a miracle delivery... need advice

[solRNY]

so now i have better material to play with i again made this diy reflector, this time i resized the dimension smaller,

to my surprized the light pattern did not come out as i thought it would have, much disspointment, maybe it has something to do with resizing the dimension smaller and not making up the lost area, i did had to stretch it, which torted the reflector alittle, so that i can mount it with at least using two holes, from this pictures, looks like i did a whole 360, arg!

since i have made a few of these, i am learning that you can score this aluminium with a razor, then break it to get a clean and accurate cut.
am working on another diy reflector design... more pics and par readings to come,

 

[solRNY]

so i decided to make another diy reflector, this time a lumen bright type,

i am happy with the pattern, it is as expected, i need to still make the pattern tighter as i will hang the fixture up high,

 

[deniz]

Any update?

 

[solRNY]

Any update?

yup, made some progress, yay!!

here another diy reflector pic, modified so to output a smaller concentrated pattern, not sure where i placed the image of that patten...

after some time of playing around and taking par readings, i still cant make up my mind on which diy reflectors to use until i hang the plasma fixtures,

 

[solRNY]

so here i go hacking at the ceiling... really didnt like this idea as the ceiling is somewhat texture so any mistake wont be easy to fix,

running a data cable and 12awg wiring, the data cable is going to be connected to a controller so to control the dimming of the plasma and led fixtures and the 12awg to 2 sockets,

the cables ran along the joist till it hit the end of the room and then crosses 4 joist, luckly someone used the same path to route another cable so there was already holes in the joist

had a bit of trouble running the cables down to the basement, figure i cant stick my head in the hole to see (as it a quite large) so i used the camera to show me, what a wonderful tool :rollface:

 

[solRNY]

so here a pic of a frame i made to hold 4 rods, the frame span 3 joist, i sure hope i screwed it into the joist well,
there are three sockets installed, 2 connects to the newly ran 12awg wiring, and the other connects to the existing wiring where the wall switch turns it on,

here a pic of the box i made to hide all the cabling and other stuff, it is suspended from the ceiling thru the 4 rods, and it is heavy!! you think i should be concern??

i threw some lamp i had laying around up there so to get some lighting, will have to replace it with something that give equal spread,

 

[titoav15]

thats lookin really nice When do you expect to complete this project?

 

[solRNY]

thanks for the compliments
i am hoping to complete this project in the summer, but summer brings on its own projects, so probably more likely in fall i hope

 

[votek]

very nice!

 

[Johnny C]

Wow... this build thread is awesome, you are very meticulous about your work and it is really going to pay off in the long run. I cannot wait until this is up and running, maybe I'll come and check it out?

 

[pascal32]

Looking good! Love the lighting effect!

Now all you need is the alluminum frame we talked about!

 

[solRNY]

very nice!

thanks you

Wow... this build thread is awesome, you are very meticulous about your work and it is really going to pay off in the long run. I cannot wait until this is up and running, maybe I'll come and check it out?

thanks for the kind words! your most welcome to check it out once were up and running

Looking good! Love the lighting effect!
Now all you need is the alluminum frame we talked about!

thanks, i think i have a replacment for the frame, just need to test it out

hopefully tonight we can push the tank back and take somemore pics

 

[solRNY]

took some pics last night thought I share, excuse the blanket as we use it to push the tank around, works very well
when I look at this pic, it seems like the light box is too big, out of per portion to the tank, that my eyes are drawn looking up instead at the tank, what do you guys/gals think?

still have to dress the rods and cabling, looks too high, will have to take some par measurements then decide, but I am sure the numbers going to be low so probably lower it another 6"

another pic,

 

[pascal32]

eyes go up because the tank is empty looking good!

 

[Capt_Cully]

eyes go up because the tank is empty looking good!

Exactly what I was thinking! Once the tank is a full blown reef no one will even notice the box or lights.

This is one incredible build Lang!

 

[Hungriee]

it looks great !

 

[chrisqueenz]

Man you guys out in Syracuse are taking it to the very next level! One of my favorite build threads here on RC Lang! Lots of good stuff to copy! I mean inspire! Lol Can't wait to continue watch this develop. What color does that bulb put out? More of a white or blue?

 

[450reef]

nice man, rrrreal nice

 

[mike1441]

can not wait to see the finished project.... come on do some work

 

[solRNY]

eyes go up because the tank is empty looking good!

hahha, that is funny thanks Pascal!

Exactly what I was thinking! Once the tank is a full blown reef no one will even notice the box or lights.
This is one incredible build Lang!

thanks Mark, your being too nice, your build is indeed awesome as well and it is getting very exciting

it looks great !

thanks you

Man you guys out in Syracuse are taking it to the very next level! One of my favorite build threads here on RC Lang! Lots of good stuff to copy! I mean inspire! Lol Can't wait to continue watch this develop. What color does that bulb put out? More of a white or blue?

thanks Chris, your too kind, your 260 project is quite superb, a model reef

the older fixture which had the sta-40-02 emitter puts out more blue when dimmed, and more brighter whites at full power compared to this newer fixture which has the sta-41-02, all measured by my eye

they say the new emitter can be dimmed down to 20k, sadly i see no evidence of that. all in all, the color output is a bit yellow, i am betting it much more yellow when i have water in the tank, am in a bit of trouble here, hopefully the blue leds will help out, but i doubt it, i have put in my mind that i am going to have to learn to like it, at least for a little while, hehehe

nice man, rrrreal nice

thanks man

can not wait to see the finished project.... come on do some work

lol, thanks for the encouragment
think i will take some par measurements tonight, this will help me choose the final reflector sytle and mounting height,