rickjg Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Well for my ALIFE 7’s 3rd birthday I thought it would be fitting to upgrade the lighting, soooooo now I have 3.27 and moonlighting installed. The lights are (2) 27 W 50/50 Act./10K & (1) 10K and they all fit in the original splash lens. I flattened the reflector and mounted the light clips to the reflector, then screwed the reflector to the hood. It was a mighty tight fit getting the lens to fit over all the lights. The moons are (2) LED lights that can change from blue to red if you want to watch the nightlife in the tank. The ballast are located below the tank in the stand. I have (2) Workhorse 2 and the original ballast running the (3) lights. The original fan is still in the top along with a turbo style fan blowing in air from the back. The fans & the moonlights are running off the same 7.5-volt power converter. I’ll keep an eye on the temps, but for now it’s running at 79. Maybe for the ALIFE 7’s 4th birthday I’ll install a T-5 in the front of lens. Link to comment
rickjg Posted January 30, 2005 Author Share Posted January 30, 2005 Yes thats 81 watts over a 7 gallon tank Link to comment
Sushi Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 wow that's cool! ....i've never seen act03/10K bulbs together (in a 50/50 conformation). that's a sharp looking tank, any pix of what it looks like inside though? Link to comment
rickjg Posted January 30, 2005 Author Share Posted January 30, 2005 ccjung @ nanocustoms.com sells the act03/10K 50/50 lights on his web site. They will also work on Nano Cubes. I'll post new pics later after every thing in the tank has settled down. I did my semi-annual tank cleaning today after I installed the lights. Link to comment
rickjg Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 ALIFE 7 with 81 watts Link to comment
rickjg Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 Tank with 54 watts turned on Link to comment
rickjg Posted February 12, 2005 Author Share Posted February 12, 2005 Tank with original 27 watts of light Link to comment
OxInYourBox Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Looking good Rick!! I think me and you are the only ones with Alife's still setup. I need to post pics of mine and I think I may follow your route and put in a 2nd bulb (3 is pushing it for capnella ). I should have some pics tonight or tomorrow. Gonna order a couple bulbs from Ccjung as well. Mine needs to be replaced ASAP. Looking good. Link to comment
floppyfish Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Woah woah woah, I also have an alife 7! Link to comment
rickjg Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 Updated pics Lights still work great, no over heating problems. Link to comment
rickjg Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 The old ALIFE 7 is comparable to the new NanoCube 6, very similar designs. Link to comment
rickjg Posted March 19, 2005 Author Share Posted March 19, 2005 Yes that is a lot of sand. It’s approx 4” deep in a 12” deep tank. The sand bed is still active after 3 years. I can always see several worms burrowing in the sand next to the glass, or moving sand around on the surface. Next time I setup a nano it will have between 2 or 3 inches of sand, because the worms are never deeper than that. Link to comment
OxInYourBox Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 It's not alot of sand compared to mine Rick. Looking good Floppy! Link to comment
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