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  1. I've got about 300kgs of tank on mine and it hasn't fallen though, but it is above a wall. I would say it varies a lot depending on the design of the structure and where you want to place it, A structural engineer would be the only one who could give a qualified opinion.
  2. Ballast was about 200 with my discount. It uses a digital interface and is designed for building automation and connection to a computer so is dearer than the one I intended to use that uses an analogue interface to control the dimming. (was supplied wrong so I took it, but dose allow for more control options) The analogue one would be about 130 ish end caps were about $6 for 4
  3. Thanks, I'm using a twin electronic ballast that will also operate with non high output tubes (21W) with touch dimming control (Push button) made by Osram I also needed to change the end caps to suit the T5 lamps and completely rewire the hood. The hood still looks like the stock Aquaone hood from the outside. Normal electronic ballasts / ECG can't and won't dim, a specialized ballast is required The tubes are the Hagen brand Cheers
  4. I have completely removed my T8 lighting from my Aquaone AR980 that being 2X30W (6500K & 8000K) and 1X25W (15000K) lamps. I now have 2 X 39W T5HO (power-glo and life-glo lamps) These are dimmable from about 10% to 100% (Less than 10% the high output lamps become unstable.) This is the tank with all 3 of the old lamps on This is the tank with the 2 39W T5HO at 100% brightness 50% (approx) both lamps still on 35% (approx) both lamps on 10% (approx) both lamps on. I still need to make and fit some reflectors so efficiency should improve some more. As a bonus the whole hood has lost about 3KGs with the removal of the old control gear. I still can get 1 more lamp in there but would need to install a fan. Lamps are soft starting with no or little flicker and dim up to 100% in about 1.5sec. I still need to add some components to lengthen my dimming time as well as controlling the air pump and future CO2. I have some undisclosed other features I want to add to it in the coming months :lol: Hopefully my plants grow better.
  5. Howdy, you seem to have this multiple tank syndrome thing too
  6. These are new sheets http://www.trademe.co.nz/Building-renov ... 893010.htm likely out of your price range but if you looked around you maybe able to get some packing sheets or 2nds
  7. You should see if you can find some poly panel (stuff they build cool stores out of) and use that for your wall, instant wall and it's pre-insulated.
  8. Intriguing, Isn't it the males who give birth?
  9. Your ballast will need to go a close as possible to the lamp, leads usually a max of 1M for hot end and 1.5M for the other end, the shorter the better. You will also need an enclosure for it too. I'd recommend have an electrician do this.
  10. Their normal diet is the New Life discus formula that I soak and feed in the morning late afternoon and mid evening; a bit more in the weekends. 3 of them will guts the stuff all day if I'd let them. The blood worms are only fed once in a while. Beef heart just a normal cow heart from the butcher? Cheers
  11. I have 4 discus ranging in size from about 70mm - 140mm head to tail, the three smaller ones will eat any thing I feed them but the largest one (Only had for 4 days) will only eat blood worms, I've tried the New Life spectrum stuff that I feed mostly of, discus tucker, JBL grano colour in the click container, sera discus granules, flakes, cichlid crumbles. Anything except blood worms, the fish just spits out. I don't think it's sick but just acting like a spoiled child . Anything else I could try or should it become less picky once it settles in more? Cheers
  12. come to think of it I had the same problem, spent about an hour on the phone to sort it You will be fluent in Filipino soon
  13. click residential cable, PDQ....ect enter login details then click the account. speaking french while hitting F5 helps too when it say page can't be found
  14. That's what I was thinking, a poltergeist. Or some new type of under water spider
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