T5/LED hybrid build

[bknapp]

Lookin great, hope the corals will appreciate your great work!

 

[ToXIc]

They better!


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[angrycubano]

Pure mastery

 

[ToXIc]

The final stretch is here....

Getting everything in and wiring it up.

Fan kit

Strips in and wired up.

Now just gotta work on cable management and cleaning it up.




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[ToXIc]

How's about a bad iPhone pic!!!!

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[Dowtish]

It's Alive!!!!!

 

[ToXIc]

All I'm waiting on now is the strain relief bushings to hold the cords in the fixture. I need to cut one more reflector then It will be totally completed. All tests have worked awesomely.

Then it's time to burn in the electronics. I'll probably do 2 days of 8hrs each before mounting it over the tank.


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[mixer911]

Sweet.

 

[bknapp]

^ That.

 

[ToXIc]

Well lame news. The SR bushings didn't come in may have to wait until Monday.




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[ToXIc]

Ok bulb layout. From front to back.

Blue +
Coral +
Blue +
Purple +
Daylight
Blue +

What do you guys think?

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[-Logzor]

I have a similar combo only with an actinic in place of the daylight and an extra blue+. I have a 7 bulb fixture. Plus two blue reefbrites, looks perfect.

 

[ToXIc]

I have a similar combo only with an actinic in place of the daylight and an extra blue+. I have a 7 bulb fixture. Plus two blue reefbrites, looks perfect.

Does that combo give you a 20k look or is it a little bluer?



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[ToXIc]

This fixture is superrrrr sexxxxyyyyy!!!!

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[ToXIc]

Decided to not wait on the bushings and proceeded to start the burn in.

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[bknapp]

This fixture is superrrrr sexxxxyyyyy!!!!

Agreed, great work Kevan! Looks bright.

 

[ToXIc]

Thanks man. It's super bright and close to 20k, but it's hard to tell until its over the tank.

The fixture is running really cool. The chassis is about 4-8 degrees higher than the ambient temp. And the guts is running about 11-15 degrees over ambient.


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[ToXIc]

some more pics..