vapo Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Saw this http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auction_detail.asp?id=33193599 and wanted to know if they would be ok for a 1m freshwater tank? Is a halogen bulb ok for freshwater fish/plants? Or is it a bit bright? If they're ok, I'm gonna bid on 'em (I'm jimbobsquarepan on Trademe). Any ideas? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 They aren't too bright but the kevin rating is all wrong (i.e. too yellow) so you would end up growing lots of algae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Bad idea. The entire light assembly is a bad bad idea. The way those light fittings work is to allow power to run through the metal bars and then the bulbs just draw power from them. It would be rather like having the wires that the electric buses run on hanging in your light hood. One quick question.... how many tanks are you up to now? Damn.... every time I see anything of interest on TradeMe you guys are buying it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vapo Posted August 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Aaaahh! I see. Electrocution all round!! I was acually thinking of cutting holes in the lid of the tank as it has nowhere for the light to go anyway. Was gonna put three holes just large enough to fit each bulb and some sort of hood/assembly to house the bar, but I know I'd end up getting shocked somehow! Always hurting meself! Did I mention, I've had my right lower leg amputated? Yep, always hurting meself... Yeah we have 1... 2... 3... 4... ...too many!! We're up to six tanks, a huge power bill and not enough lights! Feel free to bid against us, we'll only go to what we want to pay. Got an excellent deal on the 1m tank, stand and lid though! Just don't have anywhere to put it, and differences of opinion on what sort of set-up it will be. Looks like it's going to be asian-oriented though, as I don't have much say when it all comes down to it! Cheers, Vapo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Hey bro, I would have bought that tank but had one made for me by Chris Downs instead. Only cost $XX but it was less than that (but you have a stand). I didn't like the lid on it, either. Ah well, I'm sure it'll look good with some paint and a light. I'm still busy over here trying to get the congo tetras to spawn properly. Devised yet ANOTHER spawning mesh and the holes are too big, so the tetras were swimming through and some got stuck, so I put another layer on top but still a bit of a mess, may have to devise something else. So yeah, we're about even. We have.... 5 tanks and a hospital tank. One is just a 10Gallon Aqua One job (solitary confinement for an agro lyretail - can only have snails in with it), but we have the discus tank as well. Lost my favourite fish last week. Need to be more careful about fish getting stuck... Sounds like you need to be more careful yourself! Lower leg - car accident? Something with a motor, I'm sure. That light fixture really needs to be mounted on a ceiling. You'd be better getting reading lamps and attaching them to the wall rather than slap that together. You might end up in a bidding war with Mystic and I over this one - http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auct ... d=33303467 but I hope not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vapo Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 Oh yeah, we have a wee 5 gallon as well. Forgot about it. Don't know how, it has our dwarf gourami fry in it! I bid on that light last time. Figured she'd missed the decimal point when she offered it to me for $2,500! Lost my leg when I was working for Firth, making concrete blocks. A big brick-transporter carrying 3 tonne of bricks snuck up on me (always wearing ear-muffs as machine was a noise hazard). Crushed my foot and almost ripped off the leg between it and a big concrete slab. Mega pain, foot hanging by a sliver of skin and muscle, hopped til I could be seen and yelled AAAARRRGGGHHH!!! whilst pointing at obvious injury. The boys came through as I lay gently on the ground (didn't want it full of concrete dust). Knew it was gone after the first look. After 1 1/2 hours of excruciating pain - 40min ambulance arrives, 20min more, chopper arrives, 20mg morphein does nothing, 5-10min strapping me in, 8min chopper ride, 15min in pre-op - at which time they decide a urinary catheter is needed, hurts more than the leg - finally they put me under (Had already asked friend for a quick tap to the jaw). The Dr tried to save it for 4hrs to no avail. Still, that was over 10yrs ago now. I'm mountain biking, playing indoor cricket and the odd game of touch now, so it's pretty cool. Cheers, Vapo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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