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11-21-2003, 07:42 AM
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So G~. When ya coming down again????
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not untill the weekend of the 14th.  somehow i do not think you can wait that long. 
G~
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11-24-2003, 06:50 PM
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Grrrr!
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11-29-2003, 12:27 PM
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Here's the finished product. Thanks to everyone that offered advice on this project.
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11-29-2003, 12:31 PM
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I did not intend to have a shelf on the brackets but the leads coming out of the fixture for the pc's are too short to reach the floor. When I move the sump to the sump room I'll build a shelf in the stand for the ballasts.
Notice the stainless turnbuckles with 100# mono going to the top plate of the wall. Since the wall brackets are attached to the paneling with toggle bolts this adds a lot of stability. I may replace the mono with stainless wire. The mono streches a bit.
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11-29-2003, 12:33 PM
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And thanks to Doug too for the nice lights.
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11-29-2003, 01:51 PM
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Dang Rick i thought i overbuilt things!! 
i knew you could not wait till the 14th.
those lights look sweet.
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11-29-2003, 03:17 PM
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Rick that hood looks familar Brackets to You did a great job looks real strong should have no probs.  
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11-30-2003, 12:58 AM
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WoW Rick, Looks real nice! I've always wanted to try a pendent style hood over a tank. Does the hood throw a lot of light (unwanted) into the room? What about noise? Is there a lot of water noise, say like from the overflow? Looks like access to the tank is way better then with a canopy. Bob
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11-30-2003, 02:17 AM
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that is a good idea
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11-30-2003, 06:52 AM
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WoW Rick, Looks real nice! I've always wanted to try a pendent style hood over a tank. Does the hood throw a lot of light (unwanted) into the room? What about noise? Is there a lot of water noise, say like from the overflow? Looks like access to the tank is way better then with a canopy. Bob
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Thanks
There is practically no light coming into the room. The angle of the reflectors keeps it in the tank. Once the corals are acclimated to the lights I'll lower the fixture a bit more.
I have rectangular pieces of acrylic sitting on top of the overflows which covers up any noise from them. That and all the algae growing in the overflows keeps the noise down.
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