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  1. Tom

    Lowering Juwel Lighting Levels

    For the last 3 years I've been maintaining a low tech, heavily planted Rio 180 for a local school, and the time has come for a redesign. Over this period I've been convinced they should never have switched to T5 from T8 lighting! The two bulbs just seem to much in a low tech system, and...
  2. Tom

    Recommend a light for fluval roma 125

    Arcadia 2x24w? http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/arcadia ... -5765.html
  3. Tom

    Flexible LED Strips

    George if that's the case, maybe it would be Ideal for fish-only displays to limit algae growth?
  4. Tom

    Flexible LED Strips

    I use one of these in my snake viv. I bought it off a guy on Reptile Forums UK who sells them. This setup (LEDs, Dimmer, Transformer) cost £20 posted.
  5. Tom

    New tank set-up...

    I found lampspecs put so much tax and extra costs on it's not far off aquatic bulb rrps
  6. Tom

    New tank set-up...

    If they are 18000k they are aimed at a marine setup. The colour can be a bit off-putting in a FW tank, so I would probably just change them for standard tropical T8s or a crisp white. I wouldn't worry about using 4xT5 tubes as that is a huuuge step up in light. Use the power you have (change...
  7. Tom

    Aquael Light

    Sounds like you've got it sussed!
  8. Tom

    Aquael Light

    I think you may be able to get bulbs as spares, but it is basically everything except the black shell and reflectors. I wouldn't like the colour over a planted tank, it would look very odd. You could start using it, but I would probably only plug the white one in until you source another light...
  9. Tom

    Aquael Light

    They are nice lights, but if its the one Ive got you cant replace the bulbs. You have the marine version. They also do a plant version.
  10. Tom

    30L Aquael Shrimp Set Lighting

    You're in Ipswich, it's just clicked with me from your other thread. Go to Rats, Cats and Elephants in Bypass Nurseries, Capel st. Mary. They have them. I don't think they have re-stocked the marine one since I got mine though. They keep them in the fish room on an AquaEl stand.
  11. Tom

    30L Aquael Shrimp Set Lighting

    It would be just like the usual plant grow bulbs I'd imagine. A slight pinkish hue.
  12. Tom

    30L Aquael Shrimp Set Lighting

    Here it is over my old reef just after setup. I now have it over a 60l instead.
  13. Tom

    30L Aquael Shrimp Set Lighting

    It's basically a wider version of the single unit, under one reflector. Our LFS does them for around £30. The plant version has a red and a white bulb I think, whereas the marine one I have has one blue one white.
  14. Tom

    30L Aquael Shrimp Set Lighting

    AquaEl do a twin 11w version of your light. One for plants, one for marine. I have the marine one over my reef. Pretty good lights :)
  15. Tom

    10 k White

    Can you try a 6500 and a 10k together and see how you find the colour?
  16. Tom

    Lighting for a 60cm Optiwhite

    I will be using the 2x24w Arcadia unit on mine.
  17. Tom

    2x11w or 2x18w over 60cm?

    I've just ordered the Arcadia 2x24w unit, along with some Flora Base and an ADA Grey Parts Set :)
  18. Tom

    2x11w or 2x18w over 60cm?

    Yeah, that was another thought. I think DIY may be the only way to fit everything and have it look good.
  19. Tom

    2x11w or 2x18w over 60cm?

    Ha thanks, this time I don't really want to mess around. If I do the cabinet (and it's likely I will now), I will be lazy and get the place to cut it to size for me so I just glue it together and paint!! Would still probably cost more than buying one, but hey. I've just been working out the...
  20. Tom

    2x11w or 2x18w over 60cm?

    The suspension kit would be handy, but I would have to DIY a light stand. I might end up making a cabinet anyway, as everything I can find for a 60cm is just naff really! Either that or it's silly money. I'm still running the Mini M at 5 hours, 2 months in!
  21. Tom

    2x11w or 2x18w over 60cm?

    Well the 60P has been ordered. I'm now leaning towards Mike's suggestion of the Arcadia OT5. Looks like that might be the better option, giving me either 24 or 48w. I might wait until payday (2.5 weeks) to order though. I'm in no rush, as it won't be set up until the Mini M is finished with...
  22. Tom

    2x11w or 2x18w over 60cm?

    That was my first idea in post 1 ;) What do you think about the spread of 2 over a 60cm? Will 2x18w be enough?
  23. Tom

    2x11w or 2x18w over 60cm?

    Would 36w still be very low light then?
  24. Tom

    2x11w or 2x18w over 60cm?

