What's this? Another planted tank????
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yup! and i have a 1000gph pump on a 57g 
good flow is important in a planted tank. the cascade 1500 is pretty weak anyways. after going through the reactor and inline heater module, it will lose a lot of its flow.
good flow is important in a planted tank. the cascade 1500 is pretty weak anyways. after going through the reactor and inline heater module, it will lose a lot of its flow.jcardona1;4394406; said:yup! and i have a 1000gph pump on a 57g
hmm, i see. well, good luck with the rest of it. im planning on redoing my 20 tall and making it fully planted.
ill be following this thread. =]
One way to find out.jcardona1;4394348; said:yeah true, but i want to run a 70w MH pendant fixture, not sure if i could get away with that on a lowtech setup
You've got me interested in doing a larger version of my 8 litre/2 gallon cherry shrimp cube. How much do 70W metal halide fixtures cost in your area? Only ones I can find online here (Australia) are many, many hundreds of dollars. For lowtech I'd probably better off with power compacts anyway.
this is the one i was thinking of getting. cant beat it for $109!!! lots of people use these fixtures with great reviews. might be worth finding out if they can ship overseasBurto;4395014;4395014 said:One way to find out.
You've got me interested in doing a larger version of my 8 litre/2 gallon cherry shrimp cube. How much do 70W metal halide fixtures cost in your area? Only ones I can find online here (Australia) are many, many hundreds of dollars. For lowtech I'd probably better off with power compacts anyway.
http://fishneedit.com/75w-metal-halide-pendant-ligh75.html
jcardona1;4395031; said:this is the one i was thinking of getting. cant beat it for $109!!! lots of people use these fixtures with great reviews. might be worth finding out if they can ship overseas
http://fishneedit.com/75w-metal-halide-pendant-ligh75.html
@ their prices. You are spoilt. 
Also, I think you should consider stocking with killifish. Killifish are awesome.
Here's an 18" T5HO fixture. I'm using this one on a 10 gallon, with only one bulb...
http://www.aquariumplants.com/Current_USA_18_Nova_ExtremeT_5_Fixture_2x18W_10K_p/cur01136.htm
http://www.aquariumplants.com/Current_USA_18_Nova_ExtremeT_5_Fixture_2x18W_10K_p/cur01136.htm
thanks for the link, ive never heard of an 18"/18w T5HO fixture. i wonder how hard it would be to find bulbs for it a few years down the roaddxdx;4398281;4398281 said:
jcardona1;4395031; said:this is the one i was thinking of getting. cant beat it for $109!!! lots of people use these fixtures with great reviews. might be worth finding out if they can ship overseas
http://fishneedit.com/75w-metal-halide-pendant-ligh75.html
that is one heck of a deal
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