Aquarium enthusiast

Hi there all.

I'm from Vryheid KZN.
I've been around Fish tanks for a very long time, but decided to get my own when I moved into my own place. I've always enjoyed aquariums as it is fun to watch them as it is very relaxing. My tank has been running now for about 5 months now.
I have a 4ft tank with the following.
10x Black Phantom's
10x Neons
10x GlowLight
4x Flame Dwarf Gourami
2x Coral Blue Dwarf Gourami
1x Peacock Dwarf Gourami
2x Angel Fish
2x Clown Loaches
1x Algae Eater

I will post a pic a soon as I get a gap too.

This site felt like home when I read through a few of the pages, and also some nice ideas.

Marius


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Hi and welcome!

 

Welcome enjoy your stay!

 

Welcome Marius. Lots of info here. Always nice to get a response from the fellow members. To download their information they have stored.


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Welcome bud Enjoy and post a pic of your tank

 

Greetings

 

Hi there and welcome, If you need any info this is the right place to be. I have got lots of help here on the forum. There is a wealth of great stuff here and a friendly lot of people I must add. 2014 is going to be fun here.

Cheers for now
Andrewv

 

Thanks for the welcome all.

 

What will be the ideal lights to buy, ive got about 2 or 3 small plants in. Im thinking of getting the Odyssea dual light unit, not sure if i should get the 90cm or the 120cm, what will be the ideal globes to buy which are not too pricey?

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You could DIY your lights quite cheaply. Buy t5 ballasts directly from a manufacturer and get your light tubes from "The Lamphouse". For the endcaps you can either buy waterproof ones or look into using electrical "choc" blocks...

You would ideally want T5's in the 6500k-max 10000k range. Any brand will do. Don't get sucked into buying expensive "plant aquarium" tubes.

 

Thanks @Hawk :hatsoff:

Could you maybe give me the exact name of the globes which I will need, I want to give "The Lamphouse" a call and ask them if they have stock and if they will courier, as I'm far away from their branches. Do you think a 3ft or 4ft would be better? And will 2 globes be enough for a 4ft tank (1220x45x45)?

 

That's quite a wide question :amuse:.

The tubes I got from them are Sylvania, Osrams, Radiums (depending on the kelvin you go for - I run 2x6500k, 8000k and a 10000k). I run 4x54w tubes on my 4ft 300l with pressurised co2 injection so I would suggest you start with 2 tubes.

As to what size tubes, 54w are approximately 1170mm long so it could be a problem if you don't have room in your canopy.

If you are far from the lamphouse then rather order 4-8 tubes so you have backups if you blow one.

Same with the ballasts - order 3 from a manufacturer then you have the second to hook up if you want and the 3rd as a backup.

HTH

 

Does it matter which 2 globes to start of with? I had one 10 000k globe which fused.

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It's a personal choice. I quite like the 10000k as they take away the yellow tinge from the 6500k...

 

Im buying a oddysea dual light unit. They say it comes with white and blue tubes, but i cant find anywhere which tubes it comes with. Is it ok to use those tubes or should i replace them immediatly?

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Replace the Actinic blue bulb. It's for marines for corals. It will cause algae.

 

@Hawk
Thanks for all the help so far. The white globe that comes with is that a 6400k or 10 000k bulb?

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Not sure man. I'm too poor/cheap to buy the oddesea units :laugh:

 

I see the light unit comes with a 10 000k light. Should i rather get another 10 000k tube or a 6500k tube?

Must i just ask "The Lamphouse" for a aquarium tube?

Sorry for all the questiond.

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