Aquarium Dude

I would prefer not to play with mains strength electricity. but something that you can buy with a controller and endcaps would be better. I was looking at the aqua one lights but there quite high and so would need quite a large hood. I found arcadia fittings like that but where can you buy them?

No framing just mdf, but even now its really really really heavy and strong and of course the tank is 1/2 a ton but its spread out over 8000 cm2 and so if my calculations are correct each space 10x10cm on the top only has about 6kg on it,which is practicly nothing.

That golden algae eater looks neat.

Working on my new mdf stand and was wondering if it needs something across the front, its for a 450l 5.5' tank and has 4 uprights spaced evenly across its length with an 18mm back (inside top, sides and bottom, so its really strong). The thing is that there isnt much support across the front and it does bow a wee bit under 60kg of weight (right at the front in between 2 uprights. I was thinking I could put a rail across the front to help. Also do you thing 4 uprights is enough or should I put in an extra 3. Ps. Its all 18mm mdf

It takes forever to download :roll: :roll: :roll:

Have you got the newest acrobat reader, (old versions dont work with new files).

...but how do you actually put flourescent lighting in, do you use a sort of complete unit like a small hood or do you use the arcadia style end caps and controllers or anything else?

The new stand is underway, the tank is comming, along with the filter. Looking at prices for proffesional spraying the stand, has anyone out there done this?

Aren't they supposed to do that!!!! When you test an rcd you make sure that it cuts out if the power stops.

its 500 mm deep. Valinseria(sp) isnt a grass is it?

Thats along the lines of what I want.

What are the downs (out of interest)? Do you call this hardcore http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/scalar ... t4866.html

Id rather not go to co2... yet...

Its more like 1651 Can you get tubes longer than 4 foot? So f not I will need 11 tubes to get 1 watt per litre or 6 tubes to get .53 watts per litre?

Fairly heavily planted.

How many baskets does the 2200 have?

Are the 2200 and the 2400 the same physical size ,or not.

They are something like half the price of the fx5 as well.

Is yeast co2 alright for keeping the algae away?

For something like scarlares tank see: http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/scalar ... t4866.html

Do you really need co2...

ohh....

Sorry I dont really know much abouyt pressurised co2, but what is the solenoid for?

How does mh look better and where can you get t5 fittings, all I can find are t8's?

I really like the closed in, self contained look. In other words I like everything to look perfect.