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CalmSeasQuest's 36" Nano Build


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    CalmSeasQuest - Reefkeeper
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    Jan 2010
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    Brighton, MI
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    Thomas
    Awards Nano Contest Winner - Winner of 2012 Nano Contest

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    I was able to get the Reef Brite mounted today, Here are a few photos and a couple short video clips.

    The Reef Brite is attached via screws to the back lip of the T5 fixture (the T5 fixture is intentionally mounted backwards to avoid having the cords at the end of the desk.)
    DSC 0388 - CalmSeasQuest's 36" Nano Build

    DSC 0395 - CalmSeasQuest's 36" Nano Build

    The mounting bracket allows me to adjust the angle, controlling the placement of light and PAR.
    DSC 0412 - CalmSeasQuest's 36" Nano Build

    DSC 0414 - CalmSeasQuest's 36" Nano Build


    The first video shows the color and brightness of just the Reef Brite, then adds 2 tubes of T5s, then then 4 tubes of T5s (It's not nearly as bright as it appears in the video.)
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiuKRPkkqeo"]YouTube - DSC 0391[/ame]

    Here's a top-angle shot showing the shimmer created by the Reef Brite LEDs...
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdWyRA_wv3w"]YouTube - Reef Brite supplementing T5s for Shimmer[/ame]
    Last edited by CalmSeasQuest; 02-09-2011 at 09:52 PM.
    The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. - George Bernard Shaw

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