You might be right and thanks for the suggestion... Also, going through a little algae bloom since re-doing the tank. The rock I used cooked for probably a year with very little light (just ambient from the display), but now that the rock is under halides it's going through a bloom which is really ticking off a lot of the corals in the tank. I think it's a combo of everything at this point. Ugh...
UPDATE:
After a long journey the fuge is finally online. :dance: I also moved forward with the lighting. I used a standard 10" Brooder Light, some 1/16" wire rope and fittings, and a little diy. I appreciate all the help guys, I think it turned out really well. :thumbsup: Here's the pics.
Here's the 1/16" wire rope and ferrule fittings which secure the loop that attaches to the Brooder Light.
The track from the light rack ended up almost dead center on the fuge tank which was a perfect mounting point for the Brooder Light. I cut a small piece of PVC board to fit inside the track, which also slides easily for adjustment. Then I used an eye bolt and a couple washers and nuts to secure it to the PVC board. From there it was just making another loop in the wire rope and securing it with the ferrule.
**NOTE: The duct tape is temporary. Just using it to get an idea how high the lamp should be off the water before I crimp the ferrule.
The whole enchilada.
I also added 2x 4" mesh socks on the drains. The splashing wasn't terrible with original elbows I was using, but now it's nonexistent. I also poked a hole or two in the them to help the little critters through but keep the bubbles in.
update pls.
To protect and organize the wires, I purchased some PVC wire sleeving from McMaster-Carr. Each set of wires consists of a hot, neutral, and ground which feed through the sleeving.
Here you can see how the wires feed through the sleeve. I cut it to the appropriate length and feed the wires through.
After wiring a plug to the sleeved wires this is what the first plug looked like.
After wiring all the plugs you can see how the sleeved wires feed through the holes in the top of the box in groups of 3. The wire to the right of the box will power the return pump but I'm waiting on a second EB8 to arrive to finish the project.
A bigger perspective.
A different view of the EB8 and plug configuration. I also labeled each outlet 1-8 so in case of maintenance there would be no confusion as to the configuration of plugs.
More to come..... :fish1:
