Let's see those open-top lighting setups.. - Page 4

johnb0184 · 04/05/2006, 12:10 AM

this is a great thread. I am also setting up a 120 and am up in the air about the lighting i want.

mwood · 04/05/2006, 09:23 AM

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Originally posted by mwood
Here's mine. Pine, with high temp paint, 1000 degree insulation, and two metal halides in each.

Saw this thread come back up and thought I'd post an updated pic.

NoSchwag · 04/05/2006, 09:28 AM

john here is what I decided on for my 120..

Sinistard · 04/05/2006, 09:51 AM

Here is my set up. Not a hanging pendent but not a normal hood.

I'm using 2 250 aquamedic ocean lights. I plan to add a couple t-5 actinics down the road.

This is bofore it was painted and before the wires ran inside the wall

Painted and mounted

It's mounted to the wall using a hinge for easy access

chrisguy · 04/05/2006, 10:01 AM

Sinistard Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Great setup!!

HereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s mine. Wife wouldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t let me hang the pendant from the dining room ceiling, so I had to make a suspension system.

Travis L. Stevens · 04/05/2006, 10:43 AM

Here's when mine when I was still getting the canopy ready. It was nice to have the MH light the kitchen, livingroom, and aquarium all with one light.

Rendos · 04/05/2006, 10:50 AM

Here is my new 120 that is still in progress...

Here is my 45 gallon clown tank...

This was my 210 gallon tank before it broke...

This is my frag system...

If you can't tell...I like open top tanks.

bond007069 · 04/05/2006, 03:08 PM

NoSchwag

are those Luminarc

or the Mini A3

spoon671 · 05/19/2006, 12:41 AM

Bump.

NoSchwag · 05/28/2006, 10:58 AM

Bond sorry I didn't see it sooner.. those are the minis and they spread the light perfectly for the size tank I have..

frederickk · 05/29/2006, 08:47 AM

Nice tank chrisguy

spoon671 · 05/31/2006, 06:10 PM

My tank is FULL of rock.... I think I want to change it around and do maybe only 10 lbs of rock, instead of the 40 I have right now. I am looking at RENDOS's frag tanks and I am liking the wide open look, even though they are small tanks. My tank looks all cramped with my rock in it. Sigh...

Gary Majchrzak · 06/01/2006, 04:41 AM

Nemoislame · 06/01/2006, 06:03 AM

Hi everyone, new to RC so thought I'd introduce myself by showing my 2 tanks. One is a 5ft main display and the other is a 2ft cube Aqua Medic chromis tank. Also included a pic of my new baby clown trigger

rdmpe · 06/20/2006, 12:11 PM

This is a 180 with a maristar fixture

E-A-G-L-E-S · 06/20/2006, 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by tigerarmy40
very nice! but heres a question. how do you deal with small flying bug that may land in your tank? I had a mothe land in my 10g and it caused my water to get merky and I lost some shrooms and things like that! not to mention now that I run a halide over it the tank attracks alot more little nats and things like that!

really? ....man i scoop out 3-5 dead bugs of different variety daily from my sump

rdmpe · 06/20/2006, 12:53 PM

I assume my wrasses eat them!

mwood · 06/20/2006, 12:55 PM

My skimmer pulls bugs out of my tank.

Rendos · 06/20/2006, 01:37 PM

Here is my 120 updated pic...

This is my 90 gallon...I had just moved it so the water was a bit cloudy.

and this is the 225 I am setting up right now...

As you can probably tell...I am an open top fan.

dlh5150 · 06/09/2011, 09:34 PM

Anyone with any LED open top pics?

Bilk · 06/09/2011, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NoSchwag

This is why I need this thread so bad... Take a look on my open-top lighting scheme

Bilk · 06/09/2011, 11:57 PM

Cheap 120w led with my homemade shroud.

doublenerds · 06/10/2011, 04:28 AM

I really, really love the look of the open top tanks, but don't you all deal with crazy evaporation?

I'm gathering supplies for my first tank and was planning to cut plexi panels for my 75, but I'd love to know if there's a way to do open top without going through water like mad.

bmullikin1 · 06/10/2011, 04:49 AM

heres mine, just converted to led

Heres the nice part, it swings for tank cleaning.

Bilk · 06/10/2011, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by doublenerds

I really, really love the look of the open top tanks, but don't you all deal with crazy evaporation?

I'm gathering supplies for my first tank and was planning to cut plexi panels for my 75, but I'd love to know if there's a way to do open top without going through water like mad.

Evaporation isn't a bad thing for a tank - well in most cases. It's also not that bad in my case. Evaporation helps keep the tank temps down and if you dose Kalk - I do not - use 2 part - so will help get Ca into your system. Besides it's only water. Very cheap in most cases. As u can see some are trying to promote evaporation with fans.

