Ready to put a little hole for the screws
Blue tape fail
OK, time for plan B
The hood before the mod
I had to unscrew the top to fit the plug in the extra space
Kitty cat helping me out
So plan B is to use double sided tape to attach the plexiglass to the hood and attach the light to that
First attempt to attach the double sided tape ended up with a waxing
Attached the double sided tape to the plexiglass
Cut off the extra tape with a blade
Remove the second tape
Attach to the tank hood
Gauging where to place the LED
This is how it will look
Cut the double sided tape on the LED in half, in case I want to reattach to a new place
Peel the tape cover
And stick
Put the wire away
To make the space for the cable wrap some sandpaper around the screwdriver
Start a little notch with the blade
And go to town
How the wire will sit
Since I was doing this, I decided to do the same on the other side for my pump
End result
Clean up the wires
Attach to the tank hood
Gauging where to place the LED
This is how it will look
Cut the double sided tape on the LED in half, in case I want to reattach to a new place
Peel the tape cover
And stick
Put the wire away
To make the space for the cable wrap some sandpaper around the screwdriver
Start a little notch with the blade
And go to town
How the wire will sit
Since I was doing this, I decided to do the same on the other side for my pump
End result
Clean up the wires
How the wires sit with the hood on
And the final product
Now for some light comparisons
Moonlights
Moonlights w/ Stunner
Moonlights
Moonlights w/ Stunner
Dawn Dusk
W/ Stunner
Daytime
W/ Stunner
Keep in mind, the iphone pics dont do these lights justice, it looks amazing in person
Here is what it looks like with the hood closed and the lid up
And what the fish see
And the final product
Now for some light comparisons
Moonlights
Moonlights w/ Stunner
Moonlights
Moonlights w/ Stunner
Dawn Dusk
W/ Stunner
Daytime
W/ Stunner
Keep in mind, the iphone pics dont do these lights justice, it looks amazing in person
Here is what it looks like with the hood closed and the lid up
And what the fish see
beeguiles
they call me fish geek ;p
Looks awesome! I want a couple of these led stunner strips but they are kinda expensive!
kilo
Reefing newb
Nice! Looks really good bro! nice DIY!! I like the custom work
They are a little pricey... it ended up being almost $90 for the strip and the power supply, but now I can expand up to a total of 6...
Honestly though, if you have LED's now, its worth it... it makes the tank look so much better
Thanks Kilo :^:
FishyReef
Broke Reefer!
Loving this thread!! Your pics and instructions are awesome - I'm definitely going to follow this as I get my own reef going :D
Thanks Fishy, Im glad all the documenting will come in handy for someone, I know when I was starting out, threads like this one were very useful:Cheers:
Smitty
Reef pro
Very good job on the led's bro...those led's really made a difference.
Thanks Smitty,
It really did... the other week when I went to go pick up the acros from the other local reefer, his tank looked amazing, he had more blue and magenta as well... I came home and looked at mine and saw how much whiter everything was, the LED's on this tank overpower everything!!! :grumble:
Now it reminds me so much more of his tank, and it's really the difference between day and night, I cant stop staring at it!!!
I do want to add another one though to the other side of the hood, but Im having a hard time deciding which one to add...
Currently I have:
25 x 14K white led's
4 x 466nm blues led's
2 x 456nm blue led's
those are the stock LED's and then I have the stunner strip which is magenta/453nm blue...
My choices for the other strip are these:
1. 453nm Blue
2. 403nm Ultraviolet
3. Magenta
4. 445nm Blue
5. Magenta/453nm Blue (same as the one I have now)
which do you guys think will give the best coloration as well as possibly the better spectrums for coral growth?
Chris in SC
Reefing newb
Looks like you're on your way! Nice job so far. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Chris, that means a lot coming from someone with so many years of aquatic experience
Chris in SC
Reefing newb
You're welcome- but really, it just means that I am an Old Fart that stays wet a lot. There is always something new to learn- and the more I learn, the more I find out that I still have a lot of learning to do. About the time that you figure you know it all- the saltwater Gods crash your tank- which happened to me about year 5 or so. A long time back, but I well remember it- trust me. The new tech stuff is a mystery to me- so here I am- back in school! Hang in there, you're doin' fine!
I just have a short update for you guys today...
So one of my acros - the green slimer seemed to start loosing a little color (my guess its too far from the top of the tank)
Here is the picture before
And after
So to help it out a bit, I moved it higher next to the tri color
Speaking of the tri color, its been doing really well in my tank since I got the frag, and has gotten a lot of it color back
Here is the picture when I first got it on 12/28/11
And the way it was earlier today (you can see the purple colors going a lot lower towards the bottom, in person its even more noticeable)
I also wanted to show how quickly my Captain America Palys are growing, I got these guys during the Thanksgiving weekend - 11/26/11
This is them when I just got it (2 polyps)
And earlier today
Also, just for giggles, I want to show off my Yumas in the new lighting
A close up
The other day at night one of the mushrooms closed on itself and it looked super crazy with the colors :shock:
Close Up
And this is the same shot when I switched the lights on real quick
So one of my acros - the green slimer seemed to start loosing a little color (my guess its too far from the top of the tank)
Here is the picture before
And after
So to help it out a bit, I moved it higher next to the tri color
Speaking of the tri color, its been doing really well in my tank since I got the frag, and has gotten a lot of it color back
Here is the picture when I first got it on 12/28/11
And the way it was earlier today (you can see the purple colors going a lot lower towards the bottom, in person its even more noticeable)
I also wanted to show how quickly my Captain America Palys are growing, I got these guys during the Thanksgiving weekend - 11/26/11
This is them when I just got it (2 polyps)
And earlier today
Also, just for giggles, I want to show off my Yumas in the new lighting
A close up
The other day at night one of the mushrooms closed on itself and it looked super crazy with the colors :shock:
Close Up
And this is the same shot when I switched the lights on real quick
LBFish
Reefing newb
Those Captain America's are doing great in your tank, growing out a lot faster than in mine!
