[Vojs]

Thanks everyone.

About the lightning, I will post pictures of lamps tomorrow (I forgot to photograph it today). I have used a custom lamp stand, and adjusted it for the Energy saver lamps, and it is not getting hot at all, since the lamps are only 23 w.

Here is an update. Rotundifolia and nanjenshan are getting reddish, and everything else is developing great.

 

[blue33]

This is getting more exciting on the lighting, i didn't realize energy saving lamp can be use on planted tank and the result shown is really fantastic. Thanks for sharing such a great info! Are those just normal screw in lamp holder that can be easily bought?

 

[Vojs]

Yes, normal screw. I have just replaced a plastic screws that were in the table lamps, with a ceramic ones. Actually a price of theses table lamps was about 2 dollars ( made in China), I have replaced screws, cables and switches and that have cost me about 3 dollars per one lamp. And finally when you add energy savers (Philips Tornado, NDL, 965, 6500 K) which are 8 dollars, you get 13 USD in total, times 6. The whole lightning cost me about 80 dollars. and you can see the results whit such cheap lamps.

The same lightning I have on my iwagumi, and for the aquarium plants which I grow emersed in pots.

So they are cheap and effective!

 

[Vojs]

Here are the pictures.

So the adjusted table lamp looks like this.

I remove the screw which was originally made of plastic and put a ceramic one, looking like this:

Also I have changed the cable and put the switch and finally the energy saver.

The energy saver package looks like this:

and the light ball is this:

It is quite simple, and cheap.

 

[blue33]

Thanks for sharing such a detail lighting setup. Does the lamp inside comes with good reflector? How to tell the Philips lamp is 6500k, is it from the model NDL 965, the 65=6500k? You have just gave me an ideal to setup my new lighting for my tank. Thanks!

 

[Vojs]

Yes, and I made a mistake it is not NDL 965, but CDL 865. This CDL means cool day light and in 865, 65 means 6500 K, and 8 means something about the lamp efficiency.

Here is one link of these energy savers characteristics.

http://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/Product/1155035.html

 

[Vojs]

There is another, more precise link. Just follow the marks of the lamp - CDL 865, because they also are produced as Warm White (about 3000 K), Day light (about 4000 K) and Neutral Day light (I think they are 5200 K).

http://www.prismaecat.lighting.philips.com/ecat/Light/ApplicationRouter.aspx?fh_secondid=929689837401_2&fh_reftheme=hu_HU_promo_75140920%2cseeall%2c%2f%2fprof%2fhu_HU%2fcategories%3c%7bfepplg%7d%2fcountries%3e%7bhu_HU%7d%2fstatus%3e%7bact%7d%2fcategories%3c%7bc_0002fepplg_75_ep01%7d%2fcategories%3c%7bc_0022fepplg_1155_ep01lcfi%7d%2fcategories%3c%7bc_0032fepplg_1182_ep01lsl%7d&fh_location=%2f%2fprof%2fhu_HU%2fcategories%3c%7bfepplg%7d%2fcountries%3e%7bhu_HU%7d%2fstatus%3e%7bact%7d%2fcategories%3c%7bc_0002fepplg_75_ep01%7d%2fcategories%3c%7bc_0022fepplg_1155_ep01lcfi%7d%2fcategories%3c%7bc_0032fepplg_1182_ep01lsl%7d%2fcategories%3c%7bf_0022fepplg_1182_phl_ctoresav%7d&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=lister&tab=&family=&&left_nav=hu_hu&

 

[blue33]

Thanks! Do you have a pic of the reflector inside the lamp holder? Thanks.

 

[cotranchau_vn]

Fantastic and unbelievable . How many light do you need for your tank?
By the way Vojs, do you know what fern is it? I had the same one with you but I'm not sure the name of this.

Thank you!

 

[Vojs]

blue33 I will take a picture of this detail.

Thanks cotranchau_vn, Lightning is 6x23 w, and specification are in the posts above.

The fern on the picture i Microsorum pterupos var. narrow

 

[954baby]

sick tank

 

[hedson_25]

hello,
please do not take offense, i like your tank alot, but when i saw it the first impression was seems like a monster...
i have to say very original.

 

[gsmitchell]

The tank is beautiful. I love the texture change from foreground to midground. Your use of microsorum and bolbitus is excellent in the "island." My eye wanders around the tank, constantly finding more interesting features to focus on. The colors of the fish also complement the tank perfectly. The driftwood sticking up from the island provides the perfect transition to the stem plants in the background.

I think that I might have liked the dark background better, it made the whole setup more mysterious, and made the tank seem deeper, at least in the pictures. Overall, an amazing tank.

Greg

 

[Lucs]

Very nice tank!

Many people here in Brazil, like Rony Suzuki and me, often use these lamps, specially for nanos, since the lamps for planted aquariuns and T5s are very expensive here. But I had never seen anyone using those desk lamp supports, very creative!

See ya!

 

[AQUADWELLER]

A beautiful setup! Are the dates correct that you had that much growth in two weeks then the final shot in a month? Just a personal preference I prefer a dark background.

 

[Vojs]

hello,
please do not take offense, i like your tank alot, but when i saw it the first impression was seems like a monster...
i have to say very original.

thanks hedson, in the begining it did seem like a monster.

 

[Vojs]

The tank is beautiful. I love the texture change from foreground to midground. Your use of microsorum and bolbitus is excellent in the "island." My eye wanders around the tank, constantly finding more interesting features to focus on. The colors of the fish also complement the tank perfectly. The driftwood sticking up from the island provides the perfect transition to the stem plants in the background.

I think that I might have liked the dark background better, it made the whole setup more mysterious, and made the tank seem deeper, at least in the pictures. Overall, an amazing tank.

Greg

Thanks Greg, for this very thorough critique. About dark background, I think pictures are much better with light one, and in person it seems better with dark background.

 

[Vojs]

Very nice tank!

Many people here in Brazil, like Rony Suzuki and me, often use these lamps, specially for nanos, since the lamps for planted aquariuns and T5s are very expensive here. But I had never seen anyone using those desk lamp supports, very creative!

See ya!

Thanks lucs,

Well I tried to get things done with lowest costs possible. Other problem here in Serbia, is that quality lightning is difficult to be found and it is always very expensive if shipped from abroad.

 

[Vojs]

A beautiful setup! Are the dates correct that you had that much growth in two weeks then the final shot in a month? Just a personal preference I prefer a dark background.

Yes dates are correct, the setup is made in the bigging of september and the last pictures here are from begging of december. However this was not a final shot.

 

[Vojs]

Well I was very, very busy lately, so I did not send updates often.

Any way to continue where I sopped.

November the 12th.

December the 7th

And here are pics from today

These can be considered as a final shots, but the settup will remain as it is, for a while, and maybe I ll shoot some better finals.

It is getting more wild and more nature like, every day. On the other side, it is very difficult for trimming and maintenance, so I am letting it to be wilder.