TX Reef's 54 Corner Diary.....
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tx reef
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I just got in the metal halide retro fit kit. It is a 250 watt kit by Coralvue with ballast, 10,000k Reeflux bulb, and spider reflector.
I just finished putting the second coat of white paint on the inside of the back part of the hood. I can't wait to get this thing fired up....
I just finished putting the second coat of white paint on the inside of the back part of the hood. I can't wait to get this thing fired up....
tx reef
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Here is a pic of the metal halide running and a couple of pics that show the front part of the canopy.
The nails are counter sunk and will be filled in after the glue dries and I am ready to paint. I tried to use clamps, but they just wouldn't hold well enough.
I am beginning to think that I am posting for my own amusement...all these views and no comments?
The nails are counter sunk and will be filled in after the glue dries and I am ready to paint. I tried to use clamps, but they just wouldn't hold well enough.
I am beginning to think that I am posting for my own amusement...all these views and no comments?
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huntinjoe
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hey looks good, i have the same tank, except i have no canopy. i have pretty close to the same lighting just hanging from my ceiling but i really would like to make a canopy. could you post a few more pics of what you did and tell how you did it so i could get a few ideas. thanks
rykna
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Originally Posted by Isistius
nice. i'd love to see some close ups if possible. i know...nag nag nag. and you already have 1 wife.
don't let her see this.
Nah married men can take it. It's in the small print on the marriage liscense...
"By signing this this contract the husband agrees to graciously take all mental abuse given by their wife...."
Most men don't bother reading that part.....
nice. i'd love to see some close ups if possible. i know...nag nag nag. and you already have 1 wife.
don't let her see this.
Nah married men can take it. It's in the small print on the marriage liscense...
"By signing this this contract the husband agrees to graciously take all mental abuse given by their wife...."
Most men don't bother reading that part.....
tx reef
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Originally Posted by Isistius
also, with a 250, are you running a chiller?
i've been toying with the idea of drilling the back 2 sides and maybe making it a cl. what do you think? cl with a sequence dart on it?!?! that'll gove me somewhere in the neighborhood of 90x turnover.
I won't need a chiller. I keep the house at 70 - 72 degrees all year and I left a large part of the back of the canopy open.
I am going to have approx. 120x turnover once I get my new powerheads. Bare bottom tanks need a lot of flow...
also, with a 250, are you running a chiller?
i've been toying with the idea of drilling the back 2 sides and maybe making it a cl. what do you think? cl with a sequence dart on it?!?! that'll gove me somewhere in the neighborhood of 90x turnover.
I won't need a chiller. I keep the house at 70 - 72 degrees all year and I left a large part of the back of the canopy open.
I am going to have approx. 120x turnover once I get my new powerheads. Bare bottom tanks need a lot of flow...
tx reef
Active Member
Originally Posted by teen
why'd you hang the MH so high?
I am moving the light down to 10" above the tank. It is currently about 14" above the tank.
I wanted a taller canopy to help with any possible heating issues and I just mounted the light there temporarily to see how the color of the bulb looked...
why'd you hang the MH so high?
I am moving the light down to 10" above the tank. It is currently about 14" above the tank.
I wanted a taller canopy to help with any possible heating issues and I just mounted the light there temporarily to see how the color of the bulb looked...
tx reef
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Originally Posted by Isistius
also, are you planning on running a ca reactor or kalk reactor?
I am getting a calcium reactor in about 2 months. I won't need until I get all my sps moved in and add some more stuff....
Oh, and the luann plywood is extremely flexible so it would be hard to crack it...
also, are you planning on running a ca reactor or kalk reactor?
I am getting a calcium reactor in about 2 months. I won't need until I get all my sps moved in and add some more stuff....
Oh, and the luann plywood is extremely flexible so it would be hard to crack it...
tx reef
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Originally Posted by Rykna
Nah married men can take it. It's in the small print on the marriage liscense...
"By signing this this contract the husband agrees to graciously take all mental abuse given by their wife...."
Most men don't bother reading that part.....
My wife has our marriage license (looks like a house deed or something) hung up on our wall. She refers to it as her "ownership papers." :hilarious
Nah married men can take it. It's in the small print on the marriage liscense...
"By signing this this contract the husband agrees to graciously take all mental abuse given by their wife...."
Most men don't bother reading that part.....
My wife has our marriage license (looks like a house deed or something) hung up on our wall. She refers to it as her "ownership papers." :hilarious
isistius
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Originally Posted by TX Reef
My wife has our marriage license (looks like a house deed or something) hung up on our wall. She refers to it as her "ownership papers." :hilarious
that's pretty funny. mine really doesn't care. our 1st wedding was postponned in sept of 04 due to hurricane frances. got married at the court house anyways. so our second one was in november. now she says if i want a divorce, i'll have to divorce her twice
My wife has our marriage license (looks like a house deed or something) hung up on our wall. She refers to it as her "ownership papers." :hilarious
that's pretty funny. mine really doesn't care. our 1st wedding was postponned in sept of 04 due to hurricane frances. got married at the court house anyways. so our second one was in november. now she says if i want a divorce, i'll have to divorce her twice