Aquarium Light Fixture
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I'm writing this
article in order to give some guidance regarding
aquarium light fixtures and the precise construction of the
aquarium light fixtures of my social
aquarium. A joiner created the case for my
tank to order. The dimensions are 120 cm x 55 cm x 100 cm. The cover's dimensions are 120 cm x 55 cm x 20 cm.
I chose 4x39W 850 mm
T5 lighting fluorescent tubes as the
lighting. All in all, it is 156 W for 220
litres of
water. I like to have a
planted tank and 0.7 W/l is enough in my experience. In order to boost the intensity of the
aquarium lighting I attached mirror foil to it. To use
T5 lighting fluorescent tubes you need to plug them into the electronic ballasts. I use two pieces of
Helvar electronic ballast "El 2x39s". If you have the
aquarium light fixture made of
wood or any flammable material, you must embed the asbestos bearing between the ballast and fixture. The ballast has a
temperature of 80 degrees Celsius when working. To connect electronic ballast with
T5 tubes I used cable CY 1.5mm
2. Finally, you have to connect the ballast with the electronic area.
I think this solution is good and much cheaper than original lightning.
The details of my
light fixture can be found on the
pictures below (within photogallery at the bottom of this page).
Patrik Ruzic alias Wampa (visit my blog at
www.aqua-wampa.blogspot.com); patrik.ruzic at gmail dot com.
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