DIY LED setups - splash guards/shields

[chrisfowler99]

What are people doing?

I figure a 1/16" acrylic sheet over the LEDs/optics, but that leads to a few questions:

How are you attaching it?
Does it protect only from the bottom or does it have sides?
If it has sides, what about air flow?

Trying to get some ideas

[mike_cmu04]

I have just a thin acrylic sheet screwed into wood blocks about a inch under the led's there is no sides.

[Jamesus]

I don't have anything, but mine are a foot above the water.

[Chrisrush]

Hey Chris, let me know when you start your LED build. I'd like to see a few modules built. I'm in G-town as well.

[chrisfowler99]

Hey Chris, let me know when you start your LED build. I'd like to see a few modules built. I'm in G-town as well.

Will do. Are you on Austin Reef Club? I'll probably track it in my "blog" over there.

[XSiVE]

heres a shot of my rig during initial testing, its about the best pic I have of the shield, It's 1/8" acrylic hanging there from some L-channel aluminum.

http://ryanensminger.com/gallery/d/4549-2/Step-18-hanging-powered.jpg

these hang about a foot above the water and they still show signs of occasional splashing so Im glad I have them.

[chrisfowler99]

Thanks XSiVE. That's the kind of thing I was hoping to see.

[XSiVE]

glad to help. I designed mine with L-channel on one end and nothing on the other so it slides to a stop on one side, and can be easily pulled in and out from the other if I want to adjust optics or something else quick.

[ryshark]

heres a shot of my rig during initial testing, its about the best pic I have of the shield, It's 1/8" acrylic hanging there from some L-channel aluminum.

http://ryanensminger.com/gallery/d/4549-2/Step-18-hanging-powered.jpg

these hang about a foot above the water and they still show signs of occasional splashing so Im glad I have them.

This is a great idea! Out of curiosity, is it ok to put the acrlyic right up against the optics.... almost to help hold them in? I hear the XP-G optics don't secure all that well. I know with this technique you couldn't use the cool L-Channel quick optic change idea.

[XSiVE]

I wouldnt see a problem placing the acrylic directly in contact with most optics but I also would not use this as the sole method to hold an XP optic on, they literally dont stay on at all without something sticking them in place.

[ryshark]

Thanks for the heads up, I will throw a little adhesive on there when I build this thing. What did you use to cut your acrylic?