Reboot with LEDs after many, many years out

P-Dub · Dec 19, 2017

I have a standard 125 LeeMar that has been in storage forever and a day. I now have the opportunity to reboot and now I am changing things up. I was lighting the tank with 2 x 250w MH and one 400w MH and 2 VHO Actinics. I am installing the SBReef lights standard sBox 16, with manual dimmers that will be Apex hacked. Below is the build thus far.

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This is just the initial openings cut in the canopy lid.

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And above is with the notches routered for the mounting arms that I modified.

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Above is the initial dry fit.

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After Apex dimmer control hack and wire management installation.

Mark Gray · Dec 19, 2017

Welcome got out for many years too then I made a mistake I went scuba diving in Thailand lol

P-Dub · Dec 19, 2017

Mark Gray said:
Welcome got out for many years too then I made a mistake I went scuba diving in Thailand lol

That will do it, for sure.

WWIII · Dec 19, 2017

Anyone else can't see pics?

P-Dub · Dec 19, 2017

P-Dub said:
I have a standard 125 LeeMar that has been in storage forever and a day. I now have the opportunity to reboot and now I am changing things up. I was lighting the tank with 2 x 250w MH and one 400w MH and 2 VHO Actinics. I am installing the SBReef lights standard sBox 16, with manual dimmers that will be Apex hacked. Below is the build thus far.

This is just the initial openings cut in the canopy lid.

And above is with the notches routered for the mounting arms that I modified.

Above is the initial dry fit.

After Apex dimmer control hack and wire management installation.

Can anyone see the photos that I uploaded? For some reason they are not appearing...

P-Dub · Dec 19, 2017

Lets try this...

Donovan Joannes · Dec 19, 2017

Mark Gray said:
Welcome got out for many years too then I made a mistake I went scuba diving in Thailand lol

Are you sure you did scuba diving only? :D

WWIII · Dec 19, 2017

Wow! That is quite the setup there! Very nicely done!

P-Dub · Dec 20, 2017

WWIII said:
Wow! That is quite the setup there! Very nicely done!

Thanks, WWIII. Going slow to do it right this time around. Already made the mistakes that I needed to when I first started out eons ago. It is already an expensive enough hobby as it is to be repeating the hasty mistakes of the past.

Saltdaddy · Dec 22, 2017

Very clean install. Looks great!

P-Dub · Dec 22, 2017

Saltdaddy said:
Very clean install. Looks great!

Thanks, Saltydaddy!

P-Dub · Jan 27, 2018

Well, a little more progress since I got back from diving in Thailand. I saw some pretty nice thermostatically controlled fans used in media and entertainment centers. I went ahead and pulled the trigger to help with cooling and venting excess heat from the canopy. Below are the fans finally installed.

Mark Gray · Jan 27, 2018

Donovan Joannes said:
Are you sure you did scuba diving only? :D

So much to do in Thailand, that was the reason I got back into aquariums lol

Mark Gray · Jan 27, 2018

P-Dub said:
Well, a little more progress since I got back from diving in Thailand. I saw some pretty nice thermostatically controlled fans used in media and entertainment centers. I went ahead and pulled the trigger to help with cooling and venting excess heat from the canopy. Below are the fans finally installed.

Looks really good can't wait to see more

P-Dub · Jan 27, 2018

Mark Gray said:
So much to do in Thailand, that was the reason I got back into aquariums lol

Just there for a liveaboard trip to the Similans this time. But we do love Thailand...

P-Dub · Jan 27, 2018

Mark Gray said:
Looks really good can't wait to see more

I really should start a build thread... As soon as I have a little more time...

Ento-Reefer · Jan 27, 2018

Nice job mounting those lights!!

I am always in awe of the DIY skills of many in this hobby.

P-Dub · Jan 24, 2019

I know that I promised some photos. Just haven't had the time and my photos are looking like utter dog turds even with pro mode on my Samsung. I promise... eventually. In the meantime, here is the tank as of today. Details later.

P-Dub · Jan 24, 2019

And my latest addition. Some sort of Alveopora or something similar.

P-Dub · Feb 23, 2019

If you ever wonder just how much coral placement in the tank will affect the coloration of coral let me give you some examples.
These three frags are the exact same coral. Different locations in the tank.

This is a relatively new addition. It was added about three weeks ago and about what they all looked like initially...

This is the second oldest specimen of the exact same coral placed mid-depth and centered over 2 SBReefLights and directly under an Illumagic BlazeX Mini...