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  1. NatureBoy

    DIY move from T5 to LED

    Here are some of the build photos, it's worked out really well. A thing I'm really pleased about is that the lights don't emit as much heat down on the surface of the water so I can maintain 25 degree temps year round which was a major problem in past years.
  2. NatureBoy

    DIY move from T5 to LED

    LEDs arrived super quick from Germany, ordered last tuesday and arrived friday! wired up all 20 cree xbds into 2 parallel series set onto aluminium heatsink (soldering pretty ropey but all tight and fixed), mounted the heat sink onto part of old hood. switched on and bingo 20 bright leds...
  3. NatureBoy

    DIY move from T5 to LED

    cheers, I've done lots of reading up, but if it's anything like the airfix kits I used to do it'll get messy pretty quick.
  4. NatureBoy

    DIY move from T5 to LED

    Having been inspired by the light in this natural pool: and in need of a summer project, I've used this tutorial to build my understanding on DIY LED lights: After a couple of days procrastinating over where to buy I went with...
  5. NatureBoy

    Twinstar DIY

    loved the videos, the second guy manufactured a beast of a unit. the "fake vs real" was a duff experiment from the start
  6. NatureBoy

    How to clean glass ?

    clever, think I'll be doing that
  7. NatureBoy

    How to clean glass ?

    those magnet cleaners are a nightmare...my experience with them is avoid, even if they do seem convenient, sooner or later something will get caught up in them and wham a big ol scratch glittering away at you:facepalm:. I use a fresh stanley / razor blade and keep it specially for the glass...
  8. NatureBoy

    UV-C Sterilizers

    Hi I've been running one for the last 8 months or so, not seen any negatives in terms of micro ferts / plant growth. I use it to minimise pathogens that may get introduced with new fish / live foods etc. Haven't had an outbreak of any nasties - this could be down to many contributing factors...
  9. NatureBoy

    Difffused backgrounds

    I just reversed my frosted film, I found it works perfectly if you treat it like a normal background and use a bit of sellotape at the corners of the non static side, rather than use the static effect, for me that side created loads of unsightly smudged bubbles. For me the best non intrusive...
  10. NatureBoy

    Anyone bought a large tank from Aquariums Ltd?

    given the waiting list, I'd put the order in now :D
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