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  1. chump54

    lighting options for 60 x 29 x 35 cm

    nice option, thanks... much nicer price. Chris
  2. chump54

    lighting options for 60 x 29 x 35 cm

    hello, I'm sorting through the lighting options for a 60 x 29 x 35 tank I'm planning. just want to see what you thought. top of the list isArcadia 0T5 Freshwater Overtank Luminaire I'd love to give the tmc LED's a go but I don't think 1 tile would be enough and I can't stretch the budget to...
  3. chump54

    any ideas on how to lower the amount of light

    thanks Luis, I think that the jewel light unit is an odd length/wattage which, I suspect would make getting a night light bulb tricky. I know when I tried to get replacement bulbs I had to go for expensive arcadia blubs rather than the non fishy t5 bulbs which seem to be a 3rd of the price...
  4. chump54

    any ideas on how to lower the amount of light

    thanks George photo period is already 6 hours could I go for less? Lisa - of course you are right about the waste - unfortunately the unit is sealed. I'll do a search on the interflora see what I'd need to do to get into it. great suggestion removing the starter :thumbup: Chris
  5. chump54

    any ideas on how to lower the amount of light

    thanks guys.. all reflectors have been gone for about a year now... just installed a reflector upside down reflecting the light up into lid and completely blocking the light going straight down... seems to have dropped the light considerably... :roll: also removed all stem plants which were...
  6. chump54

    any ideas on how to lower the amount of light

    oh interesting, I might try something similar... not sure how much room I have to play with though. thanks for sharing your experiences. :thumbup: Chris
  7. chump54

    any ideas on how to lower the amount of light

    hey all, I need some input here, I've got 54 watts (2 x 27watts) of T5 lights over a 125l jewel tank with a built in hood, I want to lower the amount of light but I don't want to raise up hood. Has anyone got any ideas. I'm thinking about 1. remove a bulb... but I think it needs 2 to work and...
  8. chump54

    Echinodorus tenellus looks a little 'leggy'

    how long has it been in there, Tel? it looks ok to me once it gets going and you give it a trim it'll change it's appearance. but wait until it has spread... some info here -> viewtopic.php?f=35&t=6696&start=30 not sure about the split time... how big is the tank? Chris
  9. chump54

    28 watt, 590mm T5's

    hey thanks for the replys guys will look into this further cheers Chris
  10. chump54

    28 watt, 590mm T5's

    hi all I'm after some new bulbs for my rio 125, I would like 28 watt, 590mm T5's but it seems these are only available from juwel and Arcadia. and quite expensive £15.99 is the cheapest I have found. :roll: ...so, can I use a higher or lower wattage bulb with the standard juwel t5 ballast...
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