Chief's 34 Starfire Solana!!

[xxxAngeloxxx]

StevieT made the box special for me.

Ok so the update is as follows:
Trap is now loaded with some rubble and 2 hermit crabs. Hopefully the wrasse falls for it.

Light is mounted sideways with some brackets I picked up at Home Ripoff. Will take pictures of it all this week.

Home Ripoff? Lol I haven't heard of thoses words in a while Chief. Tell me what was the ripoff total come up to after you left? Lol

 

[rookie07]

Good luck with the trap. Hope the lights work well for you in the new position. Do you notice better spread (or at least more appropriate for the shape of the solana)?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Just got them mounted and the night light looks like it's a better spread. Will let you know when the day cycle starts but I am almost positive that the spread will be better.

 

[rookie07]

Just got them mounted and the night light looks like it's a better spread. Will let you know when the day cycle starts but I am almost positive that the spread will be better.

I would expect it will be. I went through the same thing on my tanks and finally did the Left to Right.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Ok so I cut the rails from the ai kit to 20 inches. Then i got some sheet metal brackets from home Ripoff. I bent them to fit in the middle of the rails. I drilled a hole to mount the light to them. Primed and painted them. Then i mounted them to the light and the rails. And installed the light on the tank. Here are the pictures of the progression. Sorry if they are not in order. But you can get what I did.

 

[rookie07]

No pics dude.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Will retry

 

[skene]

pics worked... so this was to raise the light a bit? are you getting a better spread with that extra inch or two?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Should be fixed for everyone now. Tapatalk upload was weird.

Skene Moon lights are spread better haven't been home yet for daylight cycle. When I get home from my girlfriends before I go to bed I will snap a couple pics and try to upload them.

 

[rookie07]

Clever idea with the light!

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

I was actually building arms like you have on your setup but since I am a guest in my father's house he asked that I didn't drill and mount them to the walls.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Hopefully I also have an update on my new fairy tale "To Catch a Wrasse"

 

[masterswimmer]

B, Impressive DIY job there bud. Looks good.

R

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Thanks for the comments guys. Wrasse is still not trapped but is poking around the trap. Going to bed now. Hopefully I wake up to him in the trap and I can put him in isolation. Will post pictures of the tank with the day lighting on. But I will say that I am extremely happy with the change in the appearance of the tank with the new configuration. The light distribution is much better.

 

[rookie07]

I was actually building arms like you have on your setup but since I am a guest in my father's house he asked that I didn't drill and mount them to the walls.

Mine was attached to the stand, not the wall. I cut out a small area in the top of stand so the arm was almost flush against tank (i needed it close bc it dis not hang very far from base)

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Spread is nice. Wrasse is not trapped. Thinking of dosing h2o2.

Phil I was going to try to mount the arms to the back of the stand but I don't want to drain the tank and move it to do that. Probably get rid of the arms I made somehow.

 

[rookie07]

Phil I was going to try to mount the arms to the back of the stand but I don't want to drain the tank and move it to do that.

good luck catching the wrasse.
I drained my tank 2/3 of the way, the moved it out 2', attached arm and pushed back.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

I gave the arms I made to xDavemanx tonight.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Forgot to update earlier this evening the wrasse was trapped! She is in isolation now.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Just got home. She got out of a covered isolation box. So aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhh!