Roof stand and LED !!!!!

[jack]

Hello everyone we are shifting house and furniture is in making. So now i require help of diy experts and friends how to make stand and roof for the tank

Specs 

2 tanks 
1st tank6X2.5 (marine tank which is in making)(a new adventure)
2nd tank 4X2 (existing anubias and angel tank)

Sump details 
5X2X2 

Want to design a stand in continuation of like 10-12 feet so that everything rests inside the stand. Nothing is visible including the wires and switch. 

Design of the roof should be such that it is easily excesible without removing. Planning for LEDs in both the tanks 

How about the LED strips that are available in market ?? Has anyone used them ?? 


Please help me With the design and LEDS

[marsaiko]

Which strips are you talking of? Any google pics?

[jack]

http://www.imexbb.com/Images/10805877/led-strips.jpg

Something like this.....

[marsaiko]

Brother no, you buy cree strips you can use for nearly lifetime.
Buy the mazzara(forgot name) ones with cree-XML leds. You LL be happy.

[jack]

Those ones are really expensive ones i know they are good.

At the moment the main thing is i want just the light..... As the place where the tank ll b placed ll get indirect light for anubias tank..... And dont need much light in marine just night lights and basic light for coraline

And on future if i want to upgrade ll think of crees

[marsaiko]

Still will not work brother.. Its better you keep plastic plants why anubias.. . I don't think they LL photosynthesis to give even little oxygen in that light.

Better buy Philips trulite for anubias it LL be soft and in budget, no heating also. if you want more soft light, choose some T12 much cooler also.

Marine I can't say, even I am still reading forums like you, no personal experience. One thing for sure is, strips in ur pic won't help.

[marsaiko]

Instead of large scale, why not buy small strip in small tank and test for algae in dark room and only strip light.
I want to be surprised.

[jack]

Okie lets give it a trial then.....

Currently i use one 12W philips in my 4 footer anubias and anubias is growing but with very slow growth rate....

[marsaiko]

All the best see to it that you put very close to water surface. You LL not lose any light then:)

[jack]

Yypssss ll see to it

Any ideas fod design ??