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I had a little time this afternoon so I got to work on the LEDs for my 29g. I got the LED strips and transformer from ebay. They have 24 wide angle LEDs each and are completely water tight. I used 3/4 inch pvc elbows to mount them.

The very few parts used.


I used a dremel to notch the pvc so it would fit snuggly over the lip on on my AGA tank.


I then notched the inner lip used to mount a standard AGA hood so the pvc would slide down further.


I drilled and tapped the bottom, outside of the elbows so I could screw in my nylon bolts.




I painted them black to match everything else.


The ends of the LED strips fit perfectly into the elbows. I ran the wires right through them and they can't be seen. After I set them in the notches of the tank top I tightened the nylon bolts so they couldn't move.





This took me about 30 minutes. The tank is dry right now but I'll take a pic tonight to show how good they look.

WOW.... well done.

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120g (RR)- Mixed Reef - 29g Sump - 29g fuge - Mag 180 for Return Pump - ASM G4+ Skimmer - 60 inch Orbit 2x250w 14K MH w/ 4x54w T5 HO & Lunar Lights - 18w UV sterilizer - Phosbam Reactor.

Thanks. They are some bright little suckers even in a lit room during the daytime.

They look pretty damn good. Still waiting for my Marco Rock to arrive

That's what I like to see, utilizing an item for more that just what it's intended for, an elbow for a clamp to hold the LED strip. That's known as Yankee ingenuity. Nice job. Shoot off the link for the LED bars on ebay. I'd be interested in a moon light for my 90.

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Thanks guys. The guy I got the lights from on ebay is right here, http://myworld.ebay.com/measureexplorer. His stuff isn't cheap but looks to be of good quality, but after all very little in this hobby is cheap.

As for painting the tops, I started to think about that about 5 minutes after I turned them on. If it bothers me once I have the tank up and running I'll give them a little spray. I think the light output is fine(they are much brighter than the picture looks) and may actually use a variable voltage transformer I have to dim it.

PS.I've already posted in the hardware section but I'm looking for a cheap 70w MH. Anything really, even if it's just a retrofit.