Recent content by TerenceH

I was just given some Vallisneria that was collected from Lake Tang. However it has quite a few snails in it. Vallisneria is a fairly sensitive plant so I was wondering how I could get rid this stuff before it goes to my tank. I know a bleach/water solution would do the trick but I wonder...

Sorry for the delayed response I have family in town and been constantly on the move. This is bulb I am using. GU10 20 LED WHITE Light Bulb Lamp 110v DIMMABLE 10 OFF | eBay I do not have plans for plants just yet. I may put some moss or something but other than that no plans for plants. It...

I chose the sockets because of my height restrictions. If I were to do it again I would make a few changes myself. I would make the wiring a lot cleaner. I have had them running for a hours now and there is no heat transfer to the tank. I can actually touch the bulb itself. It is slightly...

When I got my new tank I decided I wanted to do some sort of LED lighting. After lot of research I noticed that no one had done it with a basic socket and retro LED. It seems to be a lot for compact fluorescent but nothing for LED. I got 25 sockets and 15 dimmable LED's on ebay for $50 shipped...

The current holes are drilled in the bottom. How difficult would it be to drill holes in the back? Also if I drill can they both return through the same line or should I have a separate return?

Yes it does have a "euro brace" the opening is a not the entire top of the tank. what is a dt? what if i get a small pump that pushing water into canister

Howdy Neighbor, I sure am not missing all the southern heat right now. Living in Seattle has made me appreciate the South a whole lot more. I have been told it can not be done. Now I am hoping someone will give me an alternative solution as I really do not want drill new holes into this...

Ok... how do I make them both work without having to drill additional holes in my tank.

i just had to step on your toes since you are from Louisiana. I am from Mississippi. :)

oh... i did not realize i posted this in thread.

Sump and Canister I have an acrylic 120g corner bow with built in overflow. I am setting this up for Africans. I have an FX5 and was recently given a sump. I would like to run them both using the existing overflow without drilling additional holes and in a single line. My idea is to...

Canister and sump at the same level. Was not planning on using additional pump for the sump. Only wanted to use the pump from FX5. Are you saying that the water would drain into the sump faster than it could be pump through FX5 and back into tank?

I have an acrylic 120g corner bow with built in overflow. I am setting this up for Africans. I have an FX5 and was recently given a sump. I would like to run them both using the existing overflow without drilling additional holes and in a single line. My idea is to drain into the sump...

What do you mean by relays? I am totally new to this and do not have much of an electronics background. Maybe what you are doing will work in my application.

I too am trying to do something very similar. I am using standard GU10 sockets with matching bulbs as LEDs. I am wondering how what device I could use to have the same effect you are speaking of. I found a device that may work for you but being that I am in the US my voltage is different so I...