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[nuxx]

Hahah... LOL... yeah a bit different...

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

 

[dave.m]

Verry nice, especially the anemone!

Dave.M

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Verry nice, especially the anemone!

Dave.M

Thank you! Nuxx got me a good one!

 

[nuxx]

Thank you! Nuxx got me a good one!

Hey I stole your light mounting idea for the frag tank.

We'll call it even.

Wish I was brave enough to attempt to wire up the lights to be dimmable like yours. All my EE friends are way too busy to ask haha

Last time I tried to solder something I shorted everything...

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Hey I stole your light mounting idea for the frag tank.

We'll call it even.

Wish I was brave enough to attempt to wire up the lights to be dimmable like yours. All my EE friends are way too busy to ask haha

Last time I tried to solder something I shorted everything...

Lol that's easy stuff.

 

[nuxx]

Lol that's easy stuff.

My dad could do it in a snap, I just sort of hate asking people for stuff

Still need to get an APEX for the frag tank as well.

Can you link the lights together like I have our Kessils daisy chained?

Or does each light need to be connected to a VDM output?

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

My dad could do it in a snap, I just sort of hate asking people for stuff [emoji14]

Still need to get an APEX for the frag tank as well.

Can you link the lights together like I have our Kessils daisy chained?

Or does each light need to be connected to a VDM output?

You can link them. I run 2 on each channel so I control each row on the tank independently.

 

[nuxx]

You can link them. I run 2 on each channel so I control each row on the tank independently.

Ah very cool.

I'll hit you back up for directions when I finally get around to getting an APEX for the little tank

Already nuked my acros because of a heater... should do it sooner than later...

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Ah very cool.

I'll hit you back up for directions when I finally get around to getting an APEX for the little tank

Already nuked my acros because of a heater... should do it sooner than later...

The only limiting factor would be the voltage that the VDM puts out. If its at 100% and its less then 10V coming out, there are too many on it. I started out with 4 on each channel and it was good to go. Funny thing is with the manual knobs on them they were lucky to hit 9v so they wouldn't even hit full brightness before i modded them.

 

[nuxx]

The only limiting factor would be the voltage that the VDM puts out. If its at 100% and its less then 10V coming out, there are too many on it. I started out with 4 on each channel and it was good to go. Funny thing is with the manual knobs on them they were lucky to hit 9v so they wouldn't even hit full brightness before i modded them.

LOL that's pretty funny!

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

I also control those Jebao RW-20s with the Apex. If they go out Ill probobly just get vortechs. But so far so good! I was going to get a second pair but there seems to be plenty of flow as it is with the returns.

 

[nuxx]

I also control those Jebao RW-20s with the Apex. If they go out Ill probobly just get vortechs. But so far so good! I was going to get a second pair but there seems to be plenty of flow as it is with the returns.

Yeah we have our RW20, RW15, (2) WP60s and WP40 on the Apex as well.

Running through a ton of programs during the day.

Maybe one of the better things I've done to the tank recently.

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

Yeah we have our RW20, RW15, (2) WP60s and WP40 on the Apex as well.

Running through a ton of programs during the day.

Maybe one of the better things I've done to the tank recently.

The seasons table I think is pretty neat. It's different every day in there. Some days I see the elegence getting blasted too much, and others like yesterday there were a lot of calm periods.

I wouldn't want the seasons on the lights though, I would come home in the winter to a dark tank lol.

 

[nuxx]

The seasons table I think is pretty neat. It's different every day in there. Some days I see the elegence getting blasted too much, and others like yesterday there were a lot of calm periods.

I wouldn't want the seasons on the lights though, I would come home in the winter to a dark tank lol.

What's winter?

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

What's winter?

O that's right your down in Texas

 

[nuxx]

O that's right your down in Texas

It's that one day between 60 degree days I think...

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]

It's that one day between 60 degree days I think...

Haha not sure how I ended up here. I was actually born in Texas. Snow sucks.

 

[nuxx]

Haha not sure how I ended up here. I was actually born in Texas. Snow sucks.

100+ degrees for 1-2 months at a time with no rain sucks as well...

 

[foxvalleypcgeek]