New 300 gallon high tech high light planted Discus tank - Build Journal

!shadow! · 01-23-2013, 02:49 PM

i'm going to have to swing by when everything is said and done

2wheelsx2 · 01-23-2013, 03:26 PM

Did you have a look at the Kessil Amazon Sun pendants? Those look like they might get a better colour rendering than the Ecoxotic Cannons. But I guess you probably can't return those now that they are mounted.

rbarn · 01-23-2013, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 2wheelsx2

Did you have a look at the Kessil Amazon Sun pendants? Those look like they might get a better colour rendering than the Ecoxotic Cannons. But I guess you probably can't return those now that they are mounted.

I liked the optics of the 100W Ecoxotics and how they project a rectangular bar of light vs. a spot light.

I will be adding the magenta stunners and a row of 1w 6,700k LED's next to the cannons and then setting everything on dimmers to get the color balance and PAR levels just right.

2wheelsx2 · 01-23-2013, 04:20 PM

I think the Magentas will be good. I've been thinking that myself that these LED's all lack visible red/pink. When I do my cube I plan to use a Kessil mounted high (no CO2) and some magenta/pink LED's also to highlight the red plants and red fish.

Optix · 01-27-2013, 10:20 PM

not to be hateful or mean...but I would honestly LOL if you are a horrific aquascaper

but your woodworking ability is A+++ grade

NWA-Planted · 01-28-2013, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Optix

not to be hateful or mean...but I would honestly LOL if you are a horrific aquascaper

but your woodworking ability is A+++ grade

Sorry this made me laugh a little!!

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rbarn · 01-28-2013, 01:41 PM

No worries, I already have a couple kick butt castles and sunken pirate ships all picked out and ready to go. Still cant decide on the pink and black or green and black gravel though.

**scapegoat** · 01-28-2013, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by rbarn

Still cant decide on the pink and black or green and black gravel though.

mix them

Silmarwen · 01-28-2013, 02:19 PM

I vote pink and green. Forget the black, it'll only darken the whole scape. I mean, really.

rbarn · 01-28-2013, 07:39 PM

Lighting rack system is finished. Now just have to take it all back down so I can mount a piece of plywood along the back wall and fill it with power supplies, power strips and computer control modules.

The bottom racks hold the stunner strips and are hinged at the back. I will have a string coming down to hold them up near the 100w cannons.

The middle rack high up behind the cannons is where the row of Ecoxotic freshwater 1w LED modules will go. They are the 6,700k LED's with a few 453mm blues for accent. Hoping these will blend out the colors and not make the lighting so harsh and super white from the 12k cannons.

Conrad283 · 01-28-2013, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Optix

not to be hateful or mean...but I would honestly LOL if you are a horrific aquascaper

but your woodworking ability is A+++ grade

rbarn · 01-31-2013, 08:10 PM

Wall-o-drivers

High voltage A/C connections will be made in the little individual junction boxes below each driver module. Low voltage side and dimmer controls will be made with automotive weather proof Deutsch connectors

Assassynation · 02-01-2013, 03:27 AM

It's gettin good!

Saxtonhill · 02-01-2013, 11:41 AM

Wow! The Koi pond is great and the workmanship on the discus tank plumbing and setup is amazing---subscribed!

defender.TX · 02-01-2013, 02:30 PM

Seventeen pages and we don't even have water in the tank! I love when people take their time and do things right. All this extra work is going to really pay off down the road!

01-23-2013, 02:49 PM	#241
!shadow! Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (15/100%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: austin,texas Posts: 1,671	i'm going to have to swing by when everything is said and done __________________ ----gauny---- 48g rimless "passion" "What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others" -pericles

01-23-2013, 03:26 PM	#242
2wheelsx2 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 1,231	Did you have a look at the Kessil Amazon Sun pendants? Those look like they might get a better colour rendering than the Ecoxotic Cannons. But I guess you probably can't return those now that they are mounted. __________________ Filstar pimp #59 (shhhh on the Eheim)

01-23-2013, 04:20 PM	#244
2wheelsx2 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 1,231	I think the Magentas will be good. I've been thinking that myself that these LED's all lack visible red/pink. When I do my cube I plan to use a Kessil mounted high (no CO2) and some magenta/pink LED's also to highlight the red plants and red fish. __________________ Filstar pimp #59 (shhhh on the Eheim)

01-27-2013, 10:20 PM	#245
Optix Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: May 2011 Location: derrty south Posts: 671	not to be hateful or mean...but I would honestly LOL if you are a horrific aquascaper but your woodworking ability is A+++ grade __________________ ΔΙΡΤ Fraternity, Inc. #33

01-28-2013, 02:19 PM	#249
Silmarwen Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan Posts: 423	I vote pink and green. Forget the black, it'll only darken the whole scape. I mean, really. __________________ "Aquariums are like science, art, and hypno-therapy, all rolled into one," I insisted. "You're not putting a hundred gallon tank in the living room," my roommate replied. 10g "Community" of nothing but Danios - 2g (barely) planted Betta - 2.5g Betta - 1g Pond Snail Repository My aquascape style tends towards 'tall in the back, short in the front, lots and lots of green and stuff. And maybe a rock somewhere...'

01-28-2013, 01:41 PM	#247
rbarn Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 698	No worries, I already have a couple kick butt castles and sunken pirate ships all picked out and ready to go. Still cant decide on the pink and black or green and black gravel though.

01-28-2013, 07:39 PM	#250
rbarn Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 698	Lighting rack system is finished. Now just have to take it all back down so I can mount a piece of plywood along the back wall and fill it with power supplies, power strips and computer control modules. The bottom racks hold the stunner strips and are hinged at the back. I will have a string coming down to hold them up near the 100w cannons. The middle rack high up behind the cannons is where the row of Ecoxotic freshwater 1w LED modules will go. They are the 6,700k LED's with a few 453mm blues for accent. Hoping these will blend out the colors and not make the lighting so harsh and super white from the 12k cannons.

01-31-2013, 08:10 PM	#252
rbarn Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 698	Wall-o-drivers High voltage A/C connections will be made in the little individual junction boxes below each driver module. Low voltage side and dimmer controls will be made with automotive weather proof Deutsch connectors

02-01-2013, 03:27 AM	#253
Assassynation Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 311	It's gettin good! __________________ Assassynation's 40B Riparium Assassynation's CRS Edge

02-01-2013, 11:41 AM	#254
Saxtonhill Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: New England Posts: 177	Wow! The Koi pond is great and the workmanship on the discus tank plumbing and setup is amazing---subscribed! __________________ 20G tropical tank (re-learning about live plants & lighting conditions) 30G tropical tank (also re-learning plants here) 40G goldfish tank (natural rock hardscape, just a java fern here) 60G (has plants now...more education going on here also) 10G (live plants and a betta) "Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience." Ralph Waldo Emerson

02-01-2013, 02:30 PM	#255
defender.TX Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 67	Seventeen pages and we don't even have water in the tank! I love when people take their time and do things right. All this extra work is going to really pay off down the road!

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