A Bull With Yogurts
Member
Hi all,
The old T8 unit in my Rio 400 died tonight. Pretty sure I heard the ballast fizz out when I switched it on. I've doubled checked everything else (socket, fuse, switch, bulbs) just in case but they are all fine. As a result I'm pretty sure the ballast has given up the ghost.
I'm not interested in trying to bodge a fix, and will be damned if I'm going to spend north of £100 on Juwel's replacement T5 unit. Since I'm forced to replace the lights I've decided to take the leap down the LED route.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to a good LED unit that will suit a 5ft tank which is 50cm deep. Ideally I want to be able to grow both low and med light plants. I also really like the idea of a programmable interface which will allow to emulate sunrise, sunset and moonlight.
Thanks in advance.
The old T8 unit in my Rio 400 died tonight. Pretty sure I heard the ballast fizz out when I switched it on. I've doubled checked everything else (socket, fuse, switch, bulbs) just in case but they are all fine. As a result I'm pretty sure the ballast has given up the ghost.
I'm not interested in trying to bodge a fix, and will be damned if I'm going to spend north of £100 on Juwel's replacement T5 unit. Since I'm forced to replace the lights I've decided to take the leap down the LED route.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to a good LED unit that will suit a 5ft tank which is 50cm deep. Ideally I want to be able to grow both low and med light plants. I also really like the idea of a programmable interface which will allow to emulate sunrise, sunset and moonlight.
Thanks in advance.