lighting

Had a question relating to lighting. I have a 35 gallon 25inch tall, 10inch hex. what would be a good hood and lighting for it? I like a lot of plants :) thank you! I do have the "top" but its not great... so a whole piece would be fine. but not necessary.  also, LED would be fine. I...

Anyone know how to access the T5 ballast in an All Ponds Solutions Cabinet Tank. The model number is HRX1000H. Two of my lights gone out and think it may be the ballast. (I'm hoping its the ballast).

Hello, had a question about the lighting in my tank, and i have gotten a lot of helpful info here!   Ok, so i have too much lighting for my 18-20gallon cube tank... it was previously salt water (many years ago) and it had a nice hood that goes with it. I replaced one bulb for a 6500k...

Hello, this is my first post :) I need some help. this is my first tank, I have what i was told is a 30gallon tank. i think its a nano cube style? lol. im sorry... noob probs. anyway, i have several plants and things were going well... Then i got a new bulb and shortly after, an algae bloom. Im...

Have a relatively new 90gal semi reef. Replacing old T-12's. These are my three options and interested in feedback. Had a 300 budget to get started but may blow by that pretty quick... Thanks... t-5 / 324W / 6 bulb / 12k daylight x 3 / actinic x 3 / moonlight x 4 / timer  ( Is 6 bulb fixture...

I've recently put up a 90 gal semi - reef. My first attempt after 15 years as FOWLR. If I could ask for some folks recommendations or feedback on lights. Kind of on a budget around 300 to 350. I'm looking at a these or your recommendations... Thanks in advance...   Fluval Pro Sea Marine & Reef...

Hi all,   Per my other post I've downsized from a 180 and I'm putting together a new 90 tank description below. Currently I'm looking to replace some very old  T-12's ( 2 x white and 2 x actinic ). Like just about everyone i'm comparing LED's vs T-5's.    My question is when comparing wattage...

I recently bought a 10 gallon starter kit that came with a 14w 4200k Hagen Sun Glo T8 flourescent tube.     I was considering upgrading to an incandescent hood with two 23w 6500k Sylvania CFLs     Would the upgrade be worth it?    Has anyone had any experience with that type of Slyvania bulb?

Hello!   I recently bought a light for a tank that doesn't have and will never have plants, and realized that I have no idea if I should be determining my lighting patterns based on something.   I have 3 very large apple snails in the tank so all plant matter is food by default and gone within a...

I have a 100L tank with a aquael f24t5/D and his light isnt good enough as my plants are getting covered in Algae because of it can someone suggest a type of bulb that is bright and make my tank look real nice and that helps my plant in every way possible. Thanks

I have just setup a new tank and transferred my fish from an old damaged tank. New tank is 4' x 1.5' x 1.5'   Installed a 4' fluro light with a 38 watt white tube and my fish are absolutley terrified of it had the light for about a week and the fish won't come out from hiding.   Any advice on a...

Hi again. Yes I have another question.  I'm thinking of changing my lights in the hood of my tank. Not sure what to use or how to tell what I've already got.  I really want my fish to shine.  

Hi all,   Have a few questions to ask regarding ferts etc. etc.   As people who have read my posts before will know, i'm in the middle of a plant-in cycle, 70L tank.. looking to create a fairly heavily planted community aquarium. Lights are LEDs equivalent to 6 w/L and are on 7/8 hours daily.  ...

Hi everyone, I am starting a 125 gallon tank (about 4ft x 2ft x 2ft), which is days from being done cycling. This is my first big tank (I have two established tanks but they're 10 and 20 gallons) I have one light on the top of my tank and i've just started to think it isn't powerful enough for...

Hey Everyone,   I am looking for a replacement aquarium lighting, and I would be grateful if anyone can help me . My previous lighting was Anubias White Lighting 39watts, 549mm. The lamp was good but unfortunately it broke. I can't seem to find any information on Anubias Lighting, as all Google...

so im wondering what the best kind of lighting i should get for my planted tank which i should hopefully be setting up in 2 weeks or so. should i go for the regular kind of lights, is t5 or t8 best? what wattage works better? or maybe L.E.D's are best? all help is much appreciated :)

Hi I have a Roma 90 which has a closed top with T8 tube lighting. It is time for me to replace the tubes and I've been thinking I'd rather have LED's. I like the closed top because I have cats and my panda Cory's often jump and hit the hood so wouldn't want an open top. Does anyone know of...

