My MH Only Pendant is better than your's...

[Travis Savant]

http://savantcutting.com/Travs-Stuff/Al-Pendant/P-1.jpg
http://savantcutting.com/Travs-Stuff/Al-Pendant/P-2.jpg
http://savantcutting.com/Travs-Stuff/Al-Pendant/P-3.jpg
http://savantcutting.com/Travs-Stuff/Al-Pendant/P-F.jpg

"A picture is worth a thousand words." Well I Have four of them :D.

[BlueStag]

what brand is your pendant?

[Travis Savant]

Brand? It's my own, it's custom.

[s3aL]

Looks good. Probably better then some pendants on the market. Can we see a pic of the tank + light too? What bulbs are you running in the pendant?

[Travis Savant]

I am runing a 250w DE Hamilton 14k.

The lights kicked off already, i will get a shot tomorrow.

BTW, this fixture is over a AGA 29g.

[bergzy]

looks good.

what reflector did you use?

[Travis Savant]

My own, but it's seems to not be giving enough light, so I am going to fabricate another one tomorrow, but do it out of dioman plate. I will take pictures.

[snulma1]

That is awesome. do you have the plans for that. Cuz I would like to do something like that as well.


Imitation is the highest form of flattery!

[arpee79]

Will that thing rust from evap and then drip into the tank?.
Looks great I like the design looks like its made by some big company.:thumbsup:

[Entropy]

Very nice...

But I don't have pendants... :p

[reefmaint]

show off. well uhh my tank is bigger then yours
Uhh i got my ro unit for ten bucks
uhh. i got discounts on everything i bought ><


lol ok but really. I LOVE THAT THING! i love how the screws show. like you cant help but see them. almost looks like rivits. What type of BAllast is it

[Travis Savant]

snulma1, I have the AutoCad 14 drawings if you can use those.

arpee79, the sides are steel, and ar powdercoated so they will not rust, and the top and bottum is Aluminum, and Alumium dosn't rust.

reefmaint, I am using a Hamilton 250w MH HQI Magnetic Ballast.

Thanks for the complements every one :D

[snulma1]

Travis,

Yeah, can you e-mail me with the plans, I'll send you a PM with my address.

How did you bend it into the dimensions you used?

[Travis Savant]

I used a Bystroninc Press Break (6 axis).

[Travis Savant]

Here's a picture with the fixture and the tank.

http://savantcutting.com/Travs-Stuff/Update-8-12-05.jpg

What do you fellas think?

[grigsy]

The pendant looks great for DIY. Your tank looks really nice also.

[Travis Savant]

Well, this wasn't your standared DIY project. the total cost of the machines that I used tallied up to be alitle over $500,000. I think I had the upper hand in this DIY project :lmao:

[exoticaquatix]

not to knock your DIY but that aluminum might corrode over time. i def like the screws tho. looks very "heavy duty". how much does it weigh?

[Travis Savant]

It wieghs around 4 lbs, and hate to knock your statement, but Aluminum dosn't carode easily, that's why they store food and soft drinks in it ;)

I like the heavy duty look also, but it's not just for "looks".

[reefmaint]

holly **** 500k.... dude. that is more then my house in the nicest city in south fl in the nicest naborhood......

[Travis Savant]

lol

www.savantcutting.com

[arconom]

Travis Savant

What software are running on the machine?

[Travis Savant]

Which one?

[arconom]

To run the machine you used.

[Travis Savant]

Which Machine?

The Whitney Plasma Punch, or the Bystronic Press Break?

[arconom]

Press break

[Travis Savant]

DNC

[BOTR]

Originally posted by Travis Savant
It wieghs around 4 lbs, and hate to knock your statement, but Aluminum dosn't carode easily, that's why they store food and soft drinks in it ;)

I like the heavy duty look also, but it's not just for "looks".

Sorry, but alluminum will corrode in this type of environment. Not nearly as quickly as some other metals, but it will.

You don't buy a can of pop in an aluminum can. You buy it in a can made of aluminum that has been coated with another product.

I would not reccomend it's use unless it will be dry, safe from salt spray, or coated.

Just FYI.

[Travis Savant]

Ok, thanks

You got me wondering, so I looked it up, and it will become Oxigenized.

I think I am going to take it apart and Powder coat a clear coat on it.

Thanks.

[BOTR]

Sounds much better. ;)

[Tras]

On a similar note, is that a metal mesh guarding your overflow?

[arpee79]

I just noticed the Air pump just a little to close to the Edge ,dont you think?. Plus those clips holding the cables, Powder coat that sucker too ...lol .

[Travis Savant]

No, the pump isn't to close, and that mesh is plastic, it came with the CPR Overflow box.

The clips are already coated.