I like to buy this tank for my goldfish but seems the temp will get too hot. Can I just take out the fluorescent and put in a white LED as day light?
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It would probably be bstter to just swap the position of the white flourescent and the actinic so that the white is tied to the fans and don't run the blue actinic. Also this is very pricey for a goldfish tank a lot of petcos and petsmarts often run specials on tanks for $1 a gallon ... you could get a tank they could grow with and the filters and heater for much cheaper
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The tank is made to grow coral . With that being said if you just add the white led I still don't think there will be enough light . It comes with dual bulbs so you can take out one and it shouldn't get too hot . Plus the tank comes with light fan to cool it down .i'm growing coral with mine and I don't have heat problems . The problem that you will have is with all the lights you will grow alge . Good for reef bad for fresh water .
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I replaced mine with an LED, but it wasn't as simple as replacing the bulb, and most likely voided the lifetime warranty. The Halogens were too hot and too yellow for my tastes. If you turn the halogen light on for 5 minutes, you'll need oven mitts to take the globe off. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find an LED bulb with an E12 base that output anything close to the lumens required to be the main light source for a bedroom. The easiest of my solutions involved removing the halogen base, soldering the light wires to an led array, and attaching the led array to the light mount. I chose an LED array from Seoul Semiconductors, product number SMJD2V16W1P3-CA, because it doesn't require an external led driver as it's all built into the board of the led. The 70mm circumference ended up being a perfect fit. The lights run much cooler and are brighter than with the supplied halogen. Since the dimmer supplied with the light is meant for halogens, it's not ideal for the LEDs, and there's some noticeable flicker at low dimming levels. I am slightly concerned that the light mount plate may not provide an adequate heat sink for the led array, but I haven't had any issues yet.
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I have had saltwater aquariums for over 30 years and am not familiar with freshwater lighting requirements, but I can't imagine why it would not be ideal. My LED TrueLumen fixture has performed great, perfect light color and intensity, they have different light colors to select from and I have had no algae growth or heat. It is so thin, the mounting is fantastic. I would not have anything else now.
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NO...it will get way too hot!! I had this in my 2.6 G Fluval and raised the temp to 86. MAYBE you could try the 5 watt but better to go with a little betta heater made for that size.
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Side insulation like foam or others found at hardware store like Home Depot, keep in a warmer room, maybe your tank is too large for your bulb. Ceramic bulbs are not really that great at heating room temperature but more for a specific spot that's why it's decent for creatures that bask in that specific area. For temperature, insulate, check out heat tape, zoo med under the tank sticky mat heaters, and mist regularly.
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All depends on size and type of the cage if it's a screen top or a closed cage I never use a bulb that big I use halogen outdoor flood lights now the are cheaper and do the same thing my tank is 36+24+18 that has a glass front doors so I have no screen and I use a 50 watt flood so its hard to answer how far u should get a cheap digital thermometer and want Ur basking temp around 110-115 sorry fro writing so much if u have others questions look me up on face book Scott correll from Allentown pa I can help u more
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Hi!! The idea its to p ut inside and below of the tank in order the bubles take the color of the LEDs, and look truly beautiful background for your fisk tank,Another thing to put inside of your tank fisk this accesory, its to have a better aireation your tank, good look!
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You cannot. It says so on the box, and I believe it. Although the LEDs themselves do not get hot and you can always grab the bulb part, the base gets very hot.
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Yes - if you get the Hagen Fluval 25wt submersible heater, it will fit in the out-put portion where the little pump is. The Fluval heater is square"ish" with a slimmer design than any traditional heater I have seen. The only drawback is it only keeps my tank at 76 degrees and for my goldfish that is fine, tropical fish would be better kept at 78-80. This is a pretty little tank and mine is doing great. It arrived well packed, with no damage. Hope this helps.
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I would say no. Maybe when it is dark out. It just is not very bright. Best for accent lighting in an indoor tank
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I wouldn't recommend it, I used it for a 3 gal tank and it heated it to almost 78-80 degrees sometimes. Luckily I had a thermometer on the outside side of the tank so I just unplugged it if it got too warm. I just had one Beta fish in the tank, if you have any other fish other than a goldfish or a guppy I would definitely try to get a bigger tank so you can put a heater in it :) Hope this helps!
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If you are doing a reef tank, I would go with 2 units, if its just saltwater fish with artificial plants and stuff, you could probably get away with 1 unit. I am looking to maybe upgrade to something like that, I have looked at a 47 Gallon bowfront, and would add another unit, and maybe play around with lowering the light level, or cutting back the white LED levels some. Under full blue LED's only, everything in my tank takes on completely different colors, and glows a bright blue, pretty cool at night sometimes.
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No. This light is mainly just to light up thr tank and show off the fish. I have the same tank and I am using this light as well as the current USA freshwater planted+ light. Look at that one because it will provide you with medium light.
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I have mine submerged and works great for my tank at night time, brings out some amazing colors on the fish.
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Sure, you could do that. Heck, on my 75 gallon (that I have 2 of these fixture on) I took everything off, and just put the lights on, no glass cover or anything. I did make a little blind for the top of the tank. Remember, these lights will be a few inches above the tank. So if the top of your tank is already higher than eye level, you WILL see the bulbs, and it can be a bit bright.
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the lights can't be chained togeather. When I had my lights in the water on the bottom of the aquarium, I didn't like the look. You could see each LED lite. I have them ontop of the tank shining down into the water. Much nicer, I think
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I have a 40 breeder tank for my beared dragon. the spot lamp bulb for fouced heat was a 100 watt an i have try 75 watt bulbs. The heat zone is to high an the basking area is still to low. my lizard would be at temps of 83 degrees. impatction could happen. You could try buying a lamp stan to ajust the bulb over 12 inches above the steel mesh. maybe that might work. how ever theses bulbs will make a slightly little drop in temps on the cool side. this is a good thing by the way an you could get the more correct temp best suited for the reptile. this happens cause the heat is channel or beam wile other UVA bulbs scatter heat an wich up's the tanks cool end by some degrees.. I have a 40 breeder tank for my beared dragon. the spot lamp bulb for fouced heat was a 100 watt an i have try 75 watt bulbs. The heat zone is to high an the basking area is still to low. my lizard would be at temps of 83 degrees. impatction could happen. You could try buying a lamp stan to ajust the bulb over 12 inches above the steel mesh. maybe that might work. how ever theses bulbs will make a slightly little drop in temps on the cool side. this is a good thing by the way an you could get the more correct temp best suited for the reptile. this happens cause the heat is channel or beam... » Read More I have a 40 breeder tank for my beared dragon. the spot lamp bulb for fouced heat was a 100 watt an i have try 75 watt bulbs. The heat zone is to high an the basking area is still to low. my lizard would be at temps of 83 degrees. impatction could happen. You could try buying a lamp stan to ajust the bulb over 12 inches above the steel mesh. maybe that might work. how ever theses bulbs will make a slightly little drop in temps on the cool side. this is a good thing by the way an you could get the more correct temp best suited for the reptile. this happens cause the heat is channel or beam wile other UVA bulbs scatter heat an wich up's the tanks cool end by some degrees.. « Show Less