Adding Extra Light

[Ian H]

ok well water has gotten into where my one light unit is and has wrecked it, so i need to replace the two bulbs. How would/should i do this?

something like this:

http/www.aquaessentials.co.uk/index.php?...roducts_id=2432

? but that only holds one tube, so i would need two of them?

 

[Ian H]

just saw this suggested in another thread:

<a href="http/www.cupargardencentre.co.uk/acatalo...LUORESCENT.html" target="_blank">http/www.cupargardencentre.co.uk/acatalo...LUORESCENT.html</a>

that the way to go? it doesnt say what size tubes or anything though, so i dont know if i should get 2x 54w or 2x 39w? the tank is 5ft long, but how long would a 54w bulb be?

by the way this is on a planted tank with pressurised co2 and ei dosing

EDIT

never mind, just realised a 5ft tank is 60 inch's, so only the 54w would rach anyways

are these high rated then or a kind of " you get what you pay for" ie rubbish and wont last a couple of months?

 

[Ian H]

nobody has anything to say about them?

 

[aaronnorth]

they are good, i asked a question a few month back and got no bad replies. I ended up with an arcadia style luminaire as it was cheaper.

 

[Ian H]

they are good, i asked a question a few month back and got no bad replies. I ended up with an arcadia style luminaire as it was cheaper.

really???

any links?

 

[aaronnorth]

they are good, i asked a question a few month back and got no bad replies. I ended up with an arcadia style luminaire as it was cheaper.

really???

any links?

mine were £100 deleiverd, the prices i saw were all £106-£115 for the Hagen unit. but i obviously missed that place. which is a shame because that is mega cheap.

 

[Ian H]

don't mind paying £115 if it means decent lighting. last i looked it was around the £400 mark!

one of my lights work on the tank, so i guess i could just buy one unit.

that way i would have 2 x 38w bulbs and 2x 54w bulbs? giving me a total of 184w?

 

[aaronnorth]

don't mind paying £115 if it means decent lighting. last i looked it was around the £400 mark!

one of my lights work on the tank, so i guess i could just buy one unit.

that way i would have 2 x 38w bulbs and 2x 54w bulbs? giving me a total of 184w?

this is what i got:
http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=400020163106

they are also available from here:

http/stores.ebay.co.uk/EQJ-Trading_T5-la...2QQftidZ2QQtZkm

i changed the tubes as they were marine. Got them from lampspecs.

 

[degsod]

don't mind paying £115 if it means decent lighting. last i looked it was around the £400 mark!

one of my lights work on the tank, so i guess i could just buy one unit.

that way i would have 2 x 38w bulbs and 2x 54w bulbs? giving me a total of 184w?

this is what i got:
[URL="http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=400020163106"]http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=400020163106[/URL]

they are also available from here:

[URL="http/stores.ebay.co.uk/EQJ-Trading_T5-la...2QQftidZ2QQtZkm"]http/stores.ebay.co.uk/EQJ-Trading_T5-la...2QQftidZ2QQtZkm[/URL]

i changed the tubes as they were marine. Got them from lampspecs.

They also put them on auction every few weeks, I got mine for £26 plus £20 delivery complete with daylight tubes

 

[Ian H]

but that says only 2 x 54w, it would be half the price if i was to buy the above? even if i bought 2 of the above its still cheaper? does this one give out a total of 216w? or just 108?

although im used to workinf in T8 not T5

 

[aaronnorth]

yeah, you can get them at really good prices if you keep your eye out.

but that says only 2 x 54w, it would be half the price if i was to buy the above? even if i bought 2 of the above its still cheaper? does this one give out a total of 216w? or just 108?

although im used to workinf in T8 not T5

the one i linked too is 108w T5 and yes it is dearer than the hagen unit. Like i said above i missed that place, i wouldnt of thought twice about buying a 108w light unit at £50 or whatever it was! i would go for that one.

 

[Ian H]

yeah, you can get them at really good prices if you keep your eye out.

but that says only 2 x 54w, it would be half the price if i was to buy the above? even if i bought 2 of the above its still cheaper? does this one give out a total of 216w? or just 108?

although im used to workinf in T8 not T5

the one i linked too is 108w T5 and yes it is dearer than the hagen unit. Like i said above i missed that place, i wouldnt of thought twice about buying a 108w light unit at £50 or whatever it was! i would go for that one.

so do you think one would be ample enough? its an 83 gallon tank. for the time being i would run this with my other 2 bulbs that still work which are 2x 38w T8's. Although would want to either get rid of them and only have the one double unit or get 2 of the double units (all this depends on how big they are though actually!)