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Thats a smart idea... just a clear outdoor box?
Yeah, is just a cheap weatherproof cover. Uses the two screws that mount the switch to pull it tight to the wall and has a foam gasket. Not the best outdoor weatherproof cover I have used, but good enough to keep salt water from dripping or splashing where I don't want it.



That is the one I'm using. If putting outside I might get a nicer one, but this one seems to work well enough.
 

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Yikes... I have 12 26hds and never had a problem other then leds burning a hole in the lens... thats crazy... I thought that was contact cleaner at first. :oops:
 
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Yikes... I have 12 26hds and never had a problem other then leds burning a hole in the lens... thats crazy... I thought that was contact cleaner at first. :oops:
Yeah, I have no clue what that is. Almost looks like a cap leaked, but there are none. Don't see how it could be water damage either. Also, both lights worked fine for days when I tested them, been off and just turned on today even though still cycling since I wanted more light in my office and happened to look over when the second one died.

On a side note, I really wanted Sky's but had lights and could not justify the cost when I have lights that work just fine. Got a text 25% off, Sky's on the way.
 
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Sky's mounted. Had to drill new vent holes in the canopy. Fortunately they cover the old holes as well. Just got the one that was used for T5 wires that I may repurpose as a feeder port. Can't see the wires when sitting at my desk, but may get some right angle plugs anyway.
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I like that the inside of the canopy is white. I often wonder how much light is wasted being absorbed by a black canopy that could otherwise be reflected back into the tank, but have been too lazy to borrow the PAR meter and experiment.
 
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I like that the inside of the canopy is white. I often wonder how much light is wasted being absorbed by a black canopy that could otherwise be reflected back into the tank, but have been too lazy to borrow the PAR meter and experiment.
Yeah, I painted it white when I got it. was just bare wood. Used a pure white water resistant paint. If you look into a certain "hobby" they paint the inside of small grow rooms white since it reflects 90 some % of the light in a diffused manner.
 
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Cycle finished, I added live phyto and bypassed filtration. Once it started to bloom I added copepods. Phyto got crazy thick, but pods eventually started to win so I added test coral. Cleared up more and coral was doing well so I added a clam. Almost fully cleared up even with me adding phyto to keep pods and clam happy. I did have brown shmoo on all the rocks, but between the phyto, pods, and a few snails I added that was eliminated fast.

When the phyto started to clear up:
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Now:
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Clam closeup:
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