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Old 07-24-2009, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by bignose View Post
How do you access the top of the tank when it is inside the computer case?
Are you planning for a access panel on top?
The entire top of the case will be removable. But the front bezel overlaps the top in front so I am engineering something for that.

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Are you planning on adding a fan to cool the heatsinks?
Shouldn't be necessary as I am only driving the LEDs at 350mA (the blues are rated up to 700mA and the whites up to 1000mA). I lose a little in light output but they run far cooler. The loss in lumens is not a problem in this small tank. The heat sinks get warm to the touch but not hot. I will probably run one fan in the case just to draw warm air out when everything is closed up.
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