    I'm probably getting a 60P soon, and am trying to decide what to light it with. I'm thinking I'll probably use 2 Superfish clip-on lights (budget!), but it's which ones to go for. What would you use? I've never really had a serious planted tank over 25 liters! It will be high tech of course...
  25. Tom

    Plants with less and more light

    Fantastic pictures! The Ech. reni looks great :)
  26. Tom

    Dimensions of Superfish Aqua Qube 11w Light

    Thanks Iain :D
  27. Tom

    Dimensions of Superfish Aqua Qube 11w Light

    Can anyone help? I know there's several around....
  28. Tom

    Dimensions of Superfish Aqua Qube 11w Light

    Could someone please help me with the length of this light from where it clips to the glass to the tip of the unit? Or better yet a pic of one on a Mini M? Thanks in advance!
  29. Tom

    Juwel twin T5 without CO2 - who's done it?

    Thanks George - The tank used to have a covering of Duckweed, but it's disappeared over the last few months for some reason. Until today the rockwork had a 100% covering of BBA too which I'd purposefully let cover everything. There was none on the sand or anything but the rocks, and it looked...
  30. Tom

    Juwel twin T5 without CO2 - who's done it?

    Just thought I'd ask if anyone's running low tech under a Juwel twin T5 light system. I'm rather wishing the old T8 unit hadn't died a couple of years back, as I had to replace it with the new T5 one. Is it possible without CO2 injection? I know the old T8 system worked very well for me for...
  31. Tom

    Lighting for 90 litre

    I would assume that for a 2 foot tank to hold 90 liters, it must be pretty deep. I would second the T5s personally, although maybe a single 36 or dual 18s? Tom
  32. Tom

    New TMC Mini LED 400

    Original poster, Radik!
  33. Tom

    New TMC Mini LED 400

    From the OP!!
  34. Tom

    New TMC Mini LED 400

    If they're £39 then I'll almost definitely get one :D Or two... maybe 3?
  35. Tom

    Arcadia arc pod 11w?

    They have a nasty (I think) red glow, and the silver all came off the top of my ones. I'd go for a Superfish Aqua Cube one instead.
  36. Tom

    Have I understood properly?

    You can get "moonlights" specifically for this purpose, and are meant to be on in the evening/night :)
  37. Tom

    150W light in Rio 180

    It is a bit, yeah. Lifted up higher above the surface a bit will lower the intensity, as well as give better spread.
  38. Tom

    150W light in Rio 180

    If it doesn't, lift it up a bit higher and you will get better spread. Tom
  39. Tom

    Thinking Of Improving My Wpg

    No that's not the one you want. I just bought my bulb from here: http://www.lampspecs.co.uk/Light-Bulbs- ... 65-Philips Don't be fooled by the price, it shoots up with delivery and tax. Still a good one to go for. As for starters, I had a quick look that turned nothing up, but I got mine from...
  40. Tom

    Thinking Of Improving My Wpg

    Nope, it's one of these:
  41. Tom

    Thinking Of Improving My Wpg

    I think you'd be better off going for a 24w or 36w compact T5 and a controller. Would give you much better light than a single T8.
  42. Tom

    low light tank - below plant compensation point?

    But then if you think about this, the light from the sun gets to earth fine through. If you start diving down through the sea, the deeper you go, the darker it is. You supposedly lose all red light within a couple of meters, whereas blue light penetrates deeper. Maybe in aquarium-depths it's...
  43. Tom

    Cheap HO T5 fluorescent tubes - Update with photos

    Is there somewhere that sells decent T5PC bulbs but doesn't take the Michael like LampSpecs? The bulb was about £3.30 +VAT or something. Then postage is £10+VAT. Comes to about £15 for a £4 bulb...
  44. Tom

    2 x 24 w over a 60x30x36 cm tank

    Yeah, should be plenty! They would be T5 wouldn't they?
  45. Tom

    Ideal light for 8l vase with Liquid Carbon

    Thanks Antoni, that was my thoughts exactly. I'll have to keep an eye out for an LED desk lamp or something. I'd imagine LED would have a better colour to it than halogen.
  46. Tom

    Ideal light for 8l vase with Liquid Carbon

    I'm wondering what light to use over my Do!aqua cube. I have a 9w CF that is currently on the 10l, but I want to make sure I'm not blasting so much light that liquid carbon is not enough. Does anyone have any recommendations or guidance on what I should use? Here's what's sitting in front of me...
  47. Tom

    180L Tank with only 2 x T5's?

    2x T8s and you're blasting through CO2?
  48. Tom

    180L Tank with only 2 x T5's?

    Should be plenty :)
  49. Tom

    lighting a rio 180

    Ahh ok, yeah I'd just get the hi-lite bar with those T5's. They do look cheap :)
  50. Tom

    lighting a rio 180

    Why not go back to the standard Juwel T5 light bar? More than enough light. Is it just that you want open top? Tom
  51. Tom

    arcpod any good.

    Yeah I have 2 (didn't buy either myself - they are ridic. expensive for what they are), and one was green, one red.
  52. Tom

    36 watts Too much ?

    Wouldn't have thought so - it's quite a deep tank too isn't it? Tom
  53. Tom

    Which desk light for 25cm cube?? pics inside

    I'd go for the fluorescent :)
  54. Tom

    [DISCUSS] Will any plant grow under 2 x T8?

