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Blown76mav

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Homemade light holder
« on: March 30, 2009, 11:58:33 »
Well since I'm on vacation I decided to do some acrylic work for myself,  I needed to add another light to my refugium so I decided to use up some of my scraps. 

 I notched one end to fit over my return pipe and the other end just sits on the lip.  I'm going to be adding a filter sock holder in the future.



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Offline harleyrider

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2009, 12:03:19 »
looks Great!
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Offline ohioreef

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2009, 12:41:46 »
Very nice! Wanna make one for me?  :D
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Blown76mav

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2009, 12:43:22 »
Quote from: ohioreef on March 30, 2009, 12:41:46
Very nice! Wanna make one for me?  :D

Sure, just shoot me the dimensions.
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Offline verper

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2009, 14:18:11 »
I like it.  Did you get the bulbs Melev recommends after seeing his presentation?
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Offline cyberwollf

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2009, 17:17:20 »
Now you are just showing off
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Blown76mav

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2009, 21:53:33 »
Quote from: cyberwollf on March 30, 2009, 17:17:20
Now you are just showing off

Thats not showing off, wait till you see my daughters Seahorse tank I'm going to build, that will be showing off. ;D  Gonna only have one glued seam on the sides.
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Offline lazylivin

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2009, 22:01:11 »
Wow Lonnie you are getting really good with acrylic!
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Offline jungliztkruger

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2009, 23:27:29 »
beautiful
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Blown76mav

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2009, 23:36:27 »
Quote from: verper on March 30, 2009, 14:18:11
I like it.  Did you get the bulbs Melev recommends after seeing his presentation?

I'm using 5100k bulbs couldn't find the 6700k locally.  I e mailed Marc (Melev) and he said they would work, just not as quickly.

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Offline cyberwollf

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2009, 08:15:35 »
Quote from: Blown76mav on March 30, 2009, 23:36:27
I'm using 5100k bulbs couldn't find the 6700k locally.  I e mailed Marc (Melev) and he said they would work, just not as quickly.

Its frustrating that some of those cfl floodlights dont list K.  I saw a website a while back that had called the manufactures and had a listing and picture of the packages of the 6500k+ bulbs.
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Offline verper

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2009, 10:08:51 »
Quote from: cyberwollf on March 31, 2009, 08:15:35
Its frustrating that some of those cfl floodlights dont list K. 

No kidding.  I've looked all over those packages and the base of the bulbs looking for K ratings.  Sometimes you strike gold and find one.
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slandis3

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2009, 10:22:45 »
here is waht i ordered. Its a 5100k bulb. I got 2 shipped for like $32 bucks or something like that.

http://www.1000bulbs.com/23-Watt-R40-Compact-Fluorescent-Light-Bulbs/28582/
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Blown76mav

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2009, 10:33:14 »

I got mine for less than $12 for the pair at Lowes.  The K ratings are on the big boxes they come in. 
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Offline micki

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2009, 16:36:19 »
I think I might have the same ones that Blown76 has.  We got them at Lowes and they too had the K rating on them.
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Offline UDJustin

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2009, 16:42:17 »
If you want a model for a seahorse tank I have a 75 hex made out of acrylic with only one seam you can take measurements off of I hope to have the foam rock wall done this weekend for it
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Blown76mav

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Re: Homemade light holder
« Reply #16 on: March 31, 2009, 17:23:28 »
Look for a thread about the one I built today to appear soon.  I had a unique design in mind......
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