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You can't get much simplier than the canopy I built.....made with inexpensive fir strips and 1/4 inch plywood. Here it is opened up so you could see the two LED's and full access. Information on the build is in my Tale, and starts HERE. It starts on post 171 and includes posts 176...

George, I was actually wondering what had happened to you. Glad to see you're back and refreshed.

Slave boy is in because of Easter break, and I'm cracking the whip. While I await the arrival of the new blue LED beads from China, the 36 fried-to-a-crisp LEDs were removed from the board. Here's what a pile of burnt LEDs looks like: And here's the board with the thermal compound...

I should have clarified this "additional heat" comment. First off the top of the canopy is open, although the T5 reflectors do partially block the open-ness of the top of the canopy. I would also imagine that the reflectors reflect heat downward as well. What I noticed was after the...

Well Bill, not sure how long the T5's will last. Even though it's only two bulbs, I'm not liking the additional heat. Once I fix my LED fixtures, I'll most likely pull the T5's and try three 120W LED fixtures over my five foot 90 gallon.

Welcome back Bill! When you're ready you may stop by and take whatever softies I have that interests you....pulsing xenia, large hairy mushroom, regular mushrooms, clove polys, palys, etc.

If you return a rental that hasn't been rewound, they charge you extra! :grin:

Justin, that tank looks fantastic! Very nice.

My kid had a red-eared for maybe 6 - 7 years and that out-grew a 75 gallon tank. Phil, you're old, so how do you fit a red-eared in a breeder? Here's my kid's red-ear in the 75.

So Pete, are those 48 LED fixtures? and four fixtures....total of 192 LEDs? I can control two channels on each unit independently.....and the Apollos are very blue....16 whites (a couple reds on one) and the remaining 36 blue. I just might try this and see what I get. As you...