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    Wattage to Volume ratio?

    hey guys thanks for the help. to anwser some questions; i aim for a resonable setup, i dont have the money to afford a high tech system, in terms of CO2 i thought id try a DIY injector from yeast culture. Plant wise im not fully edjucated on the various species yet but want a variety of...
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    Fluval Tronic Electronic vs Jager Heaters????

    whoops, forgot the application runs oh AC :p still, thats be a cool setup if you could be bothered lol. i was thinking in terms of dc, just a simple cap being charged off an isolated rectifier.... oh well lol. Allistah: sounds like a great system, but just to clarify when you say Fluval E...
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    Fluval Tronic Electronic vs Jager Heaters????

    thanks allihstah for your input- very helpful.... and also others for advice on room temperature...... Think at the moment im headed for fluval tronic to make use of the sale they have at my local supplyer, unless i can find a good price for a Jager in New Zealand. On a side note to follow up...
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    Wattage to Volume ratio?

    hey man, planted setup with fish, not extreamly heavily planted though. SO what do you mean by a PC light? cheers
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    Wattage to Volume ratio?

    hey guys can anyone help me out? whats the rule of thumb for how many watts of lighting you need per gallon/liter of water for the tank? Also my tank is 300L but relatively deep(75cm) for its length(90cm) so will I need to take this into account? I heard its 1 watt/gallon, but then have heard...
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    Fluval Tronic Electronic vs Jager Heaters????

    hmm thats an interesting point you bring up kieth... I agree that the manual and other sources are misleading lol, anyone with the modern Jagers know which is so? Im In New Zealand so cant take advantage of alot of the deals mentioned in earlier posts unfortunatly.... but for example, my...
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    Fluval Tronic Electronic vs Jager Heaters????

    Jagers are complety submersible I believe, atleast thats what the packet says and how a few chaps I know run them...
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    Fluval Tronic Electronic vs Jager Heaters????

    Hey guys im sorta on the fence as to what heater to use at the moment. I have a 300L/ 80Gallon tank, I was initially going to use one 300W Jager but then I considered two 150Watt'ers, and now am stuk between Jager and tronic. As far as I can tell there equally priced (there about) and both of...
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    Some general newb help in setting up my 80g

    hiya guys my names nick. Iv got a 80g glass tank 900mm long, 450 wide and 750 high with lid. All other hardwere I still have to aquire. Just some questions I have... Is it true that for heaters the general rule of thumb is 1watt of heating per litre of water? I.e. for my 300L tank I need a...
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