andyjd Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Question 1 of 50 Need a unit with legs for the above tank, will be planted 2 or 4 lamp? and can anyone recommend me a unit & supplier Ta Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pe ... 171883.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Hi Andy, please update your profile with your location, that way help can be a bit more location specific Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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suphew Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 If your wanting to have a good planted tank the more lights the better, it's often a limiting factor for both plant growth and the types of plants you can keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 what's your budget? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 If your wanting to have a good planted tank the more lights the better, it's often a limiting factor for both plant growth and the types of plants you can keep. Within reason. A 1000w MH over a 2ft tank is probably going to burn everything underneath it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Within reason. A 1000w MH over a 2ft tank is probably going to burn everything underneath it That is why most human beings have brains.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 That is why most human beings have brains.... Yes, I know. But there are some people who read "the more lights the better" and think "Hmm... lets blast my tank". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Yes, I know. But there are some people who read "the more lights the better" and think "Hmm... lets blast my tank". ones without brains? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Within reason. A 1000w MH over a 2ft tank is probably going to burn everything underneath it I dunno...Peak solar insolation if I remember right at the equator at noon midsummer is about 3500 watts/square meter. So 1000 watts(Ignoring a mh isn't 100% efficient) would put you at about 2/3rd of that. So there's LOTS of room for improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 I dunno...Peak solar insolation if I remember right at the equator at noon midsummer is about 3500 watts/square meter. So 1000 watts(Ignoring a mh isn't 100% efficient) would put you at about 2/3rd of that. So there's LOTS of room for improvement. Sounds like a challenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjd Posted March 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 what's your budget? :lol: Budget = I want a good long lasting quality fixture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breakaway Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Look at T5HO units. Like the hagen one linked earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjd Posted March 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 So just a two lamp unit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 its high output, and will be more than sufficent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjd Posted March 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Arcadia Lights any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I'm currently running an Arcadia tube and I like it alot. But have had mixed results with their fittings, the really old black boxes are good seem to go for ever but are only T8, but I have two newer T5 ballasts and they have both broken, thank fulling one was only loose wires so I got it up and running again. I haven't tried their "light hood" setups but seem to remeber reading a few posts with similar problems to mine with the ballasts. The Glo units seem to be okay and a resonable price, they use 30 odd of them to run the tanks at The Pet Center in Porirua and have had no problems with them so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_b Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 I have the same tank dimension as yours 36x18x18. I have the Hagen Glo T5HO 39x2 watts. For me, it is too much light if I don't have CO2. I have problems with algae. Now I have CO2. If you want to go for 4 lights ( more than 2 watts per gallon ), you must have lots of plants, pressurized CO2, and not missed on your fertilising regime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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