Welcome to my LED build!
"When forming Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page approached Keith Moon and John Entwistle and asked them to consider joining the new band he was making...Kieth said, 'that would go over like a lead balloon', and John added,'more like a lead zeppelin!'".
I have had read/heard many many people in this hobby say basically the same thing about LEDs. Here's to proving them all wrong (hopefully ;-)...with a little, maybe even a bit corny, tribute to The Mighty Zep.
I have been researching and saving and researching and saving for this build for quite some time now, and it has finally come to a reality. This is my Swan Song.
I have put "A Whole Lotta Love" into this build, and it seems like "Ten Years Gone" since I started.
I did create a prototype a few months back to put over my frag tank to see how the corals would react. Seems to be working out fine, so for the display "The Song Remains The Same" just need to scale it up a bit.
Well, I don't want to "Ramble On" like a "Fool in the Rain" too much here, so lets "Rock 'n Roll".
I have been running T5s on my 150 gallon (60x24x24) reef pretty successfully for a few years now. Here is a pic of the tank before the build.
I figured I would need a new canopy to house the LEDs as my original one would only allow me 6" above the water and I didn't want them that close. So I started to build a new canopy.
Here are some real rough guidelines/planes I used (please forgive the use of power point)
I wanted a light weight, very accessible tank. I started with a basic frame that would sit on the tank.
Ensured it was well glued and screwed.