LED / rimless reef Project.

[David Schmaus]

Here is the spacing I used.



Another



Testing the White LED

You can use two AAA batteries with a couple wires soldered to the ends to test each unit.



Testing the Blue

[HUNGER]

cool cant wait to see it all cone

[HUNGER]

i mean done 

[Rayman]

lol some one has been in the sauce again ^ , wow this is looking great, can you elaborate on the size of the heat sync plz i am not getting it, i thought leds' put out low heat.

[ghurlag]

David, how is this going?  I am actually strongly considering this very setup for my 29 gallon.  Have you had a chance to make any progress?  I'd love to hear some more details, and I don't think I'm alone in that.   

[David Schmaus]

Its going ok.   I painted the back pane of glass and when I was carrying it in from the garage I bumped it on my bandsaw fence and cracked it.   UHHHH    I will post an update tomorrow.

Thanks

[David Schmaus]

I could use some input on the sump design.   the sump with be 16x16x15.    Here is the idea.   I will feed the refugium from a feed from the return pump.  A valve will control how much flow it gets..

[jd]

That looks good David. I don't know if I would bother drilling holes for the fuge section. I'd just run the plumbing over it. Other than that it looks great.

[HUNGER]

it looks great i dont see any thing wrong 

[Lost Floridian]

I wouldn't drill the holes from the fuge either, what about an overflow with tall & narrow teeth? That might give you the best chance of keeping most of the macro out of the return section.

[David Schmaus]

I wouldn't drill the holes from the fuge either, what about an overflow with tall & narrow teeth? That might give you the best chance of keeping most of the macro out of the return section.

Yea, actually that is what I am going to do.   I am using glass for the insides and will attach acrylic teeth to the top.   I am using glass to so it doesn't expand and break any joints and to reinforce the rimless sump

[David Schmaus]

To hard to keep two threads alive..  If anyone wants to follow the build will be here.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1789570

Thanks

[Riderc82]

Cool thread, I never knew you could use india ink on wood.

[David Schmaus]

Cool thread, I never knew you could use india ink on wood.

Thanks.   Yea it works really well.  Thats only the second time I have done it and I am amazed how good it looks!

[ghurlag]

 

You are my hero

[HUNGER]

all i ahve to say is wow

[reefman]

+1

[Seano Hermano]

So what's become of this tank? Is it still up and running? Did it not work out? Did you get a larger tank?

[itsalifestyle]

nice i have a solana and love it this build looks nice