Aquatic Cebu Enthusiasts (ACE)

[Freddy Krueger]

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@criss mao ka diha master nga ikaw ang di ma reach pwerte ka daghan tank mga nindot pajud kada usa hehehe
@kyle wala ni klaro master gi kalingawan ra edit kay wana koi mahimo sa akong kinabuhi hhee

@all gudam

[hydrozam]

ur RCS and snails are enough na sa imo 1 gal. but if naa fissh dili mudghan imo RCS kay kaonon mga anak ky gamay rman imo tank.
if gusto gyd ka naa fish you can try dwarf gourami.

kalu.oy zd sAh DWARF GOURAMi sah 1gallon tank oe...
g.tawag nAh c'La ug dwArF kay gAg.mAy mAn dan d' usUaL GOURAMi's....
GOURAMi's are even bigger dAn dat of a flower.hOrn pah gAnE....

-gourami lovers-

[crissangelo]

@galactic armada

hahaha na napud!!!!! ...... palit lge ko ug bucket prha sa imu ba nig treking hehehe ..... wala ni kuha ko ug tubig sa dagat unya monitor ra sa salinity ga basi ko sa how to breed amanoy shrimp..

[denz168]

@niel

hahaha mao ka ... ang shrimplets sa ninja kay mag 1 week na ugma ... di guro to mamatay niel kay di man ma ihap hahahahaha

ni breed na imong ninja cris? mau na ayaw ipha ha. pabuhia gyud na sila hehehehe...

[swordfishh]

@denz and jimsuy - pwede na makuha ang adaptor.

[hydrozam]

Need help >.< galibog ko unsa akong gamiton nga lighting sa akong planted aquarium. mangayo kog tips from the expert my tank is 20x12x12 ang dimension. gusto unta nako D.I.Y. para maka save ko.

First & foremOsT UnsA'y metric units AnEnG 20x12x12 nEmU sEr.... inches or centimeter....?
AnywAys if inches: 20"x12"x12"=12.47gallons
but in centimeter: 20cmx12cmx12cm=0.7gallons(which is impossible?)

sO i AssUmE 12.47gallons is ur TANK VOLUME....
i sUggEsT to use T5 Bulb (Brand: Opple) 6,500kelvins...
since 20inches rAmAn ang length sah emung tank...
u start with 4pcs (8watss) of T5 Bulb costing (Php200.00 x 4bulbs = 800.00)
so that would be: 8watts x 4pcs = 32watts
32watts / 12.47gallons = 2.5 wpg (watts.per.gallon) good for low-light plant only but it's a good start...
Add up lang kah later ug bulb, depending on the type of plants you have....

nE.sUggEsT kO'g T5 kAy mEdyO d'Li init cOmpArEd to CFL...
but again sAmpLe equation rAnE nAkO... u cAn do this to CFL zd but am not familiar with...

@AnnoyingOrange
try to search on watts per galons pud ^_^ dili ni siya accurate always peru its a good basis to start with .... try to research pud mga T5 ug cfl with 6500k or more is better hehehe ...

to avoid cOmpLicATiOns ug mga sUng-gO nAh TERMS wd rEgArds to Planted Tanks...
sAkTo sEh mAsTeR chris... b4 kah mu.palit ug sUgA tan.awa sAh Ang WATTS.PER.GALLON ratio sAh emung tank dEpEnding on the type of plants you have... Low-Light plants bah or Mid-light plants bah or High-light plants bAh... but to be safe better start at MID-LIGHT ratio....

Below are some rEAdingS pOsTed by gRand.mAsTer mArky....

hahahaha

try these guys:

Lighting the Planted Tank | Rex's Guide to Planted Tanks

Minimum Light Threshold | Watts Per Gallon | Rex's Guide to Planted Tanks

Color temperature

Color temperature refers to the Kelvin rating of the bulb, light has different color temperatures as shown in the chart below.

Correct me if I am mistaken but I think the Kelvin refers to the temperature needed to heat a bar of lead to produce the same color.

As seen on the chart, the lower the temperature the closer to red the color of light is, higher means closer to blue. To make it simple plants generally photosynthesize light with colors between 5,000 and 10,000 kelvin, if you look at the chart these are the “whites”. Mixing and matching different Kelvin bulbs produce better results.

In planted tanks and generally in the lighting industry we have “colors of white”. This may sound weird at first but this simply refers to the different “whites” that are available for different applications.
In example you might run in the following types of bulbs in ACE hardware, Cool White and Daylight.

Coolwhite is 4,000 ++ Kelvin.
Daylight is 6,000 ++ Kelvin.

If you look at the cool white bulb it would generally appear normal or white, but beside a daylight bulb it would appear yellowish. The same thing will happen if you put a daylight bulb beside a skywhite bulb which is 8,000 kelvin.

