Cadlights 165 build

[TangingOut]

Let there be LIGHT!!!

 

[TangingOut]

Plan on building rock structures tonight.

 

[dream54ing]

whatttt!!! Nice to see this finally starting up!

 

[krazysvede]

Oh yeah! Glad to see it going up Tony!

 

[Jayreefer]

Wahoo! Can't wait to see it stocked.

 

[coralreefjunkie]

Way to go!!! I've always been a fan of cadlights. Can't wait to see how this creation will look like.

 

[Aquacraze]

Love the look of the Tank! Those dimensions look really nice. Can't wait to see the progress

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[jporter]

Tony, the tank, stand, and custom lighting look absolutely amazing! It's going to be a stunning masterpiece when you're done. JP

 

[drtrash]

Explain lights? Did you make?

 

[TangingOut]

Explain lights? Did you make?

It's a 60" ATI sunpower with the middle 4 bulbs removed and replaced with 4 Hydra 26HD. Yes, I did the modding. Hardest part was cutting out vent holes for the Hydra fans and doing the math to get the Hydras in the right spots, evenly spaced over the tank.

 

[drtrash]

Nice job was worried wires would all the overlap and wires would get fut

 

[TangingOut]

Nice job was worried wires would all the overlap and wires would get fut

Removing 4 bulbs removed a lot of wiring plus 2 ballasts which left a lot of room inside the fixture.

 

[TangingOut]

Rockscape done. Just need another bag of sand. I'm loving the reflection off the back glass and plan on trying to keep it clean this go around. Also installed some soft close cabinet door dampers and some LED strips inside the stand.

And hooray!!! for recess euro bracing.

 

[TangingOut]

I was mindful not to build the rockscape too tall this time around to allow coral growout.

 

[drtrash]

That looks awesome, hate to say but the build is a huge part of the joy. How is the light scatter in room? Look cool with vaulted ceilings

 

[drtrash]

What bulbs did you pick?

 

[TangingOut]

There's a lot of light spillage, but I don't mind. It's like a beacon of light saying come take a look. Lol

 

[TangingOut]

What bulbs did you pick?

In the photo, it's just 1 coral+ and 1 blue+ no LED. The other 2 are additional blue+ bulbs.

 

[drtrash]

I ended up building a skirt to cut down on spillage and put light into tank, technical improvement but nothing beats a sleek light

 

[Aquacraze]

How's the build coming along?

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