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06-23-2003, 09:08 PM
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shark bait
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i got my light posts today. they looked like sh!t, but after quick rub down with a sander on one of them, it looks a bit better and more to what i imagined. i am not going to chrome them (cuz bondo don't stick to chrome to well), but powercoating them with a gloss black might do the job. so, the new plan is to take them to work, and beadblast them later this week, and get them painted next week.
here's a pic of one partially down before my sander broke 
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06-23-2003, 09:13 PM
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shark bait
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a pic of it sitting on the stand add-on. i will paint the add-on this week too. the light fixture will hang center over the tank, 8~10" off the water. i plan on suspending the light from cables.
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06-23-2003, 09:21 PM
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shark bait
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this pic shows the light posts as they will be positioned, with the refugium placed in the middle. so far i like it, and once finished, should look trick!
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Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
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06-23-2003, 09:27 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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What type of lighting will you be using? How will you stop it from lighting up the whole room?
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06-23-2003, 09:36 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
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after seeing your subject line, all i have to say is me too man, me too
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06-23-2003, 09:52 PM
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shark bait
Join Date: Jan 2003
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casey, i plan on ordering a dual 250w mh/pc combo fixture from psl. and ordered a giesemann height adjustment hardware from roger v. today to hang the fixture from. the tank is placed in a room with 14'+ ceilings. i would like the room lit up by the tank, with the waves reflecting the light backup on the walls and ceiling. 
this pic shows one of the latches i'll be using to keep the side panels in place. they are flush mounted, i found them in a boat/ski shop.
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06-23-2003, 10:16 PM
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It's me again
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Scottsdale,AZ
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DUDE! Those are AWESOME!
Better bolt them down to somthing, I have a giesemann style aqua space light and that thing is HEAVY!
I would use a buffer wheel to put the spirals in then do a clear coat. They look way to cool for black powder coat!
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06-23-2003, 10:30 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Sheboygan, WI
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Powder Coat? I did powder coating for 2 years and was not aware that it would stick to bondo.... because bondo is not metal so there for it would not be electricifed for the static electricty for the powder to stick to it.... Home I am wrong because those sure do look good... if not u can always get them sprayed by a body shop
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06-23-2003, 10:41 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
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cool looks good keep the pics coming with progress I will be watching.
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06-23-2003, 11:13 PM
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shark bait
Join Date: Jan 2003
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thanks all! i appreciate the positive feedback!
the welds really need some work, very rough welding and grinding marks all over. sandblasting would help me save time. i got to get a new sander tonight. the pics are a wee bit deciving i think. each light post has a 6 hole pattern in the bottom plate, and will be attached with 1¾" x ¼" woodscrews into the top board.
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Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
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06-23-2003, 11:31 PM
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Reefer Freak
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Norcross, GA & Columbia, SC
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That is a 120 gallon tank right? WHo did you get to make the metal light stands? They look very VERY nice!!!
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06-24-2003, 05:40 AM
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ROOTS...ROCKS...REGGAE
Join Date: Feb 2000
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Those things look like the davits that lift Spanky's boat out of the water LOL. I like them!
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06-24-2003, 07:08 AM
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shark bait
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: south of the north pole
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bamann345, thanks, its a 75gl. rr aquarium! i had central machine works make them, one of the local business here that fabricate metal for just about anything you can think of.
rwd, yes they are his davits, but don't tell him i have them. hopefully he won't notice them missing....  these are heavy duty for sure! my friend has a tank stand made from 2"sq. steel tubing for 150gl. it took 4 ppl to move that stand!
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Last edited by SouthernReefer; 06-24-2003 at 07:26 AM.
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06-25-2003, 12:33 PM
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shark bait
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: south of the north pole
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they still have a ways to go, but are starting to look alot better!
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Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
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