    Very interesting, cheers :D So how about those plants that supposedly turn red under high lighting? At Sparsholt (fish college) we were taught that red plants generally come from areas with high levels of direct sunlight, and that the pigments change to red to block excess light - is this...
  55. Tom

    [DISCUSS] Will any plant grow under 2 x T8?

    Is it the light that affects some plant's form, shape or growth pattern, or is that to do with other nutrients? So say for example, would an HC or moss carpet grow as tight and compact under T8 as they would under higher intensities?
  56. Tom

    IKEA LED Lamp as used by Oliver Knott

    So does ADA in the 2006 Catalogue, page 132 I think. I don't know if they've changed their minds since or not. Maybe it's just another thing to make money on.
  57. Tom

    9w or 20w over 10 liter cube?

    Hey Dan, yeah it's been a while. I'll see how it goes with the one light for now I think. I am dosing quite a bit more than what's recommended on the bottles of TPN and Excel (probably double), so may end up just using both lights. I've had no algae as yet in the few days it's been set up with...
  58. Tom

    9w or 20w over 10 liter cube?

    I've got up to 40x turnover :D These pumps can do 400l/h :wink: It's turned down a little bit though, bit of a whirlpool otherwise!
  59. Tom

    9w or 20w over 10 liter cube?

    Hi all, I bought one of the new-ish AquaEl shrimp kits (the 10 liter) a few days ago, and have been running it with the standard 9w PC bulb that came with it for 10 hours. I am wondering if that's enough for the likes of M. umbrosum, HC and Marsilea that I also have. I also have an Arcadia Arc...
  60. Tom

    18w Compact T5's anyone?

    fourmations - thats interesting, I will have a good look at the unit tomorrow although they did look like a standard 24 and 18. The 10000K doesn't relate to the brightness of the bulb, only the colour. A 6500 will likely be no darker, just have a more yellowy (I believe) colour to it. 10000k...
  61. Tom

    18w Compact T5's anyone?

    Thanks Steve. Will have to check the tubes tomorrow to check the fittings on them :)
  62. Tom

    18w Compact T5's anyone?

    I don't suppose anyone knows where I might be able to find an 18w Compact T5? All I can find really is 24w and above, and apparently Interpet don't do an 18w. George, if you read this didn't you use one for your nano a while back, or was that a 24? Thing is I've got a customer who has one of...
  63. Tom

    Arcadia Arc

    I have 2 (didn't buy either), and I fnd the build quality is a bit low, especially the reflecter which seems to get damaged by the heat of the light on both of mine. They are also, IMO, very expensive for what they are Tom
  64. Tom

    T5 bulb measurements

    I got my bulbs yesterday, and they are fine. The 2 8000k look fairly blueish, but the 4000k helps balance that a bit. Don't ADA use 8000k? I might get 1 pink to replace one of my 8000k and see what that looks like Tom
  65. Tom

    T5 bulb measurements

    Thanks for that tip, I bought 2 8000k bulbs and 1 4000k for under £30 inc VAT+ shipping, instead of £20 each off AE. They should fit fine too. Tom
  66. Tom

    T5 bulb measurements

    This could sound like a strange question but it could same me a lot of money on bulbs! I bought a cheap 3x24w luminaire ages ago on eBay, but I think the bulbs were crap as they all died quite quickly one after the other. As it was cheap, I need to know if it is a standard size or just some...
  67. Tom

    Mid Day Ciesta?

    Thanks for that explanation. I did wonder if there was a limit to what the plants could take. At the moment my light is on from 8-12 and 3-9, as that's when I'm around the most to look at it. If they'd prefer one block of light, I will change it to 9 or 10 hours solid once I go back down to...
  68. Tom

    Mid Day Ciesta?

    So there's no real point in me having the break on my 40cm with constant pressurised CO2? The only benefit I can see of it now in my situation is that I can have the lights on earlier in the morning and later at night and not have too long a photoperiod. Also, just thinking of possibilities...
  69. Tom

    Mid Day Ciesta?

    Ok that makes sense, thanks George. Tom
  70. Tom

    Mid Day Ciesta?

    I've always been told that turning the lights off for a short time during the photoperiod will reduce the risk of algae, due to the algae not being able to store nutrients as long as plants. But... another arguement I've heared is that this way the lighting is more inconsistant, and algae enjoy...
  71. Tom

    Metal halides

    EI is Estimative index http://www.fishforums.net/content/Plant ... x-Article/ You might be able to add some laterite to the soil but I've never used soil with EI before so I don't know how that will work out. Tom
  72. Tom

    Metal halides

    Jevs? :lol: I'm running the same lighting over my 5x2x2 at college, and the plants are growing like mad and I'm having trouble keeping up with the CO2 useage!! That's quite high but should work ok if you balance CO2 and ferts well (or as I found out you get a big mess!! :oops: ) Have you...
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