niko

Oh no, that's not gonna be too much light! It's going to be WAY too much light. Plants will love you forever. Have you seen the pictures of plants that Tex Gal grows? Healthy beyond recognition, haha. That's what will be happening to you too. Just make sure you are ready to collect plants by the pound every few days
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...re-plants.html

You have the light equivalent of an afterburner now! Except instead of consuming extra power it does it's job very efficiently:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterburner

--Nikolay

c4cache

roflmao that's funny i don't care who you are.
i sent tex gal a order for plants, just not sure if she will ship them or not, either way the tank is ready for plants, so if my afterburner stays lit i have a weed whacker lol!

I owe this setup to you, you had the design, i was just coping you for the plan, like i said in the other post i was looking for a light setup, yours just looked like it would be the best for my tank and the space i had to work with, i am very happy with the out come and will always give you the credit for the design, the only reason i staggered the lights was tex gal gave me a heads up on the ends, the only thing i don't like was the channel the end cap's are mounted to are like a 1/16" away from the reflectors thy go over, i got lucky there and if i was doing it again i would use flat stock instead of channel for those two parts, as thy make bulb replacement interesting.
so thank you for posting yours first

c4cache

sorry it has been so long for a update but i have been a bit busy, the lights have been grate i think it was all worth it as you can see, all the plants were from tekgal and starrystarstarr thanks again to both, and of corse niko.

kimcadmus

Wow, looks like they are working great! I will be constructing my Niko inspired fixture this summer. His "sense of humor" often catches me off guard - always having to read between the lines.

Tex Gal

Sure looks like you are reaping the benefits of your labors. You'll be sending your plants out to people soon!

PRJCT92EH2

what retrofit kit did yall use? Looks good!

apm

great job on the fixture, I dont know if i missed it, but where are the ballasts /retrofits from? and how much?

c4cache

i bought my system from sunlight supply you will need to go to the horticulture side of the first page for the parts, but you need to locate one of there dealers near you to order, the DEALER SEARCH is under the fish side of the first page, this link is the retro kit i used 3 on my system, the bulbs were 2 midday and 4 Aqua Flora and the lift system