yankeereefer Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Went to the deathco sale tonight - Came home with an oceanic cube, a 20H and a little RedSea MoonGlow pico The pico was in their clearance bin - It'll be a cool little desktop tank (I hope) - Not sure what to do with it yet. Tank is maybe a .5g acrylic First thing I need to find is a new bulb for the light fixture - Currently it's a 7w pc "blue" light, hence the name "Moonglow" Has anyone seen or know where I might find replacement bulbs for this? I want a actinic and daylight bulb, but not necessarily a 50/50 - Would require another fixture though - I went to the LFS and saw coralife and eclipse bulbs, but they were too long- Another alternative would be to use the other half hood light that I created when I did the perfecto mod for the ac fuge on my 10g - I could use a 50/50 or just a 13w philips daylight. Thanks in advance for for any thoughts on the subject(s) Yankee Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 bump - some lookers it seems, but no responders Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 So I did a little web searching - It appears the tank come with what is called the Azoo Firefly - I have one place (west coast) that I'm gonna call in a couple hours - Another question has arisen though - What is PL lighting? The specs on the light say that the fixture comes with a 7w/13w PL black light bulb Here's a link: Azoo Firefly I'm hoping that I can find a similarly sized "daylight" style bulb Thanks for anyone's help! edit - another search has determined that PL lighting is a horticultural type light - Not sure of the spectrum available - still searching Link to comment
travisurfer Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 not another tank I would just go with a little light fixture. Azoo's aren't made of the best quality from what I have heard. I wouldnt go with that ghetto perfecto mod either. Its great as a fuge light, but not really for a display. Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 it's probably not the greatest of tanks I agree, but it was on clearance and figured it'd be fun to goof off with - What's wrong with my ghetto hood? The fuge has one and The Colonel's got one too Would use the stock light but it's blue / black in color Link to comment
travisurfer Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I think the tank looks cool. I just like the whole setup to look nice too. Its perfect for the fuge since its not as visible. It makes a great cheap hood but I just like the cleaner look. Why not enclose the light mod into a rectangular prism light strip that rests on the edges of the tank? I think that would look cleaner imo. Keep us posted. Link to comment
twan Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Post a pic of the actual tank and dimensions. Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 here you go: http://www.fishstuff.net/redseacandyaquava...onglowclear.php Link to comment
15-and-6-GAL-NANO Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 you still need regular light it would look stupid with just actenics or even worse if thats just a black light. but that tank could be cool. Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 23, 2006 Author Share Posted August 23, 2006 you still need regular light it would look stupid with just actenics or even worse if thats just a black light. but that tank could be cool. Yeah - I'm going to try and find a reg light - Maybe another fixture and run actinics too Link to comment
silence Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 you can take the light apart and put a coralife 9watt 10k bulb in the Azoo ballast i did it for my tank before i took it down and it looked way better, you could make a hood for it Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 24, 2006 Author Share Posted August 24, 2006 Found a replacement light: water test (the beer can is only for comparison purposes): Skipping cycle - added livestock I called azoo, apparently there is a 50/50 and an actinic that I can get for this fixture, but there out of stock till mid sept. I can wait - I don't think my first aquisition has much of a lighting requirement Yankee Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Aquatic Eco Systems carries a variety of 7w bulbs that fit. Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 24, 2006 Author Share Posted August 24, 2006 Aquatic Eco Systems carries a variety of 7w bulbs that fit. thanks daemonfly - I'll have to check 'em out! Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 24, 2006 Author Share Posted August 24, 2006 I emptied the tank as it passed water test - Going to local reefer tonight to p/u LR and LS for the 10g-20H conversion - Maybe he'll have a couple nice pieces of rubble for this tank too. I want to mod the stem on the light to lower it closer to the tank itself. I also have some scrap acrylic so I can fashion a lens cover to protect it- Nothing will be started though until next week when my visitors are back out of town Welllll, maybe I could add water and the LR if i get some and perhaps a hermit and I do have a couple zoas..................Dang it, Argent! Lastly, I'm gonna add this thread to my sig YR Link to comment
Prowland Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Those are neat little tanks... might have to pic one up! Cant wait to see it in action. Link to comment
yardboy Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 I was afraid I'd screw up the light on my pico if I started hacking it to get it closer to the surface, so I just made a holder on the side. I think I got my bulbs from Hellolighting.com. It's a 9W 6500K Apparently enough for Xenia, this is 4 months later: Link to comment
Argent Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 muhahahahaha I just took down my quart and my 3 gallon to try and lower the number of overall tanks I had -- I love my 1.5G tank - it seems to be the perfect size - but this one looks sweet too.. Link to comment
riotj Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Check out my .75g RedSea Pico thread a few months back. It can be stocked with the right light. I had a 7W 50/50 and even had LPS in there. Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Nothing to update right now on this one- I had visitors all weekend long and now I'm dealing with a summer cold I have some LR/LS cooking right now - The LR I got last week was covered in GHA - I have scrubbed most of it off already - Some of this sand and rock will go into the red sea pico (lil' Dixie) and the rest is for my 10g to 20H upgrade. riotj: I found your pico - That looked great while it was running! The upgrade looks fantastic too! YR Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Couldn't stand my threads falling by the wayside I modded the clamp on light to shorten the stem and make the fixture lower to the water - What a PITA!! Dremel is a reefer's best friend I pulled some LR from my ac fuge and a little LS from the bucket that's cookin' - Here's what I ended up with: FTS Closer shot I was really just goofing around - I'm going to have to disturb the setup once more to put the hydor heater in the LS - Glad I have the pix, cuz I kinda like the 'scape YR Link to comment
irishtexan Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Yankee, Awesome rockwork! I would definently leave it like that. Are you using the stock filter? texx Link to comment
Argent Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 that looks really good - trying to compete with me for tanks? Link to comment
yankeereefer Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Thanks Guys! Irish - Yepper it's the stock filter Argent - You don't have to worry - The 4 tanks I'm running now is more than enough! I checked temps before turning off the light. While lights were on, temp was right at 79-80 and when I woke this morning, temp was 78-79 - This is without the heater in the tank - I'll have to monitor this over the next couple of days. YR Link to comment
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