Michigan Cichlid Association
Classifieds => Want to Buy/Trade => Topic started by: greg y on September 11, 2013, 10:05:08 PM
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on a budget, what do you have that would work and is plug and play?
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I got a 4ft ballast from Home Depot that fit 2 t8 bulbs for 15 bucks and went online and bought 2 48 inch zoo med tropical sun and put them in there total of like 35 bucks
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on a budget, what do you have that would work and is plug and play?
pmed :)
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I got a 4ft ballast from Home Depot that fit 2 t8 bulbs for 15 bucks and went online and bought 2 48 inch zoo med tropical sun and put them in there total of like 35 bucks
Just outta curiosity - you have to suspend the light over the tank to control the heat exchange to the glass tops - right ?
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Actually I didn't and just tried it to see what would happened and monitored it and everything has been fine
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I got a 4ft ballast from Home Depot that fit 2 t8 bulbs for 15 bucks and went online and bought 2 48 inch zoo med tropical sun and put them in there total of like 35 bucks
Just outta curiosity - you have to suspend the light over the tank to control the heat exchange to the glass tops - right ?
Usually the necessity to suspend the lights depends on the heat output of the ballast(s)/lights themselves. T8s are one of the cooler operating lights.
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I did this to my light for a planted tank and it works great, its super easy and this little guy puts out about 2200- 2600 lumens. They're CFLs so the run cool and last a long time. Just thought I'd share my budget setup I've made a few and they only take about ten minutes.
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here is an updated list of my trade items:
overflow box with aqualifter and tube
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bio-cube nano tank, as is:
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Brewing equipment:
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(http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/gy561/CAM01001_zps1e726993.jpg)
(http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/gy561/CAM01006_zps5b363a27.jpg)
(http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/gy561/CAM01004_zpsa2f5b74b.jpg)
(http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/xx260/gy561/CAM01002_zpsfb2441b5.jpg)
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almost forgot
Fluval 406 in really nice condition with all parts
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brew equipment sold and gone
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I bought a 6 bulb 48" T5 HO fixture and am looking for new quality 6500k bulbs for it
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I can bring any of this to the auction thing in Madison heights tomorrow
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all sold or in use now except I still have the overflow box with aqualifter for sale for $45
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I did this to my light for a planted tank and it works great, its super easy and this little guy puts out about 2200- 2600 lumens. They're CFLs so the run cool and last a long time. Just thought I'd share my budget setup I've made a few and they only take about ten minutes.
I have these on a 20L, but how well does it work on large tanks?? I also need a good light setup for a 135!
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I did the same as Trailer Park Fishtanks demonstrates above; using CFLs and wiring them right into an old florescent hood. They are cool and put out tons of light. I took it one step further and wired in a blue LED flat nightlight ($3?) so that I have a 'moonlight' at night. Not that the plants or fish in that tank needed it, I just like the glow when watching a movie at night with the lights off.
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Get a 4 foot shop light with 4 bulbs and put in three 6500k t8 bulbs and one 2700 or 4300 or so kelvin bulbs if you like a more yellow look or get a 10000k or higher bulb if you like a more blue look. That should grow pretty much anything and with CO2 it would grow like crazy!
Another option is 2-4 cfl as mentioned above but I like them in dome reflectors more than mounted horizontally. I picked up some cheap Ikea hanging dome reflectors for my 200.