SeanT 's 300 gallon Cube-esque project.

[SeanT]

Thanks kdblove.

Hey Joe, I appreciate the link, I need to get back to TRT.
Real life called with my new businesses.
Heck, I think I am still a moderator there.

 

[SeanT]

Picture of the Fauna Marin UltraSolaris.
I was originally going to go with three of these, then two, now just this one.
I am liking the potential of the GHL I-Bars with their dimmable ballasts.

 

[SeanT]

Awoke to some packages today...FedEx left one but didn't leave the other...signature required.
They will re-deliver tomorrow.

UPS left two as well.


T5 bulbs and my wife's cat Emmitt (Named after the GREATEST running back of all time)!!

 

[SeanT]

Some power bars for the profilux and a GHL Breeze Fan, 3 fan model.
And acrylic algae pads...gotta transfer from glass to acrylic.

 

[spsfreak]

SeanT... Long time no talk to ya. Been out of the hobby for about 5 years, just getting back in. I have a Question for ya, where di d you pick that lighting fixture up at? That is exactly what Im thinking of getting for y new 75g I'm setting up. Also just to mention getting prepared to cook some rock using your method, it is the old rock I took out of my mixed 65g and threw under the house in boxes, cant wait to see all the asty I get outta them.

Later,
Matt

 

[SeanT]

Hey Matt,
How ya been doing?
The rock will clean up nicely with time.
PM'd you.
Sean

 

[Jflip2002]

Wait, youre confusing me Sean. Your wifes cat name is emmitt, or BARRY?

 

[SeanT]

Her Cat.

Barry had mad skills...but is a quitter.


I, and my buddies, used to love to talk about how completely insane he would have been behind our O-Line in the 90's.

Shudderingly good.

 

[kdblove_99]

Sean,

Out of curiousity why did you chose Acrylic over glass/Starphire?

 

[SeanT]

Honestly...cost.
With the customizations of the back wall I was being quoted between $12,000 - $16,000.

Insane.

 

[kdblove_99]

WHat? Holy cow that is crazy.

Can you PM what you were Quoted from Jay?

 

[amehel0]

wait 12-16k fer the tank? i myslef build tanks and can tell u starfire or not thats a rip off!

15mm glass is the thickness needed(im assuming u didnt choose to go for thicker glass.

now i would make a tank like that for under 3000. add starfire well under 8000 easily.

 

[jnarowe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12557178#post12557178 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SeanT
Honestly...cost.
With the customizations of the back wall I was being quoted between $12,000 - $16,000.

Insane.

no doubt.

 

[SeanT]

I want to add that the retailers can charge what they wish...free enterprise.

Back on track:

I just received 2 GHL I-Bars and 4 Simu LED sticks in today.

I will get some pics up soon.

 

[SeanT]

Some pics.

I Bar:

 

[SeanT]

Here is a pic of an I Bar with a Simu L (LED) Stick.
It has mounting brackets but I am not going to drill it into the I Bar, the Osram ballasts are in there and I don't want to make a mistake.

Instead, I will use black nylon ties (where the RED lines are) to secure it to the fixture.

But first, I will add 3 dabs of silicone (where the BLUE dots are) and let it cure so the Sticks don't wiggle free and tilt off center.

 

[SeanT]

Some pics, bad one's for sure, of the unit with IceCap SLR's placed in there.
They fit fine.

I do NOT HAVE A CLUE how the reflectors are supposed to stay there...I didnt want to drill the reflectors into the canopy but looks like I will have too.

 

[SeanT]

Long view:

 

[SeanT]

Now the biggest challenge.

The one major drawback I can see to the I Bars is that they have no mounting kits, brackets, etc.
It is every man for himself here.
The ends of the units have plates.
I spoke with Michael from Aqua Digital and asked if I could drill through them to add my own hardware, he said that is what most do.

The red circles indicate where I will drill.

 

[shawk]

you attach clips to the reflectors and then the clips clip onto the bulbs.