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My Sunday project....

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by einsteins, Sep 18, 2011.

  1. einsteins

    einsteins Experienced Reefkeeper

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    Hi all
    Since I am awaiting the arrival of the Vertex controller for the 120 I thought I might take on a little project with the NANO.
    So, I have these 2 Blue LED lights from MACNA and I have just been setting them over my 12 gallon JBJ nano. I liked the look they were producing and I don't see a direct use in the 120 when I get it going so I decided to make them a more permanent part of the 12 gallon nano.
    In looking at the lid of the JBJ I saw that there would be room just behind the little flip up door so I decided to mount them there.
    Took these pics with my Phone cam so I apologize for the quality....
    Here is the lid after I added a couple of holes:
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    Here are the LED Tubes ready to be fit
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    So I used a 3/4 inch hole bit to make 2 holes on each side of the lid to slide the LED tunes into, no rocket science thats for sure
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    Next I just fed the tubes through the holes and used a small dab from a hot glue gun to keep them from rotating and moving when the lid is lifted. I also put a couple of clips on the side of the lid to run the wires through.
    Here it is with lights off...
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    Thats pretty much it....here is a few more pics that I took while doing my Sunday project....enjoy!
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    Thanks for looking!!
    einsteins
     
  2. Nik Experienced Reefkeeper

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    Cool! great use of those lights!
     
  3. Big D Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    looks good ...
     

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