Well that was quick….my new light will be here today…..only three days.
In anticipation of getting the light, I need to run a dedicated power source to the top of the stand. The reason is that my current lights are the old style black boxes with two power cords per fixture….one for the “white” channel, and one for the “blue” channel. These are plugged into power strips that are controlled by an old ReefKeeper II controller, turning on and off the power strips at set times. You can see the power strips in the upper right corner, with that third power strip for the moon lights.
The new light (ViparSpectra) has a single cord and its own timer, so it needs a constant power source, which isn’t available in this upper portion of the control cabinet. Also located in this section of the cabinet are the power supplies for most of the powerheads. They are plugged into that old tan power strip that is also controlled by the ReefKeeper….to turn them on and off for feeding. To supply a constant source of power I simply made an approximate 3 foot extension cord and ran it to the top of the cabinet.
Now just waiting for UPS to show up.
In anticipation of getting the light, I need to run a dedicated power source to the top of the stand. The reason is that my current lights are the old style black boxes with two power cords per fixture….one for the “white” channel, and one for the “blue” channel. These are plugged into power strips that are controlled by an old ReefKeeper II controller, turning on and off the power strips at set times. You can see the power strips in the upper right corner, with that third power strip for the moon lights.
The new light (ViparSpectra) has a single cord and its own timer, so it needs a constant power source, which isn’t available in this upper portion of the control cabinet. Also located in this section of the cabinet are the power supplies for most of the powerheads. They are plugged into that old tan power strip that is also controlled by the ReefKeeper….to turn them on and off for feeding. To supply a constant source of power I simply made an approximate 3 foot extension cord and ran it to the top of the cabinet.
Now just waiting for UPS to show up.