04/05/2006, 12:10 AM	#76
johnb0184 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Florissant, MO Posts: 310	this is a great thread. I am also setting up a 120 and am up in the air about the lighting i want. __________________ Man I wish I had that. Current Tank Info: six small fish & a few corals

04/05/2006, 09:28 AM	#78
NoSchwag Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterbury, Ct. Posts: 2,530	john here is what I decided on for my 120.. __________________ Keeping low levels of po4 without chemicals since 2005. Current Tank Info: Beckett skimmed, penductor flowed, luminarc lighted, UV sterilized, litermeter dosed, Aquacontroller controlled, SPS dominated, 120 BB tank.

04/05/2006, 09:51 AM	#79
Sinistard Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 705	Here is my set up. Not a hanging pendent but not a normal hood. I'm using 2 250 aquamedic ocean lights. I plan to add a couple t-5 actinics down the road. This is bofore it was painted and before the wires ran inside the wall Painted and mounted It's mounted to the wall using a hinge for easy access __________________ CORA member Current Tank Info: 68.8 gallon custom

04/05/2006, 10:01 AM	#80
chrisguy Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Grand Island, NY Posts: 2,277	Sinistard Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Great setup!! HereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s mine. Wife wouldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t let me hang the pendant from the dining room ceiling, so I had to make a suspension system. __________________ Chris My son said I should have been a potato bug farmer. Pickles are cucumbers soaked in EVIL!! Current Tank Info: I got nothin

04/05/2006, 10:43 AM	#81
Travis L. Stevens Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Perry, OK Posts: 13,946	Here's when mine when I was still getting the canopy ready. It was nice to have the MH light the kitchen, livingroom, and aquarium all with one light. __________________ Travis Stevens Current Tank Info: Restarting 28g Bowfront

04/05/2006, 10:50 AM	#82
Rendos Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 5,380	Here is my new 120 that is still in progress... Here is my 45 gallon clown tank... This was my 210 gallon tank before it broke... This is my frag system... If you can't tell...I like open top tanks. __________________ Richard Rendos - Founder WTMRAC It can't rain all the time. Current Tank Info: 92 gallon corner bowfront

04/05/2006, 03:08 PM	#83
bond007069 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,193	NoSchwag are those Luminarc or the Mini A3

05/19/2006, 12:41 AM	#84
spoon671 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The East Bay Posts: 948	Bump. __________________ - Enthusiast, In Transit Current Tank Info: IM Nuvo 16 Mixed Reef

05/28/2006, 10:58 AM	#85
NoSchwag Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterbury, Ct. Posts: 2,530	Bond sorry I didn't see it sooner.. those are the minis and they spread the light perfectly for the size tank I have.. __________________ Keeping low levels of po4 without chemicals since 2005. Current Tank Info: Beckett skimmed, penductor flowed, luminarc lighted, UV sterilized, litermeter dosed, Aquacontroller controlled, SPS dominated, 120 BB tank.

05/29/2006, 08:47 AM	#86
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	Nice tank chrisguy

05/31/2006, 06:10 PM	#87
spoon671 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The East Bay Posts: 948	My tank is FULL of rock.... I think I want to change it around and do maybe only 10 lbs of rock, instead of the 40 I have right now. I am looking at RENDOS's frag tanks and I am liking the wide open look, even though they are small tanks. My tank looks all cramped with my rock in it. Sigh... __________________ - Enthusiast, In Transit Current Tank Info: IM Nuvo 16 Mixed Reef

06/01/2006, 04:41 AM	#88
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	__________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

06/01/2006, 06:03 AM	#89
Nemoislame Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southsea Posts: 66	Hi everyone, new to RC so thought I'd introduce myself by showing my 2 tanks. One is a 5ft main display and the other is a 2ft cube Aqua Medic chromis tank. Also included a pic of my new baby clown trigger

06/20/2006, 12:11 PM	#90
rdmpe Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 3,737	This is a 180 with a maristar fixture

06/20/2006, 12:53 PM	#92
rdmpe Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 3,737	I assume my wrasses eat them!

06/20/2006, 12:55 PM	#93
mwood Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Winterset, IA 50273 Posts: 2,299	My skimmer pulls bugs out of my tank.

06/20/2006, 01:37 PM	#94
Rendos Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 5,380	Here is my 120 updated pic... This is my 90 gallon...I had just moved it so the water was a bit cloudy. and this is the 225 I am setting up right now... As you can probably tell...I am an open top fan. __________________ Richard Rendos - Founder WTMRAC It can't rain all the time. Current Tank Info: 92 gallon corner bowfront

06/09/2011, 09:34 PM	#95
dlh5150 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tomball, TX Posts: 471	Anyone with any LED open top pics?

06/09/2011, 11:57 PM	#97
Bilk Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 1,374	Cheap 120w led with my homemade shroud.

06/10/2011, 04:28 AM	#98
doublenerds Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 63	I really, really love the look of the open top tanks, but don't you all deal with crazy evaporation? I'm gathering supplies for my first tank and was planning to cut plexi panels for my 75, but I'd love to know if there's a way to do open top without going through water like mad.

06/10/2011, 04:49 AM	#99
bmullikin1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: seminole florida Posts: 1,797	heres mine, just converted to led Heres the nice part, it swings for tank cleaning.