Lighting

I'm going to be doing an in-depth product review of the Evolution LED fixture, but just wanted to share some pictures of today's arrival.

The package shipped from Florida to Texas via Fedex, and arrived wrapped in plastic because of today's rain. It was well-packed with foam to keep the fixture centered in the box.




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I've been ignoring how the pendants were hanging at an angle over the SPS vat, but it bugged me. I wanted to direct the light down into the vat and get them level, so I thought about various options.

The easiest solution was to use one of the spare Vortech magnets I use when building sumps to keep the two pendants straight. Simple, free, and it works.



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When I got the new IceCap LED moonlights, it took me a while to come up with a way to secure them. It's important to me that the bulbs are well-secured; lighting that dangles loosely isn't something I can live with. The canopy over the top of my tank is removable, and there's no woodwork in place to screw them to. Here's the little clip that IceCap includes with the bulb. With a few tools and some aluminum U-track, I came up with a working plan.

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Recently, I needed some actinic VHO bulbs for my tank. A found a couple of people in my local club ( www.dfwmas.org ) that needed the same kind, and we did a quick group buy from Marine Depot. Ordering 6 bulbs at once guaranteed free shipping, which is a plus. The order was placed on Wednesday and shipped out the same day. They arrived in a huge triangular box today in perfect condition.

I was very happy to install them tonight, and the blue really popped in my tank. My older bulbs ...

Back in mid-2009, I did some testing because of the variety of reflectors people were asking about. This entry will be about the Lumenbright series as well as the LumenMax Elite.

From this angle, you can see how thick (tall) each reflector is. After all, how much room you have in the canopy dictates what fits and what doesn't.

I set up a hanger in the kitchen, centering the reflector's ...