My new Power Cmpacts

[ugmo]

These are my new power compacts I got from Reef Online.
Thanx to Bronx and Rgoganji for helpin me with them in my previous post. Here are the pics (both pics are taken in the middle of the day)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/ugmo/PowerCompact.jpg (off)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/ugmo/P3130758.jpg (on)

Thanks for your help so far the tank is coming in 2 weeks!!!

[goldenpigeon]

what are these i have never seen them before. what do they do???

David

[ugmo]

These are usually used for hydroponics but I found them on reefonline.com.au . They have 6400K spectrum and they are 130W power compact flourescent (400W incandescent).

[weird]

May the force be with you !

[Sime76]

Hey Ugmo,

What are you using to house it reflector wise?

[ugmo]

Im going to be getting some mylar or aluminium. Thanks for all the replies.

Cheers
Matt

[kalebjarrod]

how many gallon is your tank?

your gonna have a sensational watts per gallon ratio!

how do you plan to control algee?

is the tank planted?

[ugmo]

My tank is going to be around the 60-70 watt gallon mark with pressurised CO2 and ferts. It is going to be VERY heavily planted.

[kalebjarrod]

what substrate do you plan to use?

what level of watts per gallon do you plan to achive?

I LOVE PLANTED TANKS

i love to see how people get thier results

[Chafule]

if ur tank is 60-70 gallons..
thats over 4 wpg..
outa 1 tube amazing =]
i tried going to reefonline.com.au but its a dead link

[ugmo]

Im not absolutely sure on the planst ill be using but i will be using riccia, gloss., red plants (hence the lights) and im getting more inspiration from amano's tanks. The substrate I'll be using.... im not sure but I have found some different stuff on ebay except I cant read what is sais about it. If anyone has a browser which accepts taiwanese (or whatever characters they are) could they please send a translation to me coz its driving me crazy not knowing what this REALLY cheap substrate (laterite??) is.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3212&item=4366229652&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3212&item=4366231035&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20758&item=4366231563&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20758&item=4366273184&rd=1

Could you please help me decide which one of these is the best for my tank and how much i need??

Cheers
Matt

[Mr.Tang]

Matt, (or anyone else who can help) - where did you find the Glossostigma?? I have been looking around for a while and couldn't find any here in oz - I must have been looking in the wrong places.

Cheers,

Marc

[ugmo]

You can find glossostigma from this place Marc:

http://www.aquamail.com.au/plants.htm

All the plants I have ordered from them have arrived fit and healthy. They are a mail order company in Port Macquarie.

Thnx for all the replies guys!!

Cheers
Matt

[Mr.Tang]

Thanks for that... Ugmo - much appreciated