Ed Seeley
Member
Hi everyone.
After all the help on whether or not to get a juwel tank I've realised the majority were right and I need to do a custom built job. Putting aside the tank, cabinet and filtration etc., as I think I have a good idea for all of that, I need some help with the lighting.
Obviously I'd like to keep the costs down, but this is my chance to do things right and really DIY it and have it a good spec without totally breaking the bank.
So I'm looking at the kit on Lamp Specs and looking at getting Ballast, caps and leads and clips from them. They don't seem to make reflectors so I guess I'll have to source them from somewhere else and I'll get the tubes from based on James's recomendations from his excellent work posted on this site.
Has anyone here built their own lighting up from this kit? What else do I need and what tips can you give?
The other thing is whether to include a dimming ballast on one or two tubes. I am not sure whether I can turn these on automatically via a timer and still get the dimming effect. Has anyone got experience of these? Or do they only dim when used alongside the aquarium computers?
Basically guys; HELP! I have a rough idea (even though it doesn't sound like it) but badly need some advice and maybe being pointed in the right direction for some wiring advice.
Cheers,
Ed.
After all the help on whether or not to get a juwel tank I've realised the majority were right and I need to do a custom built job. Putting aside the tank, cabinet and filtration etc., as I think I have a good idea for all of that, I need some help with the lighting.
Obviously I'd like to keep the costs down, but this is my chance to do things right and really DIY it and have it a good spec without totally breaking the bank.
So I'm looking at the kit on Lamp Specs and looking at getting Ballast, caps and leads and clips from them. They don't seem to make reflectors so I guess I'll have to source them from somewhere else and I'll get the tubes from based on James's recomendations from his excellent work posted on this site.
Has anyone here built their own lighting up from this kit? What else do I need and what tips can you give?
The other thing is whether to include a dimming ballast on one or two tubes. I am not sure whether I can turn these on automatically via a timer and still get the dimming effect. Has anyone got experience of these? Or do they only dim when used alongside the aquarium computers?
Basically guys; HELP! I have a rough idea (even though it doesn't sound like it) but badly need some advice and maybe being pointed in the right direction for some wiring advice.
Cheers,
Ed.