55 gallon SPS reef tank- 5/31 Tear Down

These

 

Single. I have the sockets already.

 

Why not Radium?

 

Nm

 

I already ordered the 14000K Hamilton's and will basically be exchanging them .

I was hesitant to buy the radiums after all the talk them only running to spec on magnetic ballasts. Plus, the Hamiltons are half the price

 

With my new reflectors, comes a new canopy. My current canopy is about 1.5" short, side to side and front to back. Plus, the t5s were under imense pressure from the canopy being too small.

Additionally, when i installed the T5s, I ruined the trim and reconstructed it to open on the front. Needless to say, it was a hack job.



This one will be on the outside of the tank trim instesd of on top.

The entire front will on on this one.

 

Going to spend the next 4 days or so sanding, staining (exterior), painting (interior), clear coating and installing the 2 fans.

On Saturday, I will begin swapping out the lights. That shouldn't take but an hour.

 

Never paint the interior of your canopy with spray paint. I used two cans and couldn't even get one decent coat.

 

love the canopy..

 

It looks really nice so far!