Glad to read it, I'm going to convert your schedule into a 55g and try it for a while. Nice work!
My 30 gallon tank
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Glad to read it, I'm going to convert your schedule into a 55g and try it for a while. Nice work!
Some more up close pictures:
Piggyback riding:
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I love the little scoop in this piece:
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Detail of my Anubias Petite:
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Otos:
Bamboo shrimp on the output of my AC 50:
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My new DIY Canopy with four 23 watt 6500K CFLs installed:
Enjoy!
Piggyback riding:
http://imageshack.us
I love the little scoop in this piece:
http://imageshack.us
Detail of my Anubias Petite:
http://imageshack.us
Otos:
Bamboo shrimp on the output of my AC 50:
http://imageshack.us
My new DIY Canopy with four 23 watt 6500K CFLs installed:
Enjoy!
I have to agree this is absolutly fab! and the CFLs you did up gave me some ideas for my tank.
Questions though:
there's no barrier between the water and the lights?
what the fixtures mounted to
and how much did it cost to do the CFLs?
Questions though:
there's no barrier between the water and the lights?
what the fixtures mounted to
and how much did it cost to do the CFLs?
1. No there isn't a barrier up yet because I could not find a suitable piece of glass or plastic to give me a glass top. When I find one, I'll put it in. In the meantime, I've kept surface agitation to the very minimum so water won't splash over the lights and because I have CO2 in the tank.
2. The fixtures are mounted to the canopy by 1/8" thick wires bent across the sockets with the ends curved around on themselves with a screw going through it to hold them in place. I hope that made sense, you can see it the best on the front double socket. Don't worry, the light's aren't touching the top of the canopy itself, it just looks that way because of the reflection of the white paint.
3. The 4 pack of 23watt 6500K lights was 12 dollars, the sockets where 10 dollars and the wire and wire ties I already had laying around in my garage. In all, $22 for just over 3 WPG.
2. The fixtures are mounted to the canopy by 1/8" thick wires bent across the sockets with the ends curved around on themselves with a screw going through it to hold them in place. I hope that made sense, you can see it the best on the front double socket. Don't worry, the light's aren't touching the top of the canopy itself, it just looks that way because of the reflection of the white paint.
3. The 4 pack of 23watt 6500K lights was 12 dollars, the sockets where 10 dollars and the wire and wire ties I already had laying around in my garage. In all, $22 for just over 3 WPG.
THe one that you're probably looking at is Pennywort, I already took it out of that place though. All I have there now are just Corkcscrew Vals.
