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dang dats sad. i feel sorry for him :sad:

Just started noticing brown algae as well (never ever saw brown before in my tanks), so thanks for that detailed post waterdrop.

cool looking molly bro

maybe u had a faulty Aquaclear Aston. never heard some1 else say dey're as loud as ur describing

I kno this thread is a bit dated, but would anyone like to reply to the above post? I'm thinking a good precaution for keeping sand out the filter would be to put some sponge in the intake (like you do to protect fry)? What do you guys think? Really thinking about getting an Aquaclear instead of...

I'm going Aquaclear too

Sigh, dat'll be me :sad:

Amen!

See if you can get some aluminium, reflects light better than foil

I'm going to purchase a Rena. Most people who've used em say they are by far the quietest

alot of people seem to also recommend Rena pumps

Looks like i'll be getting a Rena :shifty:

Hey Oldman, yea I figured out the wiring thanks to an ancient post on APC. The white on the ballast goes to the switch, the black goes to the power cord, and then the switch is connected to the power cord. Yea I'm grounding the ballast's metal case to a piece of aluminum i've put on as a...

Yea that's the actual wires, both black. And you're right! 1 wire actually was from the starter in my old fixture to the socket (not 2 from the ballast to one socket). Got confused cuz the wire ran right behind my ballast, but it was really to my starter. So this was the old setup. Ballast had 2...

Hey guys, bare with me. I bought a GE T8 2lamp electronic ballast to replace my T12 magnetic, and just needed some help with the wiring. Here's the diagram: Q1: How do I connect it to the light switch which has 2 wires coming out from it? In my old setup, one wire from the light switch went to...

Them things aint ya average guppies i'd tell ya that. i think they freak me out too :crazy:

Paid TT $2.00 (US $0.32) for one at a local store just yesterday

Yea that's what I'm thinking as well. Those white plastic ones come to mind. Are those the ones you're also referring to?

Very good read. AC, you don't know how much further headache you just saved me. Been looking up stuff all day about a cheap DIY fixture with double socket spiral CFs (since i couldn't find leads here, remember) and how efficient it really is. But I'm sold on the 2 T8 tubes again, so I'll just...

Got an instant headache looking at that thread AC!!! lol! my gosh you guys are some serious geniuses

Yup

Thanks for the detailed writeup Mikaila!! Just have to do some research n see exactly how effective these spirals are in an aquarium

Oh man I think going compact may be my only option around these parts to up my lighting! So you just remove all the junk from the hood and stick the sockets in there and that's it?? Was it hard to wire? O yea I'd love to see a pic gearhead

Hmmmmmmmmmm, you can't fool me. Hehehe. But no, this was a really cool and wise posts, and I think that many people, including and especially myself, should adopt this sort of thinking, rather than just keeping their favorite type of fish. Thanks

Rams are so gorgeous. Too bad I've never seen one here in Trinidad

Just picked me up some pool filter as well today. Psyched!!!

nice thread

Nice caves in the tank. Please take photos of your new planted tank :)

O lol!!!!!! Had a slow moment!

CAT POOOOOOOOOOP?????????????????????????????????????????? OMG :crazy:

Reading an article here about building aquarium lighting and I see they mention light bulb clips (step 7 of article). I'm guessing that replaces the need for that big bulb holder. Learning more, day by day :good: Build your own aquarium lighting

Heehehe, all good man. we didn't come out of the womb knowing what WPG meant

O man, i hadn't the slightest idea that leads would be hard to find here :angry: . Looks like I may need to order some. All of the bulbs i've seen so far here as well are T8 20W, looked long and hard for an 18 today but no luck. Hmm I dunno AC, looks like i really gotta get creative. Wouldn't...

Hey AC, man it seems like finding separate leads and stuff is almost impossible in my part. I had no problem locating the ballasts, but the leads, no luck. Checked quite a few electrical spots too, just not common here in Trinidad. Interesting though, I did see a 25 W T12 bulb @ a lfs. Do you...

Yo, u guys on this forum are on a different level, lol. supergluing plants to pebbles, that's some really creative stuff right dere. who came up wit dat?

It was Andy-lee's tank I saw that made me want to go black on black. Truth be told, it is a tad bit dark, but i dunno, i really like it. The other tanks I saw with black sand that I liked (like Ianho's Trigon Island) didn't necessarily have black backgrounds, so u guys were more or less right in...

Hey Katty, I'm really leaning towards black sand. With a black background, it really seems to bring out the colors of the plants and fish more, although white sand just looks buff. I don't know gurl, decisions decisions.

I'm also thinking about gettin black sand as well. It really seems to light up the green on the plants

O Ok, didn't know that either. Thanks man :good:

AC omg that's it??!! WOw, thanks alot man, didn't know it was so simple. Yea i looked into that Hardware forum but must have missed that article. Well i'll be sure to tackle this project later this week, and be sure to let you kno how it goes. Btw, I'm guess T8 tubes are the thinner ones I see...