Gimmito's 450 L-Shaped Display

[gimmito]

Jeremy (Tuberider) was kind enough to swing by and hook up the Geo 612 and dial in the Aquarium Plants regulator.

 

[gimmito]

I have to thank Shaun of Sunlight Supply for recommending buying angle iron at HD for my light racks. I bought six 8' sticks of 1" angle iron and was going to rivet it, but found a welder who said he could weld the angle iron (trying to find a welder to weld aluminum has been a pain).

Here's a pic of Joe at Metalworx in action.

 

[aquaph8]

Aluminum's hard, I tried it once. Glad you found someone.

 

[gimmito]

Best 100 bills I spent in a long time for the two racks. Joe mentioned getting the temp up and backing off it as the key...otherwise you just melt the aluminum.

 

[gimmito]

I used Rustoleum paint to help keep the aluminum from corroding.

 

[aquaph8]

Happy Thanksgiving Jim.

 

[gimmito]

You too Brett...hope you didn't eat too much turkey like I did. lol.

 

[gimmito]

I thought I'd post some pics of our vacation at Cabo San Lucas.

 

[gimmito]

Fedex brought a early Christmas present. Thanks Big Al for all your help in choosing the Profilux controller !

 

[Tanks Alot]

WOW, very impressive or as those crazy kids say these days..."THAT'S BALLER"..lmao

 

[gimmito]

Ha...Ha...Thanks.

 

[aquaph8]

You went to Cabo without me?

That controller looks nice, looking forward to a review.

 

[gimmito]

You went to Cabo without me?

I'll let you know when we go on the next trip. Maybe the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico.

That controller looks nice, looking forward to a review.

Will do !

 

[gimmito]

I used a couple of wire suspension kits from Sunlight Supply and bought some 1/4" stainless steel nuts from OSH to secure them.

Here's a pic of the final product. I'm using Lumenmax Elite reflectors, Lumentek electronic/switchable ballast, & Ushio 14k se bulbs. I'm contemplating having a glass shop cut some low iron glass to protect the bulbs from splashes. Any thoughts ?

 

[aquaph8]

I think the glass is a good idea.

 

[aquaph8]

I'm a big fan of your rock scape too, looks great

 

[gimmito]

I think the glass is a good idea.

Regular or Low iron ?

 

[gimmito]

I'm a big fan of your rock scape too, looks great

...checks in the mail buddy.

 

[gimmito]

Thanks !

 

[gimmito]

I noticed when I cam back from vacation that I was missing a couple of Seale cardinalfish. So, like most of us I checked if they jumped or in the overflows. Much to my surprise two of them hooked up and a male is mouth brooding !