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Post by Suzie Q (Lori) on Aug 27, 2014 10:01:41 GMT -5
For those of you that remember my very first tank at the office....10+ yrs old 5g fully enclosed from Walmart. Looks similar to the Eclipse that Petco/smart carried at the same time. Filter went out a while ago ((actually the impeller would get stuck and it was a Betta tank...any way to re "grease" the magnet on old impellers??? got 3 old HOB that need it)). The light just went out. It was from Regeant and of course they don't make it anymore ((actually replied "it is no longer under warranty"...duh...lol. I am looking for a 10 inch fully enclosed ((tank gets humid)) light that I can use. I found an LED ((not opposed to LED)) for like $30. I've found blue ones for glow fish, but I want white/plant type. Because it gets humid, I'd have to seal it, or it would need to be fully enclosed like the original one was. Any suggestions ((for the filter impeller too please ...))
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Post by parker002 on Aug 27, 2014 11:53:52 GMT -5
I actually made an enclosed hood for my daughter's 14G by modifying the existing plastic hood.
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Post by Carl on Aug 27, 2014 12:09:54 GMT -5
With a magnetic impeller that gets stuck, often it is not the magnet, rather the impeller "well" that is no longer "true". Using a round file that I kept in my tool kit would solve about 60% of these issues. I would then clean and use fine sand paper on the impeller itself and finally add Petroleum Jelly. Here is a random picture of a round file I am referring to: As for a Light, for a small tank like this, the T2 might be a good choice since it is sealed, although I will admit if there is poor circulation of air under the hood, it will shorten its life, but this would be even more a problem with LED lights Unfortunately the smallest is the 8 Watt T2 which is about 12 inches, but if you can modify your hood as Parker suggested, this might work. In fact I placed one in a similar self contained aquarium that came with a built in light and filter. Product Reference: www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Aquariumbulb.htmlCarl
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Aug 27, 2014 16:46:56 GMT -5
If the lighting is in the hood, I would recommend at least two holes to cross ventilation. Having trapped humidity is a light killer. 6500K light is best for plants and fish. The blues are cool, just be careful of algae. It's not the best for freshwater.
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