Aquarium backgrounds

"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
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Stunning.

Thanks! :-)

Did you make the stand? What's the wood, waterfall bubinga
or figured cherry or something?

The stand was made by a cabinet maker to my design.
The wood is figured ash eucalypt. The figuring gives
the surface a nice opalescent sheen that changes with
the angle at which you view it and with the incident light.

Cheers,

Michi.

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Did you make the stand? What's the wood, waterfall bubinga
or figured cherry or something?

The stand was made by a cabinet maker to my design.
The wood is figured ash eucalypt. The figuring gives
the surface a nice opalescent sheen that changes with
the angle at which you view it and with the incident light.

Good call on that, it really works well.

Youknow if you wanted more light you could lower the fixture
an inch or three. Light intensity degardes with distance 1/r**3 or
something.

Most of my tanks have lights that are very very close - and
I have the alage to prove it when I let them slide a bit.

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"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
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Did you make the stand? What's the wood, waterfall bubinga
or figured cherry or something?

The stand was made by a cabinet maker to my design.
The wood is figured ash eucalypt. The figuring gives
the surface a nice opalescent sheen that changes with
the angle at which you view it and with the incident light.

Good call on that, it really works well.

Youknow if you wanted more light you could lower the fixture
an inch or three. Light intensity degardes with distance 1/r**3 or
something.

Inverse Square Law, is it's name I believe I can't give you the equation
though because I'm hopeless at maths.

Oz

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"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
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Youknow if you wanted more light you could lower the fixture
an inch or three. Light intensity degardes with distance 1/r**3 or
something.

Ah, the light was that high just while I was mucking around inside
the tank, to keep it out of the way. It's normal position is much
lower.

Cheers,

Michi.
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ZeroC, Inc. http://www.zeroc.com

Michi Henning wrote:

I got some indian slate from a landscape supplier
and glued that to the inside back pane.

How did you cut that?

George Patterson
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Michi Henning wrote:

I got some indian slate from a landscape supplier
and glued that to the inside back pane.

How did you cut that?

A small angle grinder (for about $20) with a stone
cutting disc did the job nicely.

Cheers,

Michi.

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Michi Henning Ph: +61 4 1118-2700
ZeroC, Inc. http://www.zeroc.com