AKWA 1250 HLD (lighting system)

somebody sent me one of these, it's brand new, in i'st original box. he'd heard that i was toying with the idea of a planted tank.
i'm afraid to open it!
why?
1. don't know how much electricity this thing will CHOW
2. i think it needs to be suspended, not sure how to
3. i know this guy is after my clown loaches!

Does anyone have one of these?
any info will be greatly appreciated

 

looks like a crazy lighting system and looks like its for marine tanks dono if it works for tropical but let me know very keen to see what comes from this

 

Don't wanna open until I have more info, if it's for marine, don't want it, if it can grow plants, yes I'm willing to try.
Worried about electrical consumption, though.
I hope there's a forum member with one of these...

 

well look on the box, what is the power consumption rating and specifications of the metal halides

 

Nothing on the box, will have to open it.

 

well keep us posted if it is for marine sell it off and get something for tropical with the money hahaha but if you can see away to "Francine" it and make it a little better for tropical that could work

 

@cheekychops:
Will open it when I get home from work, what should I look out for?

 

1. don't know how much electricity this thing will CHOW--- look for how many watts it uses, the higher the watts the higher the electric bill
2. i think it needs to be suspended, not sure how to--- you can buy suspension cable kits at builders

 

@cheekychops:
how many watts is too many?
suspension sounds like a lot of work!

 

use your imagination, suspension is not alot of work, depends on how heavy the unit is too,
well that depends on you too as to how many is too many, although being a metal haelide i think it will be alot!! tell us what the consumption of the lights are then we can work out what it costs.

 

Okay, I'll post pics and details tonight

 

I opened the box a few minutes ago, and it's got:

2 x 54 T5 tubes
2 x 150 Watt metal halides that can swivel
2 x LED clusters
Steel suspension cables

okay, the pics:

 

I'm thinking of suspending it over this tank maybe...

 

That's a fair amount of power and will be noticeable on your bill..

 

looks like something my uncle had on his marine can be very costly with the amount of power it needs

 

that is a shitload of light. 400W if the halides and the t5s are running at the same time.
this is a very expensive lighting unit. the marine guys would be more interested in this i would think.

now if you want to work out how much it will cost you to run approx... look that this link that zoom has written,
http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/s...-of-running-a-tank&highlight=electricity+cost

 

This is a marine setup. I have yet to see a planted lighting setup with moonlights and there is no mention of red or blue led's which are key to plant growth.

 

interesting thread link, I like that unit which tells you how much power you consume annually, may be a good idea to get one.

So this unit is actually for a marine setup.
I'm already running 7 tanks, I don't think I should be adding this unit to my electricity bill!
I wonder if anyone would be interested in buying it, I'm planning more tanks, none of my tanks are show tanks, I need to use the energy for filtration.
What to do?

 

I was looking at a lighting system with red & blue led's for planted tanks (I think!) very very pricey!
I wonder if aquarium led lighting prices are gonna come down anytime soon, or else i will have to shelve the planted tank idea?
Maybe I should stick to vallisnaria for now, I'm even killing the anubias. Java fern barely survives. I got brown fingers.