125 reef build...NOT The New Yankee Workshop

[ccCapt]

Re: 125 reef build...NOT The New Yankee Worksop

I wasn't 100% satisfied with how those DIY Lumenarcs came out using SunTunnel. So I got a couple guys from my reef club to go in with me to buy some hammertone reflector sheets. This stuff is way nicer than the SunTunnel and they ended up costing only $18.75 per reflector. I am totally happy with how these came out.

 

[dustin_P74]

Re: 125 reef build...NOT The New Yankee Worksop

looks nice and shiny

 

[yote]

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Do you think that the hammer tone reflectors do better Capt?
And are you sure your not a sheetmetal man?:D

 

[Reefrookie]

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:bowdown:Very nice workmanship on that piece

 

[ccCapt]

Re: 125 reef build...NOT The New Yankee Worksop

Do you think that the hammer tone reflectors do better Capt?
And are you sure your not a sheetmetal man?:D

This is the exact same reflector material that's used on the new $148 LumenMax Elite reflectors. The idea behind the hammertone is that it doesn't give off hot spots.

Practice makes perfect Yote. :) I learned alot on my 1st attempt and this hammertone was easier to work with since it was flat to begin with.

 

[ccCapt]

I finished up this project today. I'm very happy with how everything turned out.

Here's the old reflectors. Well not really old since I only bought them 1 yr ago when I setup the tank.

The new reflectors in place.

And everything set back up and running.

 

[daugherty]

Re: 125 reef build...NOT The New Yankee Worksop

looks great. do you notice a big difference in light that gets to the tank.

 

[yote]

Re: 125 reef build...NOT The New Yankee Worksop

That turned out great Capt.

 

[dustin_P74]

Re: 125 reef build...NOT The New Yankee Worksop

looks good capt, how about a before and after with the reflectors, if the new light output is noticeable

 

[ccCapt]

Re: 125 reef build...NOT The New Yankee Worksop

looks great. do you notice a big difference in light that gets to the tank.

Yes. Quite a difference. I have to cut the hrs the lights are on and gradually build it back up.

looks good capt, how about a before and after with the reflectors, if the new light output is noticeable

I wish I took a pic of the old reflectors before I took the canopy off, but I started early in the AM before the lights came on. Here's an older pic. You can see lots of light got wasted where the new reflectors force all the light down into the tank.

 

[Alexander]

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wow what a difference. Its things like this that are probably going to drive my eventual switch to mh lighting. love it.

 

[simpleman]

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ccCapt if you don't mind sharing.....where did you get the hammertone material? I would like to get try this.

 

[ccCapt]

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I got it from Specialty Lights. It only comes in packs of 4 2'x4' sheets, which is enough to make 8 reflectors.

 

[BigH55]

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Where did you get the sheet metal and the plans to cut those oout. That looks great.

 

[Bifferwine]

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Capt, I've gotta say something that's been bothering me for a year. Can I please please please change the title of your thread to "workshop" instead of "worksop"? PLEASE???

 

[dustin_P74]

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i never noticed that, good eye biff

 

[ccCapt]

Capt, I've gotta say something that's been bothering me for a year. Can I please please please change the title of your thread to "workshop" instead of "worksop"? PLEASE???

I can't....lol. I guess you need to be a mod to do that (rename a thread). I tried when I started the thread. I did notice it back then.

 

[ccCapt]

Re: 125 reef build...NOT The New Yankee Worksop

Where did you get the sheet metal and the plans to cut those oout. That looks great.

Thanks.
I got the reflective aluminum sheets from Specialty Lights.
The plans came from Reef Diversity.

 

[dustin_P74]

I can't....lol. I guess you need to be a mod to do that (rename a thread). I tried when I started the thread. I did notice it back then.

thats why she asked if she could do

 

[BoardRoomJimmy]

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Great set up. Something to aspire too!