Can anyone recommend a 70W MH pendant? I know 70W Mh is not common but 150/250W is way too high for my needs.
Thanks!
hi, currently I am running on a 70W for my marine tank and got it online, along with 4 x 24W T5 to supplement it.
previously i was running on 7x39W T5 but still miss the ripples effects of a MH, hence decided to change back to MH, however as i keep mainly fish only and some hardy LPS, guess it is should be sufficient.
I got it online at http://www.reefshops.com/
Thanks! But it seem that the only 70W is the clamp on kind which cannot fit my installation. I'm looking for a pendant kind of MH.Originally Posted by triggerfish
mine is DIY which i bought the reflector, ballast etc separately and installed it under a hood along with T5s that are powered by a IceCap 660.
do you have a picture to share on your setup? thanks!
This is on the higher pricing side but the only pendant I could find, and you can't go wrong with Giesemann.
http://www.giesemann.co.uk/novaII.htm
I was actually ready to get this but Reefdepot (their sole distributor in Singapore) said they do not bring in the 70W model.....sigh
If you really want it that badly, you could always ask them to specially ship in for you.
I asked but ehy at willing to do that.... Anyway, I found out the DE.Lingtings can do 70W eballast set! Woohoo!
Dun bother with viclite......their astalux 70W blubs are perpetually out of stock....and they dun really seem to be interested in individual sales.....
sorry for the delay, will take some pics but need to get hold of my cam as it was left at in-laws last weekend.
actually i thought getting those plug-and-use but somehow, 70W is rarely available locally and after reading up on some online materials, there are very good and reasonably priced ones, well, shipment costs aside, i enjoy doing up some simple DIY work though.
will post pic asap
ok some photos, this a lighting hood which i managed to put together some weeks back, however, it is not completed as still need to but some wire trunking to tidy up the 'interior' of the hood.
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have 4 other 24W T5s around the 70W MH, using Deltec Razor Reflectors
Last edited by triggerfish; 7th Apr 2010 at 17:54.
pic on the MH ballast and the one is blue is the IceCap 660 ballast to provide for the T5s, actually an overkill but thought of upgrading towards the later part of the year!
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all these are controlled by a DIY distributor box, mainly accessories are bought from Hager, good products and most expensive are actually the dual timers which i use for my lights.
have an electrician over sometime back to have a dedicated power source mainly for the tank only. Proven useful as one weekend the house's supply was tripped due to a faulty iron, but tank still ran as per normal!
Last edited by triggerfish; 7th Apr 2010 at 17:54.
Nice DIY. Too bad I dun have the hood...so I need to get a decent pendant that will look good on it's own. But I do agree that DIY will give you the satisfaction especially if the product is not readily available here.
actually when i had my tank made, i also opted not to have any hood, however after a year, realised it was such a chore each time doing maintenance, i had to literally remove the 7x39W T5, hence,ultimately decided to DIY the lightings at the same time got YongHUa to do the hood for me.
was contemplating whether to have just a piece of wood or a proper hood to have the lights mounted, but since my boys are still young, afraid that from the long hours of staring into the lights/tank (they are short ma) will have certain implications though ....
chanced upon this gadget from Hager which allows me to see how much power has been consumed, kWh Meter, which is kinda interesting ....
Last edited by triggerfish; 7th Apr 2010 at 17:54.
You can get the spider reflector from online aquarium websites and used a 70k bulb.
On the other hand, i find sim lim square and sim lim tower carry lots of 70k watt MH. Its not meant for aquarium use, but i guess u can use it nevertheless.
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