Thanks for the kudos.:o
The top canopy is actually pretty light. Look at the pics in my 2nd post where the removable panel is in place and retro-fit light kit is still installed. I will not be using the removable panel and have removed the lighting retro-fit. It's pretty bare bones now of...
I actually looked at some of the plastic paper at Petco yesterday. Being so flimsy I would still need to tape it on to someting more sturdy. I have some of the black plastic paper on the back of one of my tanks. It's a bit scratched up but still has some reflection properties... That's where I...
I guess, "...way to bright." was an understatement..:D
Thanks for the link. Good info. I now need to get a regular strip light hood or two. I pretty much have every hood you can think of (power compact, MH, VHO....) Everything but one that will power a normal 5.0 flourescent bulb.:mad:
Good news and bad news. The good news. I picked up 2 2x2x4 aluminum cages (dark bronze) from LLL today. They look pretty darn sharp on the stand.
The bad news. I can not use the lighting retro fit that is installed in the canopy for they take VHO bulbs. Way to bright for chams.
I use the smaller container (using the mistking system) with my dart viv. I used the larger one to top off my reef tank.
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