Andrew's nano in 90 build

[redemer123]

Got the LED's secured into their permanent housing! dont mind the pictures they are taken with a cell phone

Here they are over the nano to show the color I get from them, im very happy with the way this little DIY build turned out.
the next step is to conceal the wires a little bit then get the fixture a hanging kit. Also note the sleek profile of the object i've chosen to enclose the LED's, this contributes to the nano's minimalist design that I hope to achieve

 

[Kevin Kolinen]

Looks like a small cake pan ? Great DIY!

 

[Kevin Kolinen]

Where did you get the DIY LEDs ? Love the individual heat sinks. That's exactly what I want for my tank.

 

[redemer123]

Where did you get the DIY LEDs ? Love the individual heat sinks. That's exactly what I want for my tank.

All of the stuff I ordered came directly from rapidled.com, the case I used to hold the LED's is actually the bottom of a desk lamp lol

 

[BarbH]

Looking good on the led's, looking foward to seeing it hanging over the tank.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Nice update and looks good!

 

[redemer123]

Nice update and looks good!

thanks for the nice comments, just wait until I start stocking this bad boy in a few days

 

[redemer123]

Stocking the tank will officially begin tomorrow!!!, this is where the nano gets real reaaall fun .

 

[Mike&Terry]

Nice job on the DIY led's!

-M&T

 

[redemer123]

The tank is officially ready to accept corals! got the lights hanging over the tank, As a side note, the royal blue LED's really play with the camera. the image looks ridiculously blue

 

[redemer123]

I dont really have anywhere else to post this, so id like to show off the sweet new red plate coral I got lol

 

[k2parkstar]

Amazing Fungia!!! I love plate corals!!

 

[redemer123]

ok here's my verification picture, it was a little hard because the tank is so small, hopefully nobody wants to give me a hard time about it

turns out, the rubbermaid top floats so that was a pain lol

and another view just for the heck of it

 

[Mike&Terry]

^^ Looks good and thanks for posting so quickly!

Good Luck with the contest - we look forward to watching your progress!

-M&T

 

[bige]

Looks great. Well done.

 

[redemer123]

Thanks a lot guys! i'll be stocking it with loads of corals tomorrow and real early on in the contest so they have a month or two to grow in

 

[redemer123]

Ok guys its been a little while since I last updated! I have been a little bit busy preparing the house and yard for my open house this weekend, but I did find some time to snap a few decent pictures of the nano. I stocked it with quite a few frags and I regret to say that the few pictures I am providing tonight is merely a taste of what I've added. I'll also have to count up some various polyps I don't have a proof of purchase for and get a grand total, I suspect im around the $150ish range as far as coral goes.

 

[redemer123]

Oh yeah, also just to be safe. these are cell phone pictures! I find the iphone extremely convenient when it comes to snapping a few quick pictures. I have to admit I have been a little lazy when it coms to breaking out the macro lens and taking 50 pictures to get one good one lol

 

[BarbH]

Looking good, and beautiful looking plate posted earlier. Congrats on graduating and good luck with your open house coming up.

 

[BarbH]

Any updates on how your nano is going?