Underwurlde
Always look on the bright side of life..
Right-tee-ho boys & girls...It's challenge time! 
Challenge is: Lighting needed for a friend of mine with no £££ to spend....
She has:
250L / 66US gallon bow fronted Freshwater (to be planted) tank. The length of her tank end to end, is 47 inches or 1200mm.
This tank was purchased second hand & comes with a woefully inadequate single 20W light.
We need to have lighting suitable to give about 1.5W / gallon (T8 say 100W, T5's say 75W) across it's width.
Hence can you all help with a solution.....: what would be the CHEAPEST way of getting such lighting???
I'll start the ball rolling at £60 for this lot:
QUICK search by me):
[URL="http
/www.wharfaquatics.co.uk/products.asp?cat=309"]http/www.wharfaquatics.co.uk/products.asp?cat=309[/URL]
Hence 2x 36Watt interpet T5 compact 'Interpet T5 Compact Triplus' tubes. These tubes are designed to promote plant growth.
i.e. 2x £12.80
That's just the tubes, they'll need transformers:
2x High Power T5 Compact Lighting Starter Unit 36W
i.e. 2x £18.80
And 2 reflectors to go with them...
There MUST be a cheaper way of doing this!!!! My fiend cannot justify £60
Thank you all in advance for any help!!!
Andy
Challenge is: Lighting needed for a friend of mine with no £££ to spend....
She has:
250L / 66US gallon bow fronted Freshwater (to be planted) tank. The length of her tank end to end, is 47 inches or 1200mm.
This tank was purchased second hand & comes with a woefully inadequate single 20W light.
We need to have lighting suitable to give about 1.5W / gallon (T8 say 100W, T5's say 75W) across it's width.
Hence can you all help with a solution.....: what would be the CHEAPEST way of getting such lighting???
I'll start the ball rolling at £60 for this lot:
QUICK search by me):
[URL="http
/www.wharfaquatics.co.uk/products.asp?cat=309"]http/www.wharfaquatics.co.uk/products.asp?cat=309[/URL]Hence 2x 36Watt interpet T5 compact 'Interpet T5 Compact Triplus' tubes. These tubes are designed to promote plant growth.
i.e. 2x £12.80
That's just the tubes, they'll need transformers:
2x High Power T5 Compact Lighting Starter Unit 36W
i.e. 2x £18.80
And 2 reflectors to go with them...
There MUST be a cheaper way of doing this!!!! My fiend cannot justify £60
Thank you all in advance for any help!!!
Andy
... you don't need as many watts in comparison to T8 etc... Hence I reckon 75W ish T5's to get an equivalent to 1.5W / Gal.
