adamgatt Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Nice looking light. Don't like the look of the price tag though. Ouch. I have been using El cheapo LEDs off ebay for a couple of years now and I have been happy with them. I recently needed a few more for my new room however with covid there wasn't much stock on ebay and what was there was now triple what I paid for it 2 years ago. As a result I bought a few spotlights from bunnings to give them a try. They're doing the job so far. Can't wait to see your whole set up running! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG_Sydney Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 Thanks @adamgatt I managed to get the lights for ~ $400 .. only reason I bought this light is because it is going to be a display tank. I wanted the ability to change colors at night to be blue etc. Tank is about 3 weeks away from what I am told... I have the canister filter running already and rocks getting cleaned and ready.. cant wait for all of it to come together 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamgatt Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Yeah fair enough! I suppose if the Council (Wife) would approve my DA for a tank in the house I'd explore the higher end options too. 30kg dragonstone and that light should look pretty epic. What colour substrate are you going with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG_Sydney Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 Lol 🤣 council approval was not too bad.. nah, she is cool. I am going to use sand (Pacific Coral Aragonite Sand Fine) .. have 40kgs of that ready as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG_Sydney Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) Hey Folks, Update on the Fluval Planted 3.0 light. As mentioned earlier I purchased a Fluval LED week and I received it yesterday. Opened the box and measured the unit as I felt it is tad too short. To my shock horror, the light can only extend to 57 inches or 145cm, not 153 cm or 60 inches. This puts spanner at works ... I am trying to get this sorted at the moment. Specifications on the fluval US website was not accurate for the Australian version of LEDs. So if you are interested in buying, be aware the length is 57 inches or 145cm with extended arms. (It seems we get the UK version as the UK specs and the Aus items specs match up) Edited July 22, 2020 by MattG_Sydney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Well that just sux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG_Sydney Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 Oh yes mate.. because I have nothing better to do now I have to chase this up to get it resolved or to get a refund... 😖 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckmeister Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 lights....I don't know why these things are so fickle..random quality and so expensive !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG_Sydney Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 14 hours ago, Chuckmeister said: lights....I don't know why these things are so fickle..random quality and so expensive !! Totally agreed.. its becoming a pain in the neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG_Sydney Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 Fluval would be going back next week (sending back to the seller).. now the hunt continues. Thinking about AI Prime HD and Echotech lights now. Will keep you updated.. PS - Fluval light is an awesome light by the way if you have a 4 ft tank. It is easy to control and the quality is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG_Sydney Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Hey Folks, Quick update on the tank project. Now the tank is not going to be here at Sydney this week as planned. It is only going to be here at the end of Aug 🤨. Not very happy but what do you do. I can be difficult with the retailer, but that would only damage my relationship with them. So I decided to leave it.. but made it clear if the tank is not available by the end of the month, I wont be too nice. As for the lights, I went bit crazy 😖... Bought a pair of AI Prime Freshwater lights and mounting units. Also I bought a Fluval Aquasky 3.5 footer for one of my other tanks. Its not a display, but what the heck .. give fish some nice lights 😆.. Fluval should be here soon .. so if anyone wants an opinion, let me know.. I can give you my feedback. All the prepared rocks and sand sitting in tubs .. now the waiting game .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG_Sydney Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 Howdy folks, At last the Cade arrived.. only took 3 months 😯.. Nonetheless have set it up and filled it.. now putting some rocks and sand etc to make it look good. Plan is to put some old tank water from the two established tanks and also add the filter that was running on my other tank to get the set up running.. hopefully clycle time would be shorter... will post an update bit later.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG_Sydney Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Finally the tank is up and running (start cycling last Sunday). Filled with some of my old tank water + running the back up Fluval from my other tank to get it running. I am also using one of the internal filters as a temp measure to polish water. I need to think about the rock set up. Unfortunately I am not the most creative so need to find ideas to inspire new layout ideas. Once completely up and running it would be running with the following. 1 x FX4 1x Fluval 307 12000 air pump (Aqua One) 2 x AI Prime HD lights 40 Kg of coral sand ~ $40 Kg of rocks 300W Eheim heater 200W back up heater Any ideas for plants ? Tank would be a Lake Tanganyika tank with Frontosa, Tropheus and Petros (until they get big) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Frontosa /Gibberosa like the feel of a cave like structure and are piscavores Tropheus like open water with flat surfaced rocks to grazed on and are vegetarian so require a lower protein based food to process through their long intestinal tract Petrochomis are the same NLS claim their food is a balanced diet for both and it is a good food but I dislike the orange byproduct you are left with after it is digested in your substrate and filters Personally I would go one way or the other depending on what species you like most 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG_Sydney Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) @Link2Hell Thank you .. I know it is a bit of a weird mix of species.. As for food I feed them NLS and Tropical food .. I know about he orange byproduct.. lets see how I go .. Decisions 🙃 Edited November 7, 2020 by MattG_Sydney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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