Remember the pinkish aquarium bulbs that we talked about earlier, these are specialist bulbs, even higher in the Kelvin scale, too high in fact for plants, if used on their own.

In simple terms just use daylight for planted tanks and you will be safe. (6,500 kelvin), Why daylight bulbs?

These are the reasons why.
1) Readily available everywhere
2) Relatively cheap vs specialist bulbs.



Lighting a planted tank, I know first thing that would actually come into your mind is costs and effectivity of the lights that you use on the plants that you are planning to put on your planted aquarium.

One thing I like about planted tank is that you could customize, you have options on what type of lighting, the intensity/watts or lumens, and you could be creative in setting up your lighting setups or even your hood.

Our goal here is to simulate the sun. So basically we will be using daylight bulbs or fluorescent. And since our resources here in the Philippines especially here in Cebu is quite limited, we usually improvise. Those who has the upper hand would setup high tech lighting setup and for those who has limited resources will usually resort in DIYs (Do-It-Yourself). In my own opinion, it doesn't matter for me if you have the be$t lighting $etup or just the regular daylights, as long as you get the plants needs to show its potential then you are doing great already.

Diri sa Cebu, usually atong makit-an ug common nowadays are the CFLs and more on T5s na. Although we have metal halides, but those are still very expensive and I think they have low kelvin ratings, most of them don't display that specs on their boxes gani. PLs are good, I was able to find some, well, China made.

Right now, experienced aquarist nowadays are looking into the LED technology. LEDs are low in heat and low in energy consumption. Pero ang LED (superbright) available karon diri sa Cebu is not that bright jud so, you need a lot of it with a price to pay. Sa pagka karon, LEDs are used as night lights and also in moonlight for saltwater setup.

So, be creative, I would really suggest to plan ahead, research on the plants that you are going to use and by that data, you could think about what type of lighting and intensity that you want to use on your planted setup.

Goodluck and Godbless.

[galactic armada]

@galactic armada

hahaha na napud!!!!! ...... palit lge ko ug bucket prha sa imu ba nig treking hehehe ..... wala ni kuha ko ug tubig sa dagat unya monitor ra sa salinity ga basi ko sa how to breed amanoy shrimp..

ah ok ok..so unsay imong gi feed nila? panghatag nya kung successful..ahhehe

[AnnoyingOrange]

First & foremOsT UnsA'y metric units AnEnG 20x12x12 nEmU sEr.... inches or centimeter....?
AnywAys if inches: 20"x12"x12"=12.47gallons
but in centimeter: 20cmx12cmx12cm=0.7gallons(which is impossible?)

sO i AssUmE 12.47gallons is ur TANK VOLUME....
i sUggEsT to use T5 Bulb (Brand: Opple) 6,500kelvins...
since 20inches rAmAn ang length sah emung tank...
u start with 4pcs (8watss) of T5 Bulb costing (Php200.00 x 4bulbs = 800.00)
so that would be: 8watts x 4pcs = 32watts
32watts / 12.47gallons = 2.5 wpg (watts.per.gallon) good for low-light plant only but it's a good start...
Add up lang kah later ug bulb, depending on the type of plants you have....

nE.sUggEsT kO'g T5 kAy mEdyO d'Li init cOmpArEd to CFL...
but again sAmpLe equation rAnE nAkO... u cAn do this to CFL zd but am not familiar with...



to avoid cOmpLicATiOns ug mga sUng-gO nAh TERMS wd rEgArds to Planted Tanks...
sAkTo sEh mAsTeR chris... b4 kah mu.palit ug sUgA tan.awa sAh Ang WATTS.PER.GALLON ratio sAh emung tank dEpEnding on the type of plants you have... Low-Light plants bah or Mid-light plants bah or High-light plants bAh... but to be safe better start at MID-LIGHT ratio....

Below are some rEAdingS pOsTed by gRand.mAsTer mArky....

Noted SIR. I think I'm ready to go for my D.I.Y. lights thanks for the help. I'll post pic after I finished my lighting set-up

[crissangelo]

ah ok ok..so unsay imong gi feed nila? panghatag nya kung successful..ahhehe

wala pa ko ka culture sa pythoplankton peru murag na a man guro na mga small organisms sa saltwater noh? murag adto guro sila nangaon ambt lng hehehe .....

[galactic armada]

wala pa ko ka culture sa pythoplankton peru murag na a man guro na mga small organisms sa saltwater noh? murag adto guro sila nangaon ambt lng hehehe .....

pwede green water ..try sad daw laway nimo basi mokaon sila..nyahhaa..or residue gikan sa alad sa baboy..mao raba nay environment nila didto sa atong nakuhaan..ahehhe