Hi all,   I seem to be having trouble with the lights on my Fluval Roma 200 tank. One side of the unit won't at all (or very rarely) start the bulb up. I've tried the bulb in the other side (which is fine) and it starts it up no problem.    Is the starter gone? If so how easy is it to replace...

Hi,   So I have this light: http://www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/aquarium-1/aquarium-lighting/aquarium-t5-lighting/black-t5-fish-tank-lights-four-bulbs.html   Wattage: 96w Bulb: T5 Number of Bulbs: 4   Vertical distance from substrate: Around 60cm Aquarium size: 222 litres (58.6 US Gallons)...

I have a 8 Gal Tank with tropica plant care substarte with fine gravel on top of it. The tank is about 12inch high and about 16 inch wide. I have 9w Blub atm, but I just cant seem to get a carpet growing. I have tried hairgrass and baby tears, both just crumbled into small pieces and went . is...

I have recently purchased a tank with hood lights, which the ballasts are blown. (Reason why I got it cheap)   I want to convert it to a digital/electronic ballast for the two T8 lights in the tank. Has anyone done this in the aquarium world? I know CFTs can be 10-20% brighter with electronic...

Hi, I have a 50 litre sump with a section as a refugium, the problem is that I have a Juwel Vision cabinet and this means that I have a long quite thin sump (30cm wide, 50cm long, 50 cm high.) I currently have a 25w CF bulb (2700k) lighting it but I am worried about heat that the bulb gives off...

So I was talking about it the other day, and ordered some of the SMD5050 LED light modules, and although they are no where near the high powered LED lights, they are a good DIY light that seem to run at fairly low heat, will grow low light plants very easily, and are great mostly for aesthetics...

Equipment make/model/size: Hagen GLO 2x24W T5HO Light Unit Quantity for sale: 1 Reason for Sale: Unused, sat collecting dust in the garage. Delivery or Collection: Collection only, willing to deliver for cost of fuel within reason (ie excluding scotland/ireland ect) Sales price: £40 Postage &...

Equipment make/model/size: Hagen GLO 2x39W T5HO Light Unit Quantity for sale: 1 Reason for Sale: Require a lot less light for the fish i keep now. Delivery or Collection: Collection only, willing to deliver for cost of fuel within reason (ie excluding scotland/ireland ect) Sales price: £50...

Hiya folks, I'm looking for some opinions, advice on replacing my Juwel 180 92cm T8 bulb lid lights. They've literally died on me today. I've tried new spare bulbs, fuses and the switch and nothing. So I want to change up to something better.   Has anyone got any good LED or T5 replacement...

I was all set to switch a Rio 180 from T5's to LED. But in doing do I found this article stating they're not good enough. The same shop also has a later article saying that one particular unit from Arcadia is now good enough, and they only sell that.   I know this article is now quite old, but...

Ok, setting up my first aquarium - 37 gallon.  One thing I'm confused on, though the right answer is probably simple.  Its about how much, and when, the LED lights should be on.  In other words, while it will never be in direct sunlight, there will be plenty of light around the aquarium in...

Alright so I've seen some people doing their own DIY light fixtures using CFL bulbs for their aquariums. I was thinking I would try this since it's super cheap and I am also cheap so I'm not about to spend a ton of money on lighting. I'm new to all of this so of course I bought tons of...

  I built an LED/RGB Canopy and light system for my cichlid tank. Here's a a YOUTUBE video.   I made a 1 minute cross fade from moonlight to daylight. Then to show just how subtle it was there is a 3 second "sunset. I am about to build my big tank. 120 long. I will be making a canopy and...

Ok, so I have a 222litre tank on the way (possibly ready for collection this weekend). However the whole set-up (it's a vivarium and aquarium stand) is slowly reaching my budget. Thereby I need to begin to cut corners for now. Don't worry, the heater and filter etc. has not been scrimped on...

I just got a 5 gallon tank. It's not set up yet, but it's going to be an Iwagumi style shrimp and mosquito rasbora tank. I'm hoping to get dwarf baby tears and maybe some dwarf hair grass for the tank. I'm also going to have a CO2 system. I have a 2w LED light, but is that going to be good...