Clear pond shield would have been the best bet. I am unsure on the composition on the "rock" if they are real or not, depending on what they actually are could mean a lot of different things. I am wishing the best though. This is a cool build especially for someone just getting in and they are doing great so far.
This is looking amazing! It has me thinking that 3D printing and lt slot aluminum rails might be the way to go. I'm hoping to be able to adjust each light individually in the x and y plane so would need to modify accordingly.The top portions of the mounts are finished and installed on the mounting track. One full mount is complete and is installed! Once the rest of the mounts finish printing I will get them up.
Random curiosity - how do you plan on cleaning (pulling out and putting back in) those gyres all the way down at the bottom?The top portions of the mounts are finished and installed on the mounting track. One full mount is complete and is installed! Once the rest of the mounts finish printing I will get them up.
The mount looks great, you did an awesome job with that! I'm surprised they run so hot, are you controlling them via the 10v cables at all? I wonder if they're run at 85% or 90% if it drops the heat quite a biAll four of the Quanta Atlas lights are now hung with my 3D printed mounts.
These guys are bright! And hot!
Thankfully the heatsinks are heavy duty. They are very hot to the touch but the lights themselves are warm. Although I have a fan that exhausts to outside to help with both humidity and heat I think that with my small fish room and for the health and longevity of the lights I will install some fans to blow onto the heatsinks.
With the lights now installed I had some time to get some PAR readings. My PAR meter is the Vabira VBR-Aqua.
The lights are hung 3 feet above the top of the tank (measurements taken from the lights not the reflectors). My flow was only at about 10 percent from the right side of the picture and moving towards the left. The numbers with asterisks indicate measurements on the sand bed while the rest are from the rock scape. I am pleased to see how much punch these lights have with good PAR all the way to the sand bed. Reflections off the front of the acrylic are helpful here. Given how well the lights punch down I'm kind of surprised that the numbers aren't higher at the top of the tank.
You may want a bit more par on the top if you plan on having acros at any point.All four of the Quanta Atlas lights are now hung with my 3D printed mounts.
These guys are bright! And hot!
Thankfully the heatsinks are heavy duty. They are very hot to the touch but the lights themselves are warm. Although I have a fan that exhausts to outside to help with both humidity and heat I think that with my small fish room and for the health and longevity of the lights I will install some fans to blow onto the heatsinks.
With the lights now installed I had some time to get some PAR readings. My PAR meter is the Vabira VBR-Aqua.
The lights are hung 3 feet above the top of the tank (measurements taken from the lights not the reflectors). My flow was only at about 10 percent from the right side of the picture and moving towards the left. The numbers with asterisks indicate measurements on the sand bed while the rest are from the rock scape. I am pleased to see how much punch these lights have with good PAR all the way to the sand bed. Reflections off the front of the acrylic are helpful here. Given how well the lights punch down I'm kind of surprised that the numbers aren't higher at the top of the tank.
