Move the lights to the front of the tank. Short of using a diffuser to soften the "pin-point" effect of individual LEDs, that's all I can think of. Submersible diffused lights might help, but I think they could have issues with leaking and maintenance..
If I understand correctly you don't like the way the light is reflecting off the surface of the water? You can't change water so your only option is the light. Move it. But, remember that light will reflect then as well, just in a different direction. The other tables like yours that I have seen have the lights all the way around the perimeter above. Spreading the lights out allows dimmer emitters so the reflection isn't so strong while more emitters insure that the tank gets enough light. And, the reflection becomes part of the design.
Aquariums are tough but be careful that nobody kicks the aquarium or shifts heavy weights on the top. Tanks like that aren't designed to take blows or support weight on the top like that.
Hello,I’m hoping that I can find some help here. I live in an apartment complex and one of the ceiling fan glass cover is broke. Unfortunately I’ve had a hard time finding out the brand of the ceiling fan. I’m posting some photos of the fan and of the broken globe and of the only stickers I found on top of the fan. I’ve tried calling the number on the sticker on the back of the fan but I’m told that that particular fan did not have a light kit. And I have no information about the light kit. Any help is appreciated.
Regards,
Ed
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Hey all!
I was looking for a little guidance and knowledge on my adventure the other night. I’m BIG into smart home and dedicated some time to replace older ZWave switches with a combination of more Hue bulbs and Lutron Caseta Switches. Long story short, I wound up frying 2 Lutron switches due to what I believe was over volting? The scenario is below and I’m simply looking for some guidance to if im correct in my thinking or not….
I have a typical raised ranch. By my front door there is a 3-gang with a switch for my lower foyer, entry light over stairs and my outside porch light. At the top of the stair, there is a 2-gang with a switch for my upstairs hall and my entry light over the stairs.
Lower foyer - 3 way
Entry - 3 way (problem child)
Porch light - Single switch
My entry light was being converted to use hue bulbs but I also wanted a switch. Since Lutron caseta switches are Decora style, I went with the Lutron Aurora and mounting plate. This requires that I wire the entry light fixture to be “always on”, since hue bulbs are smart bulbs and the switch is battery powered. Starting at the front door 3-gang, I wired the porch light to be always on (Hue) and the Entry light to be always on (Hue). My lower foyer was just a traveler here, so I wired the bundle together, with no hot-link.
At the 2-gang, I had the LINE but found out the hard way, I also have the LOAD for the entry in the same box. I wired up the entry light to be always on by connecting but the black and white wires to the LINE bundle. I tested the power before connecting the Luton switch and it worked! I killed the power, feeling like a rockstar, and wired up the Luton switch. I turned the breaker on and POP, the circuit trips….I go look at the box, and there is a clear spot along the Lutron wire connected to LINE that is clearly burned. I confirmed that I fried the switch. In troubleshooting and looking at previous picfures, I realized that since this is a 3-way, I already had the light wired to be always-on. Therefore those additional LOAD wires at the 2-gang were both HOT (also confirmed with a non-contact). Am
I correct here in saying that since the 2-Gang had a LINE already, by adding the now 2x hot LOAD wires, fed by the 3-gang, I over-volted the LINE bundle, frying the Lutron switch?
In the end, I capped the black and white LOAD wires from my entry light at the 2 gang, independently, and all is fine. The light still works and my replacement Lutron switch wasn’t fried. I’m just trying to make sure I understand what happened and expand my knowledge!
Thank you in advance!
07-07-21, 09:47 PM
