Grubs Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 OK I admit I only joined to chase down some shrimp... but then I spent about 4 hours reading post after post with some very big inspiring tanks. Decades ago I had a breeding pair of Jags but now I'm more about prissy planted tanks and flying the flag for native plants and smaller Australian native fish and inverts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAddWater Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Hi mate and welcome to the forum you may even find someone here that will post shrimp for you, good luck with the inverts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubs Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Thanks I forgot the obligatory tank shot. 6x2x2 CO2 lit by metal halides, dual Eheim 2217 for filtration. Edited March 17, 2014 by Grubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Welcome Grub, nice tank too. I have only been a member for a short time & always find people willing to share their knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Any friend of congos is a friend of mine! Some real deep green in that tank, they be swords? Any special fertz in the substrate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Hey welcome, have you thought about changing those halides to LED spots? There are some great ones on the market these days that use nowehere near the juice of Metal halides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubs Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Any friend of congos is a friend of mine! Hey welcome, have you thought about changing those halides to LED spots? There are some great ones on the market these days that use nowehere near the juice of Metal halides. The idea has my attention...but I figure with LEDs I'll still want 200W of LED over the tank compared to the 450Watts I'm burning now... and at 6 hours a day thats only $180 per year I'm "wasting" ... I'll likely spend more than that just buying the LEDs ... so using what I have already is cost neutral I have an unused set of halide bulbs in the cupboard too ... so I figure in another 12-18 months when they are used up might be a good time to invest in LED which should be cheaper than now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 You would be surprised what sort of illumination you get from a 20 w led spot from bunnings for $60. But I hear you, the longer you wait the cheaper they get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N13det Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 These could be a good option too, I'm not the best with plants but they are 6000k and the 10w I have above my nano seems to be keeping the greenery in there pretty healthy. Sent from my who cares using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
