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Hey! I went to walmart today bought the lights and they are absolutely great for the price thanks a lot for info again! I'll try to put a pic up when possible
 
Thanks :) have you tried petco? They have slot when it comes to lighting

Yep. Nothing. My hunny-bug put my lighting together designing his own special deal...and the bulbs are too small. The smallest our Petco carries is 24".

I am just going to have to buy a new top...or somehow pry his light fixture set up off the hood. Not sure what I will do yet. :rolleyes: I feel guilty tearing apart his work. He did it just for me and now I'm gonna destroy it :whistle:
 
Ah that is tough my gf would flip if I ever did something like that lol what gallon tank do you have btw?
LOL! He won't be happy...but what's a girl to do when the thing isn't working? :rolleyes:
This tank I am working on is a 30 gallon. I also have a 5g, 20g, 75g, 88g and 180g. The two biggest ones are not set up yet. Not sure if the 180 will be ever. Hunny doesn't want to add more support to the floor.
 
Lol well hopefully he'll understand
Oh I see that's a lot lol and yeah it definitely would make a difference with the weight
Hey I know it's off topic but do you have any experience with mystery snails?
 
has your brain fuse popped yet from the mass of info on lighting? my first run through it all had my brain going in swirls.
I have pretty much the same light fixture that Jetajockey linked and it is plenty of light for my plants. i have it on a 40g tall so same foot print as your 30 but taller. you would be able to grow medium-high light plants with that IMHO. If it is too much light you might be able to just use one bulb. depends on the ballast and wiring.
Just tell hubby that his creation was great to get you by for the little while and you love him for going through all that trouble for you but your plants need some more light and you didnt want to annoy him with more on the honey-do list.
If he cant accept that then distract him with a nice warm peach cobbler when ordering the new light fixture. LOL
LED lights are getting cheaper but it's hard to figure out sometimes what the light fixture is capable of since the cheaper fixtures don't have all the necessary info posted.
Let me know if you dont want to have an empty 180g tank sitting around. i can take care of that for ya :)
 
Lol well hopefully he'll understand
Oh I see that's a lot lol and yeah it definitely would make a difference with the weight
Hey I know it's off topic but do you have any experience with mystery snails?

I think I am going to re-enforce the floor myself ;) A person can learn how to do pretty much anything using google, e-how and youtube! I am sure he might feel very insecure about me doing it so I probably wouldn't get far without him taking the task LOL! He hates it when I touch his tools :ROFLMAO: Goof ball! I grew up on a ranch so I'm not as whimpy as he thinks I am! I also did a bit of work as a teenager tearing down sections of homes for remodel! I do believe I could re-enforce the floor just fine (y)

I don't have a lot of knowledge about mystery snails but I do have a few tiny ones...they road in on the plants from the LFS.
 
has your brain fuse popped yet from the mass of info on lighting? my first run through it all had my brain going in swirls.
I have pretty much the same light fixture that Jetajockey linked and it is plenty of light for my plants. i have it on a 40g tall so same foot print as your 30 but taller. you would be able to grow medium-high light plants with that IMHO. If it is too much light you might be able to just use one bulb. depends on the ballast and wiring.
Just tell hubby that his creation was great to get you by for the little while and you love him for going through all that trouble for you but your plants need some more light and you didnt want to annoy him with more on the honey-do list.
If he cant accept that then distract him with a nice warm peach cobbler when ordering the new light fixture. LOL
LED lights are getting cheaper but it's hard to figure out sometimes what the light fixture is capable of since the cheaper fixtures don't have all the necessary info posted.
Let me know if you dont want to have an empty 180g tank sitting around. i can take care of that for ya :)
Oh my gosh! Brain totally short circuited!:blink: LOL! Lights, Filters, Action! ;)
Thanks for your input. I appreciate others experiences. It really sets a foundation when someone is offering info based off their own experiences. I am waiting for those lights...I decided to just go with them for the 30 gallon because I really have gotten my self in a confused tangled mess looking at different lighting. Figured it's best just to go with the light link that was right in front of me.
This 180 gallon tank is gorgeous! I can't wait until it does get set up. Going to put it in the foyer. Really it's the only place it'd fit!!! I will "die and go to heaven" when it is all finished :angel: (hope that doesn't offend anyone...not intended to)
Far as the peach cobbler! That is his FAVORITE desert! I am soooo gonna bake one for him! Great idea...hook, line, sinker!
 
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Marineland makes some nice led fixtures. This April thy have one coming out designed for plants with built in timers for white and blue led. That's all I know about them so far
 
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