~~troylee's new diy prop system~~

[Bruno]

Wos Nice work!!!!!!! That is truly a talent. Do you do any work on the side?

 

[Troylee]

Im headed to Vegas in September TL and we gots to hook up bro

for sure man...

 

[Troylee]

Wos Nice work!!!!!!! That is truly a talent. Do you do any work on the side?

here and there for my local club..mostly sumps.... it cost to much to ship tanks and sumps....

 

[Troylee]

what about t5 bulbs guys any recomendations??? im gonna build a 8 bulb fixture tomorrow need a idea for the lamps...i have always ran t5s as supps never as actual light...tank will be sps dominate with a few challies!!!!lol

 

[Troylee]

a couple more shots...
its now a fish room shhhh dont tell the wife....lol

 

[clowns101]

Whats the thinkness of the acrylic?I would think you could go thinner with top bracing mabey.

 

[Troylee]

It's half inch... It requires 3/4" but it was all I had for scraps... I can live with the slight deflection about 1/8"...
Ya I could have used thinner stuff if I put a euro brace on it but I wanted rimless!!! This is gonna be real clean when it is all said and done...

 

[gilmour01]

awesome build as always.

 

[clowns101]

I see.Im in between buying a new tank or building one.I can build it for about $100 but I can go get an Osaka Italy Impoted Style tank for $400 with stafire front glass,filter,light,heater,other goodies.So I dont know what I do at this point,but I guess time will tell!

 

[revhtree]

Awesome set up! Can't wait to see it filled with coral!

 

[Troylee]

Awesome set up! Can't wait to see it filled with coral!

i never thought you would stop by...lol just playing...thanks rev...
i cant wait either.....

 

[gar732]

I would love to try to build a tank myself one of these days, I would just be worried about its ability to hold water, lol. Great job, it looks great!

 

[TopNotchCorals]

what about t5 bulbs guys any recomendations??? im gonna build a 8 bulb fixture tomorrow need a idea for the lamps...i have always ran t5s as supps never as actual light...tank will be sps dominate with a few challies!!!!lol

I think you would be fine with 6 bulbs instead of 8 on that bad boy TL, I had a 6 bulb on my 24x24x20 and it was more then enough.Especially it is only 12" tall.

 

[hwntunda]

sweet TL!!!

 

[coraljunky25]

i fab with metal but that is beatiful work man if was close i would have to a tank built from you

 

[Troylee]

^^^^ thank you....

 

[Troylee]

well i got the light made...
i made a aluminum box and overlayed it with a thin black precoat....
let there be light... also made nice clean hanging cables....

 

[subielover]

Sick man...just sick!

 

[Troylee]

btw i have the lights 18" above the waters surface... is that to much??? they only have to penetrate 6" lol

 

[Troylee]

Sick man...just sick!

thank you...