Retro fit?

[Dude123]

I did some research about nanos a while ago and have been thinking about them recently. I know this sounds stupid but how does a retrofit kit work? Also, does anyone know a place that ships lighting to canada? Want to start a 5 gal nano reef but cant find much options for lighing in my area.

 

Thanks

[badmatt]

that is a stupid question (joking). a retro fit is a lighting system that you can fit in to a custom hood and or light strip a little DIY is involved you you want to do sumthing like this.

[Dude123]

Thanks very much!

[purple_llama]

try mops.ca, or look for places that have other things by the same company that makes the kit you want and see if they'll order it. (i got mine from j&l (burnaby, bc), they sell customsealife products so they were willing to order the kit in for me even though they don't normally sell them) if you get a local store to order it for you you save a lot of the shipping costs, but it may take a little longer to ship since they most only place an order once a month or so.

[Dude123]

Thanks!!!!

[Dude123]

I assume thet this

 

http://www.mops.ca/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/cs...5033+1076259097

 

Can be stuck into a DIY hood.

 

Is this lighting enough to grow some easy corals in a 5g tank?

 

http://www.mops.ca/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/pr...5033+1076260338

 

Thanks again.

[badmatt]

what area do you live in canada?

[Dude123]

Toronto.

[purple_llama]

that unit is the same one i got, you may want to look at american sites i found one that shipped it to canada for cheaper (incl shipping) than mops sells it for... but i have no clue if you'll be charged duties, and then it's not worth it.

 

it would be fine in a diy hood.

 

if you look around this site lots of people have that same unit in a 7 gallon minibow, growing all sorts of things, so you should have lots of choices with that on a 5.