You may wish to elevate that light a little. It gets very very hot.
Thanks! yea so far never heard of any shop stocking it yet.. hmmm..
New hoot!
Guys im planing to get a normal bulb for this.. what is the rec wattage for 2ft high tank with those plants so that they'll thrive?
are bulbs labelled as "cooldaylight" = 6500k ?
them at night!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDWJRNWEe4
You may wish to elevate that light a little. It gets very very hot.
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am using panasonic 8w spiral bulb... not much heat i think.. but will do when i increased the wattage =].
btw is it possible that 8w "cool daylight" spiral bulb can keep birdnest and ferns alive? or even airplants?
Last edited by 69efan69; 23rd Aug 2010 at 02:10.
Hi efan
You using 8w 'cool daylight' spiral bulb..that cool!
My advice there no need to increase anymore watts,just this one will do. You will not have any problem, this light system will definitely keep your flora and critters warm and alive as long as 5 to 6 hours a day. Remember mist your tank daily to keep a high RH and temperature control environment. Keep your RH to 80 to 90 consistently.
Hope this will help you.
so its ok to keep my plants alive ?
alright shall stick with that wattage.. found out its 6500k too which is think is ok for plants to thrive... we'll see haha..
my ferns are falling off.. frogs are getting heavierr..
any better, stronger ways to hold the plants to the back of the tank?
cheers!
Finally my vines arrive.. means more climbing area for them =]
Sight Seeing..
cheers. no more spending on my tank already
Last edited by 69efan69; 25th Aug 2010 at 16:18.
here's a little update.
hand itchy grab 2 small plants from ikea while hunting a table for my tank.
can anyone help id? i assume they are hardy haha.
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the tank now.. the light is now 6500k 24w spiral bulb. heat is very minimal =]
Bro I have a book on plants if you want I can lend it to you so that you can ID the plants and also how to care for them collection at my place in CCK. Let me know if you are interested.
guys check out the AQ merchant section. Repashy number 1 calcium supplement in the market is in singapore now thanks to Fuel. just did a google search and the product has rave reviews. great for our frogs!
^^ so how's your Tornado spiral? (Hyperlink for those don't know what I am talking about) You should be 24w at actual 125w strong now. 8k hrs should last you roughly 1 year so don't take the 4 years as marker.
My Genie is quite cool having very minute effect on temperature, wonder how's yours doing there.
I bought my Clip lamp E27 holder (without reflector) for SGD$4.50..hee hee. Hardware shop of course.
ahh that will definately help me alot, plant noob here haha.
will pm you once im confident im free enough to take that book . haha thanks!!
here's a video of them croaking.. sorry its pitch black.. if i on the lights they will shy away..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz6PBkwTBYc
SHYYY..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjI51lWeSzA
Last edited by 69efan69; 31st Aug 2010 at 21:44.
Last edited by 69efan69; 31st Aug 2010 at 21:45.
the ivys and ferns are indoor plants so they should do fine with minimum lighting...
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Hmm...Tornado looks bright. If the frame is metal. ^^ wanna try SoundTech Light Sensor LED?
I forgot the price...$12++ or $7.20, I bought at Homefix but you can find it cheaper in those Cheapo shop (Discount shop) who are selling sundry goods.
I got it on the stand and here is the closer look in operation. I just use magnets to hold the light on the stand (wooden). Runs on 3xAA energizer alkaline at the moment but hey $2 for 4x battery and so far I haven't change the battery yet, something like a month. It detects light, so the moment its say heavy rain, it will come up automatically as well OR if you block the light.
anyone knows where can i get exo terra night glo bulbs or any moonlight night bulbs (e27 screw, blue , not too purple or reds) with a low wattage of around 15-25 watt?
those being sold locally are like 50-75w
guys,
can i use a 110v bulb with a 220v fixture?
go to hagen exo terra habitats site....u can buy online cheaper
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