Maintaining Temperature

[felix_fx2]

Thanks boss, sent you my contact. Hmm, i managed to find the one with a reflector BUT i have to rewire them and im lazy

Argh, its frustrating, my hands itching from the poison

EDIT: think i could diy a cheap reflector to mount on that fixture?

Got a few methods I seen. Saw one using aluminum foil attached to the hood. All to imagination, IMO effectiveness in DIY and not looks.

But don't totally forget it, else your tank or your Frankenstein tank

[diazman]

Its a huge issue, the tank is only that long (45 CM) else i make it look like Halloween all year round

[Blue Whale]

I might actually construct a 12x Lighting rack. ^^Y I still pretty flicker minded on this. So you intend to replace 2 for the time being?

If you ain't using reflector, can consider Styrofoam with Aluminium Foil.

[diazman]

I might actually construct a 12x Lighting rack. ^^Y I still pretty flicker minded on this. So you intend to replace 2 for the time being?

If you ain't using reflector, can consider Styrofoam with Aluminium Foil.

2 x 8 or 3 X 8 at most. The Philips genie should have the same effectiveness as a PL lightbulb i suppose, unless i use the spiral CFL bulbs. Wah, 12X is awesome. you going to poison me again issit?

[Blue Whale]

but i not continuing the rack in plant thread...ha. I scare out of topic. Got DIY, fish, lighting, temp control, wiring, pretty muti-topical. : X

Unless the mods feels ok then I just continue from there.

[diazman]

Tomorrow going item hunting . will update here

[Blue Whale]

ha...so you were actually looking to diy light beside the temp concern...buy one get one free. All the best and show us your light ok？

[diazman]

ha...so you were actually looking to diy light beside the temp concern...buy one get one free. All the best and show us your light ok？

Will do, actually the light did have a concern with the temperature. Since i've been running the tank without a fan for a good 5 months, the Kenis PL lightset is making the water temp unreasonably unstable. Previously i was using T5 but then it broke down in the middle of the night

P.S: Bro blue whale, you know how to humour people

[Blue Whale]

Will do, actually the light did have a concern with the temperature. Since i've been running the tank without a fan for a good 5 months, the Kenis PL lightset is making the water temp unreasonably unstable. Previously i was using T5 but then it broke down in the middle of the night

P.S: Bro blue whale, you know how to humour people

I did some catchup on reading so I caught your post at DIY as well. The main reason why I abort using Aquarium lights was due to the high temperature that comes with the lighting. And since I have used Osram Energy Bulb for my house with less heat (beside saving bill), it hits me that I may be able to use it to reduce the overall temperature for the tank to match the tank. In the process, I started looking for every possible heat source and reduce them according. But there is only so much that you can do. Eventually the aquarium fan broke down. So idea comes, I have a desktop Clip Fan, why not just use that instead. And true enough, not only it last longer, the cooling have been very good indeed. 3-4C reduction for me, I am very satisfy with the result.

Now I am pretty jealous every night. I go home sweating whilst my fish in air-con keeps calling out to me "WE ARE HUNGRY! FEED US OR YOUR PLANTS DIE NOW" I am holding ransom by my fishes.

[diazman]

. Soon i will join you on the other side. Hopefully

[Blue Whale]

. Soon i will join you on the other side. Hopefully

I will need surrounding pict w/tank, the tank, tank top pict, the time and temp to troubleshoot for improvement, so keep me posted.

[Blue Whale]

I can wear down a fan very fast. Lol.
Should say $15+ each month, running chiller can be as cheap as $1.20 each day ($30+) each month.

Someone more scary then you, using those metal fans in coffeeshop.

Btw, never buy with reflector? I was looking for designers edge e247 locally, IMO much better then these. Pm me if you interested. You can see them in home depot.

^o^/ One Kopi Diam Fan coming right up!
My nieces of 6 and 7 years old call it the Hurricane Fan.
18" Blade 90W Sona Super Fan! (Product is call Power Fan)
--" my bad, I haven't done much maintenance since I spend time on my tanks.

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[diazman]

Finally got my hands on one E27 Clip from Japan Home over at West Coast Plaza (Last piece -_-). Fit it with a 11 Watts Philips Genie Energy saving bulb

Picture tells all

Tank temp remain stabled around 28-28.4, guess the change in light reduced them somehow. I still feel a bit of heat emitting from the light though. Got a bit of reflector and a plastic bottle. DIY reflector haha FOC Abit sloppy on the DIY reflector but until i find a better solution, stays that way for a while.



What is left is the fan

Comments bro blue whale

[Blue Whale]

1. Is 11w generating 60W enough?
Based on what I see I think it looks sufficient. Is it pearling?

2. 28C compare to previously without this light, is there is 2C difference?
Night time you can temporary use ice to drop the temperature a bit. It will maintain that way for the whole night unless it is really a hot night. Ice helps to drop it to night temperature faster, if not, the drop speed will be slower.

I don't see the top picture, hence I am not able to comment whether the clip will break or not. ^^
I just think you like it a lot and will use this for a long long time.

[diazman]

the 11 W should be enough i suppose for the mosses i guess. If not i will drop by again to grab another one. From my point of view its way way brighter then the Kenis 13 Watts PL light. Hope it will serve.

No pearling from the mosses though.

Unfortunately for me, the toyomi fan was out of stock from Giant IMM..
A question though, the energy saving bulb is the same with a PL lightbulb right? or does it share the same inefficiency as the incandescent lightbulbs?

Time now 10:12 pm - Temp @ 28.9, Slightly higher now

Add on: think i need to reconsider the design for the reflector, its building up quite some heat.

[Blue Whale]

Ha Ha...I think you just made your point on heat.

This gives the entire stick range of Philips Genie. Hopefully you have bought the Cool Daylight instead of the Warm White.
http://www.philips.com.sg/c/stick-en...ONSUMER%3Dtrue

[diazman]

yup, got the cool daylight as you suggested. Thankfully didnt go for warm white or my tank would have looked brown

I don't know, but I have this nagging feeling that the light isn't enough for the tank. Gotta stop

[Blue Whale]

yup, got the cool daylight as you suggested. Thankfully didnt go for warm white or my tank would have looked brown

I don't know, but I have this nagging feeling that the light isn't enough for the tank. Gotta stop

Keep the box, don't throw away, you might need it for reference in future for replacement or new setup. 8w and 11w can keep, inter-changeable anyway so won't waste one. Look at the rest of the design on the website. There is the spiral ones which are pretty useful as well.

[diazman]

noted, will see in the next following days. If it's deemed insufficient, then I go standby another set.

[Blue Whale]

If you want to further improve the light, you can find those leg stopper for tables or chairs, rectangle rubber with one side - double-sided tape. Put one in between the clip and glass on each side. So long the light can shine upon the plants, that will suffice. You can make it taller if need be. Lastly check your timer, make sure the lightset is at your comfortable timing.