neanderthalman Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I've never worked with PCs besides the crappy little coralife screw in bulbs. For the negligible price difference, I went MH for my new tank. Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 No screw-ins, except the POS light over my refugium (which isn't coralife). Only the bulbs I have are coralife, the ballasts are from ebay. Dern. I'd live to put an MH over the rollover tank, but there is no way I can cough up the $$ right now. Anyone else out there know about PCs or have any thoughts on the powerplant for this 10g? Link to comment
neanderthalman Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I guess we can't get the cheap PC fixtures up here, but it would have cost me just as much to get something like a 96W powerquad as it did to get a 70W HQI retrofit kit. I went with the 150W HQI for twenty bucks more. What kinds of prices are you able to get on PC equipment Vs. MH? Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 Pretty much whatever I can find online. I found a place offering 'refurbished' PC fixtures for really cheap; like $55 for a 96w coralife fixture and bulbs. I know coralife isn't well liked around these parts, but they are inexpensive and inexpensive is the only thing I can afford right now. More than the lighting, I'm concerned about what I am going to use to power this tank-beast. Link to comment
neanderthalman Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I'm pretty sure styrofoam is reef safe. Try placing the pump on styrofoam to dampen the vibration. I was able to get a 70W MH retrofit kit for $100 CAD, or 150W for $120, that's like $80-90 USD for the 70W at the current rates, and our equipment up here is overpriced. Can you not find something similar down there? I've never had trouble with refurbished equipment - I buy it all the time. Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 Well... just a quick look around and I found a MH ballast/reflector retro kit for $40 and a 10000K lamp for $65, so thats $105 before shipping. I guess that isn't TOO bad... Styrofoam huh? I guess I could try that... Do you think I would have to worry about heat dissapation? Link to comment
neanderthalman Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I dont' think you'll have to worry about heat dissipation in a submerged pump, the water should take pretty good care of that. The styrofoam should have little/no effect. It's always worth spending a little bit more on the lighting - for twenty bucks I went from a 70W to 150W. Big difference in light, little difference in cost. Link to comment
nanojake Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Mr. Fosi, Have you checked out any used equipment from the classified forum? Just check the seller's reputation before you send them any money. I've saved a bunch of money buying that way. Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 I've popped on it a couple times. If I spend too much time there, I'll end up spending $$ that I can't afford. For that reason, I don't really want to frequent the classifieds until I have a little more $$ to spend. When I get a little cash together, I'll check it out more often. Until then, I'm trying to get a few pointers and do a little research about what would be a good, cheap way to light the display. Link to comment
jax Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Sorry for diggin' up a dead thread, or maybe not... What ever happened to this tank? I liked the way it started out. Esp. the blue plumbing. Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 I still have it, but haven't stocked it. My wife wanted me to leave it in Pennsylvania when we moved, but I refused. It is funny that you dug this thread up at this time because just last week I started thinking seriously about finally stocking it up. I don't have room at home for another tank (10g FW planted, 5.5g fish/invert, 2.5g softies/invert), so I am thinking about bringing it into my lab at school and running it on my desk. Before I do that, I have to talk to my advisor since it is his lab, but I doubt he'll care. We have no $$ right now, so I would probably just pick up some LR and let it stabilize for a while. Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 Well, I schelpped the tank into school today along with one of my ghetto-rigged 2x15W normal output fluorescent setups. Right now it is sitting empty on my desk. I still haven't decided what I am going to put in it, but I think I will bring some sand and some salt to school sometime this week and get it running. Maybe I'll just pick up a couple pieces of LR from an LFS and drop them in there... It won't look all that great with the "daylight" lamps that are in the fixture, but I don't have the equipment to rig up anything that would include 10000K or actinics right now. This is going to be an interesting tank project... Link to comment
Lingwendil Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Don't forget now, That a mantis would love to go in there at some point... Link to comment
speedsport Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 What is the LxWxH of that tank. I have a mantis I need a ney tank for and I'm really liking this idea. Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 Since it is in the lab, I'll have to get them tomorrow. I'll post them tomorrow AM. Link to comment
superduperwesman Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Hey dosen't that Silicon you used say right on the back of it not for use in aquariums? Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 Not that I read. Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 24" x 8.25" x ~12.75" (12 10.5/16 to be exact) Link to comment
cdckjn Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 Hey dude, great looking tank so far. Good luck on your stocking! Great job on the DIY and siliconing of the tank and baffles. I had similar problems with mine tank but luckly the acrylic baffles that I used just bowed but did not come loose like yours. Perhaps the reason it came loose was that the baffles was not snugly fitted into the tank. Link to comment
mybuickskill6979 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 dude fosi i wanna see this thing lol my ears are perked and ready to see it lol!!! i love the dr. Seus thing lol!!! Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.