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I could use tank water but only for about 2 or 3 minutes as corals frown on copper infused water. But there won't be any parasites. :eek:

There is very little water to hold. Then entire system has little more than a pint of water in it. The water from the fixture goes to the heat exchanger which will be about 20' of 5/16th in copper tubing to a small pump and back to the fixture. No need for a holding tank. There will be a...

Do I look concerned? :eek: The tank has lasted for decades so if the fixture falls in the water now and crashes the tank, it has had one heck of a run. If it were not for experiments, we would have no hobby. I could have built this with stainless steel tubing but I can't solder it. Some day if...

I like to sneak into people's homes and rip off those tags that say "Do not remove under penalty of the Law". Then I like to go to a drug store and read the instructions on shampoo bottles.

I decided to build my heat exchanger so I just ordered a bunch of 5/16" rigid copper tubing. I realize I could use a heater core but after seeing these things work, I don't think I will need that much cooling. I would also rather build the thing myself.

I finished soldering the 72 LEDs on the copper and tried the thing out. I can't believe it works. I had my doubts because the terminals on the LEDs are meant for a robot to install them on a circuit board so the terminals are the size of a pin head or smaller. Now to make the enclosure for...

I love Steampunk which of course is the theme with this fixture. I also love working with copper.

I just soldered the wire management system on the water cooled fixture. It's those small copper rings that will support the wires around the frame. I installed about 20 of them. Next I want to clean it up, make it nice and shiny, then shoot it with some clear coat to keep it from tarnishing...

I built and tested that water flow, sensor/ pump, shut off switch and it works perfect. Now I need to solder on the copper wire management system, glue on the LEDs, wire and test them.

My screen is growing algae just not matured enough yet to get an even growth. But in time it will be fine. I also didn't build the light for it yet so it is just a silly, very dim LED

My torch coral takes great pleasure in killing my montipora. I caught him with his fist on the thing.

I decided not to use thermal switches for this project because I have a better idea. Today I built a water flow cut off switch that also allows me to see if the water is flowing visually. What I am planning to do is have the timer that turns on the lights, turn on the water pump instead of the...

I don't know about the only one in the world as I am sure this has been done a few times someplace. As for electricians charging $100.00 an hour. What happened? Did we get a cut in pay? :eek:

I am going to try to make the wiring ascetically pleasing also but that is going to be more of a choir because I have to cross wires to jump between the whites and blues. Those LEDs are rated differently so I can't just wire all of them in series.

My bluestripe is very pregnant again.

I punched out and soldered on the 70 copper disks that will support the LEDs. Now (if I get time) I will clean it up more and shoot the entire thing with some clear coat because copper turns green and ugly. This way my Steam Punk look will last. But before I do that, I will make and solder on...

Yes it exists, but did you see the price of it? And how long did you search before you found out they don't make fittings for square tubing? :ohnoes:

I had to order the thermal adhesive on line because Radio Shack now only sells I Phone cases and little else. So while I am waiting I am making copper disks out of flattened copper pipe and soldering them on to the tubing to give a flat surface for the LEDs. I used to have a bunch of sheet...

I have been looking for a Supermodel to help me, but so far I have not heard back from any of them. :rolleyes:

The base of the LEDs is less than a quarter inch. The pipe is 7/8". I presume there will be enough of the base of the LED touching the copper and the thermal cement will fill in the gap. I was going to solder small copper disks to the pipe at the places where the LEDs are secured, but I...