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    clear coat for diy hood ?

    what do you mean "seal" the wood first? i have it stained, is there something more i need to do before clear coating it?
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    looking for help

    ok, now i dont know what to do, i just took the fixture apart and those things are VERY cheap. i need better light over this thing, i want 4 T5 ho bulbs over my 10 gl nano what should i do? i have the hood built and it needs to be a retro light. i have a total of 20"s inside the hood, please...
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    looking for help

    yes, i've just never done anything like that. trying to get a visual idea.
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    looking for help

    this sort of helps. i'll have to run jumpers or something. thanks
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    looking for help

    its a cheap odyssea ballast. it runs 1x39 watt T5 HO, what i plan on doing is wiring it to run two 18 watt bulbs. the odyssea fixture i have is a 36" 2x39w T5 HO, each bulb has its own ballast. so i want to run 4x18w over my 10gl nano. make since?
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    Is this good or bad?

    first two pics look like aptasia anemones "Bad". hope fully others will chime in.
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    looking for help

    is there a link or somthing to like, T5 wiring for dummies :). what i need is a step by step on how to wire two bulbs to a single bulb ballast. when i get to wiring my retro out of the fixture i have, i dont really have a back up for my tank. so i want to get it right the first time. thanks for...
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    cptbjorn's 3g Cube Pico

    cool, thank you. i'll also be looking forward to that writeup as well.
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    my zoanthid collection

    cool, i love that setup.
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    cptbjorn's 3g Cube Pico

    i was woundering what LEDs did you use for this, i was looking on the net and found some that are 5mm, 3.6v, 20ma. they come in blue 460nm and white, would they work for some thing like this? you should start a DIY thread on that light.
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    Member of the month - November 2009

    congrats, Happy MOTM
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    my zoanthid collection

    very nice zoa collection. what size tank is that?
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    cross's 10gl nano build

    thanks MGD, i may have to come up with somthing like that. more brain storming. i cut 2" off the hood and i think it looks better. i dont think i can go any lower with it, i'm not shure how tall the t5 end caps are. the hood sits 1" down to cover the black rim of the tank and i need to get the...
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    cross's 10gl nano build

    i think thats the way i'm going to go with the GFCI, just swap out the wall outlet. that would cover the hole tank. i think the hood will inprove the look alot. just picked up an 80mm case fan to put in the hood to keep it cool. thanks for the coments :)
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    cross's 10gl nano build

    well i think the 15gl tall is out, at least for know. as the tank this is for is already up and going and i dont want to mess with that right know. how ever i my just take that advise and chop 3" off this hood. i should be able to do that pretty easy. thanks
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    cross's 10gl nano build

    i was hoping someone would be onist. i thought it looked a little tall to. i made it out of 1x8. how high of the water are retro kit lights usualy?
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    acclimating corals ?

    when i come over i'll definitly bring some water to test. thank you
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    acclimating corals ?

    sorry, i didnt mean that you seen the digitata. i was just saying that the monti cap went very quick and the digitata still looks ok.
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    acclimating corals ?

    weird, you seen the picks of what i speek of. and the monti digi i got at the same time is ok.:confused:
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    cross's 10gl nano build

    a little more progress. tell me if this looks funny or not. this is an extra 10gl i'm using as a mock up tank. i almost think it looks to tall, i think the retro lights will end up being about 6" or so of the water. i'll also put a 3" computer fan in one side of it. what are your thoughs?
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