My first Lighting System

[flubberina13]

Hey...just a glimpse especially for those whom I have consulted during the planning stage...

More pics will come in the afternoon...

Raw Materials :

1) Aluminum Frame - $55.00

2) Three rods for hiding the wires - $20.00

3) Vossloh Eballasts - $126

4) Waterproof Endcaps - 6 pairs

5) Reflectors w light clips- 6 sets

6) Single-coil wire - $ 3.00

7) Three-coil wire - $2.00

8) 3 multi-colour plugs - $4.50

9) 24 pcs of nails - $6.00

10) Aquaz T5s - 6 tubes

Total : Less than $500. 00.

I think it's worth it...

[FuEl]

Looks good. Guess the most pricey components were the end caps/ballasts?

[dr evil]

nice...should go take a look someday....i believe they have a better spread than ur MH .

[flubberina13]

Here's some more pics...and later some advice...

Kudos to my fellow brothers...

1) Derrick for the initial planning stage...tahnks for the patience in answering my numerous questions abt the design...

2) Daniel for the discovery of the two wrong wiring...preventing a blackout...

3) Robin and Razali for the exploration on fixing the endcaps to the frame...and Raz for the endcaps too...

4) Ming for all the efforts and the products offloaded and for enduring my temper... you are really a saint...

Did I leave out anyone? Pls remind me hor... You know my short term memory disease hor...

And then hope to have suggestions from you guys abt the better placement of the eballasts and wires...I dun like them sticking like this...

[flubberina13]

and here's how the wires look from the side...

And I wouldn't want any hood as I threw it away before I thought of making this...

[flubberina13]

Looks good. Guess the most pricey components were the end caps/ballasts?

okay lah...can't help it...

I prefer the vossloh ones after having used elbiru and osram...

And I was fortunate to get the endcaps at an old price...

[flubberina13]

And this is for Robin...

see how precise...all 24 holes of them...

[fooyl]

Hi,

may I know where you get your reflector and how much? Thanks

regads-fooyl

[flubberina13]

Just go and enquire from Woon Ming.

I got most of my stuff from him but the eballasts are from Dr Evil...

[flubberina13]

And once my rockscape is ready. I will show the effects of the Aquaz lights on my tank.

[kamiru]

Way to go! Flubberina! Looks superb & original.

[typrobin]

nice...

u are very very hardworking...dun think i will have the patience to drill so many holes...

[flubberina13]

Here's some more pics...and later some advice...

Kudos to my fellow brothers...

1) Derrick for the initial planning stage...tahnks for the patience in answering my numerous questions abt the design...

2) Daniel for the discovery of the two wrong wiring...preventing a blackout...

3) Robin and Razali for the exploration on fixing the endcaps to the frame...and Raz for the endcaps too...

4) Ming for all the efforts and the products offloaded and for enduring my temper...   you are really a saint... 

Did I leave out anyone? Pls remind me hor...   You know my short term memory disease hor...

And then hope to have suggestions from you guys abt the better placement of the eballasts and wires...I dun like them sticking like this...

sorry...I meant Raz for the delivery of the eballasts and not the endcaps...

[charlie]

Hi

can I know how you mount ur Eballast? will there be any cover for it? Hopefully u can show the complete finished set. Btw, well done thanks for sharing.

[flubberina13]

I thought I showed the complete set liao?

Maybe mine really looks very raw...

Daniel was suggesting an acrylic cover for the eballasts. Will see if it's feasible as they have been glued securely using 3M products to the frame liao...

[Ekia]

I thought I showed the complete set liao?

Maybe mine really looks very raw...

Daniel was suggesting an acrylic cover for the eballasts. Will see if it's feasible as they have been glued securely using 3M products to the frame liao...

yah using acrylic to cover will be good.. mine was like yours.. at the top also.. didnt thought of using any cover at first... but there's bound to be some splashes to the top of the lights when meddling with the tnak like feeding the corals.. so its safer to have a cover

[flubberina13]

Can see how the acrylic cover look like?

TIA...

[Ekia]

Depends on how u want to make it fix on top of yr light fixture ma... acrylic can be 'folded' into most shapes...

This is how mine looks like...

[flubberina13]

aiyah...my eballasts fit exactly on the width of the frame.

Anyway, thanks Ekia, will see if I can 'bend' and fit around them or not...

[Blue_Lobster]

Just use those transperencies that we all used in school last time for the OHP.

Cut a small piece to cover can liao. No need use acrylic. But will turn slightly brown over time.

[woonming]

Very nice and the work is done well

Glad you like it.

Cant wait to view your rockwork !

Ming

[flubberina13]

Got to show the lights up since Orchard Road has started theirs.

First Pic...

The First Lights...

Notice how out of Darkness come this marvellous light?

I purposely took everything in the dark so as to contrast the brightness of the Aquaz lights.

[flubberina13]

See how BLUE the actinic can be?

Put a 20KK Aquaz T5 to compare with the blues of the three actinics bulbs.

The former can still stand on its own...

The blurity of the pic is due to the reflection of the AquaZ reflectors...not my photographic skills hor...

[flubberina13]

Ah!!! My eyes!!! My eyes!!!

Must always stand in such lights...

With these, I'm assured that I have given my best to my corals...

[jc85]

U using so many actinic tube? 50%?

Maybe u can have one ATI Blue plus for wider spectrum, since its blue also?