Ai sol whites in

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  1. muggle

    muggle Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Installed my AI Sol White lights today, and not too bad getting them into my canopy. Basically screwed in an aluminum L bracket that the rails would rest on. The bracket fit perfectly along the side of my canopy. then I drilled in 3" diameter holes in the canopy for the fans to vent and found 3" plastic drain caps that are slotted that will be able to slide right into the hole that I am spray painting to match the canopy. Not that you'll see the top of the canopy but should come out nice. Pics are below, and I am so far very happy with the possibilities and easyness of setting up the lights.
     

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  2. muggle

    muggle Purple Spiny Lobster

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    more pics of set up.

    some more pics
     

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  3. pmrossetti1

    pmrossetti1 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    great job. what color combo are you running? looks nice.

    ever consider mounting them parallel?

    thanks for the pics.
     
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  4. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Great job with the brackets and gorgeous tank. Is that a center brace shadow I am looking at though or some affect from the camera?

    matt
     
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  5. insanespain

    insanespain Ocellaris Clown

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    It looks like a center brace shadow, I agree with pmrosettie, maybe mount the center one parallel? I LOVE your tank!
     
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  6. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    nice job keep us updated i want to switch over to these sometime soon
     
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  7. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Ahh I get the implication now thanks - I'll +2 to that. That could help possibly.
     
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  8. muggle

    muggle Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I think with either way ill get a shadow, the camera pic makes it more worse than it is, stroll playing around with it today
     
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  9. Ducksmasher

    Ducksmasher Purple Spiny Lobster

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    stagger them on both sides of the brace.. just have a darker side. or buy another one!
     
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