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bassbonediva

bassbonediva

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ryanoh said:
That's a nice looking rain-gutter light you made there. Are you in any way worried about it heating up? The fluorescent light strip I used to have had a fan in it, and it was loud, so I switched to LEDs. Do all lights have noisy fans in them, or just some, and if I build one should I worry about it getting hot?
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My T5s don't have noisy fans in them. *shrug*

aakaakaak said:
I need a good name for my Bolivian Ram. I dunno if it's a he or she. They're a little harder to tell, but I "think" it's a boy. So "he" acts like a cross between a giant cory and a happy puppy. Any ideas?
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Izzy..."izzy" a boy or "izzy" a girl? ROFL! Sorry, I suggested that name to my mom when she got her maltipoo because you seriously couldn't tell what gender she was. :p Anyway...do you have a pic of your ram? We could help you sex it.
 

aakaakaak

aakaakaak

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Sep 9, 2010
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Less sarcastic, more like scrappy-do.

The coloration and shape stuff with bolivians can be false positives from what I've read. But generally, I guess so. I totally suck at this ID thing. I'm happy when I can tell the difference between boy and girl livebearers.

Gidget?
 

Dylandrewsdad

Dylandrewsdad

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Aug 13, 2010
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Aak=you should add a reflector to the inside, even foil will work a little. It may also keep the heat down. I see there is no ground on your cord, I know the fixture is plastic, but you should think of adding one.

FreAsh=I have PM's you to get your name fixed and I have asked you to spell check and use punctuation. Please do.........Thanks!
 

aakaakaak

aakaakaak

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From everything I've read, aluminum foil actually disperses light instead of reflects it, compared to simple white plastic. There's supposed to be reflective sheeting (mylar?) I can get at the local arts and crafts place (Michaels) or most hippy pothead shops.

The white side in a 2-wire setup is not ground? (I'm just happy nothing caught fire and exploded.)
 

Dylandrewsdad

Dylandrewsdad

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LOL @ Hippie pothead shops!
You won't have a fire, you would get shocked! The ground is to protect you....Get a 3 wire extension cord and attach the green third wire to both sockets and you should be good!

So what wattage does that thing put out?
 

aakaakaak

aakaakaak

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Dylandrewsdad said:
LOL @ Hippie pothead shops!
You won't have a fire, you would get shocked! The ground is to protect you....Get a 3 wire extension cord and attach the green third wire to both sockets and you should be good!

So what wattage does that thing put out?
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26Wx4=104 total watts.

Paige, you should do a row of them in the back and try to make them straighter. The concept is perfect though.
 

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