Roidan's 4ft tank

[roidan]

zhun bo.

alamak.

T5 lights again. my replacement for the bulbs will kill me siah.

see how first. need to measure the dimensions lah thats why.

your sump portion that houses the macroalgae how long..maybe just use PLs lor...since u feel T5s more expensive to replace..hehe

anyway, i was using PLs in my old 2ft sump last time...macroalgae also grow....so T5 may be overkill lor...IMO

[terryansimon]

think I'll get PLs if that is the case.

not too sure how long. if I put 2ft, must slant it slightly coz the length will overshoot a bit.

[roidan]

can lah..anyway..sump seldom got people see one..how u slant....as long as u happy...no one going to complain..hehe

[terryansimon]

I suppose. oh well. I just calculated.

yearly must spend $230 on bulb replacement for my T5s. wah lan.

somemore if I add MH next time. will probably DIY 2 x 250W somemore.

wah lau eh. what have I gotten myself into!

[roidan]

gotten yourself into the endless pit bro..hehe

hmm..maybe can borrow lightmeter from some bros here lor...

when intensity falls then change lor...hehe..

who has a lightmeter? heheh

[terryansimon]

I can borrow one easily.

[roidan]

I can borrow one easily.

then faster go take a reading with all your current lights..so that u know the benchmark....when it falls below a certain reading next time...u know its time to change..hehe

[terryansimon]

that would mean I need to borrow the lightmeter on a regular basis.

I'm pretty sure my old boss would hate me for that.

sigh if only spotmeters could do the trick as well. =(

[FuEl]

actually macroalgae likes strong lighting as well...so squeeze as many T5s as u can lor...actually i wanted to put 4 tubes...but the reflectors take too much width..so max was 3tubes lor....hehe

Wah..same reason why I only used 3 tubes instead of 4....

[roidan]

Wah..same reason why I only used 3 tubes instead of 4....

haha....

yeah lor...coz of the return piping and tubings...really 3 reflector space is the maximum...anyway...think should be bright enough..hehe

[FuEl]

Mine is because the reflector I got could only house 3 pairs of T5 waterproof endcaps inside.....

[roidan]

oh..yours is 1 single reflector to house 3 tubes ah...now i get it..

mine is an ATI parabolic reflector for each tube...just like the ATI retrofits...but without all the nice fittings..hehe

can see from the pic i show earlier in the thread..hehe

[FuEl]

there..my reflector..

[roidan]

mated pair

[roidan]

[FuEl]

Hmmm..what clowns are those? African clowns?

[roidan]

Hmmm..what clowns are those? African clowns?

not sure leh..should be african lor..or maybe mixed breed..father chinese, mother ang mo and maternal grandmother is african...

so thats why face is yellow, body got white and black..hehe

[alanseah]

no there r not african clown.. they r almost the same..

but this one is more expensive.. they r special breed but not very expensive lor..

me also got in my tank..

look out cause if the amount is more the nemo.. then they will surly bully nemo one.. hehehe just like my tank case...

and they bully nemo for almost 2 yrs then i fed up and add more nemo and now ok already..

[terryansimon]

your nemo = oceallaris?

[alanseah]

yup.. they r oceallaris

[terryansimon]

oh. hmm okay.

[sjsheng]

Bro Riodan

when u bought ur tank the pipe included? or u get it seperatly?

cause i need to check the price for a 3ftx2ftx2.5ft tank... i thinking of upgrading...

[roidan]

piping included.

[roidan]

2 seahorses..common ones...

[roidan]