40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?

40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#114685

By gavin417 -  Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:14 pm
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- Sat Jul 30, 2011 1:14 pm #114685

I just got my hands on a 40 gal breeder that I plan to make into a potted highlander nep tank. What kind of lighting would you suggest? Would 3 or 4 of the cheap t5 grow bulbs at walmart work? I will probably end up building a hood. Also, a somewhat unrelated question, would heliamphora do well in a nep tank such as this? From what I have read they would but I have never grown one.
Thanks!

If the walmart bulbs wont work just give me all the specs on what kind of bulbs I should be using. I also work at a pet store that is well known for our saltwater tanks and reptiles, so we sell virtually every kind of t5 bulb.
Thanks again!

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Re: 40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#114720

By Ae9803 -  Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:23 pm
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- Sat Jul 30, 2011 5:23 pm #114720

If you can find a 4 foot t5 6500k , youd be golden. My nephs love the 2foot 4bulb t5 I have

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Re: 40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#114865

By gavin417 -  Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:35 pm
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- Sun Jul 31, 2011 5:35 pm #114865

Thanks! my exoterras are a little to small for my current collection so I figure its time to expand! Would it be a good idea to maybe put more than one on the tank?

Re: 40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#114900

By Ae9803 -  Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:42 pm
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- Sun Jul 31, 2011 9:42 pm #114900

Well 4 would do pretty good. More the merrier! Thats a judgement call!

Jake

Re: 40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#115010

By nep lover -  Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:01 pm
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- Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:01 pm #115010

thanks for the post! I finally pulled the trigger and upgraded my lighting (2ft 4 bulb T5). thanks all

Thanks. -Erik

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Re: 40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#115019

By Ae9803 -  Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:00 pm
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- Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:00 pm #115019

You wont be disappointed!

Jake

Re: 40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#115023

By nep lover -  Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:17 pm
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- Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:17 pm #115023

Ae9803 wrote:You wont be disappointed!

If i am; i am blaming all of you!!

Thanks. -Erik

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Re: 40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#115058

By gavin417 -  Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:18 pm
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- Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:18 pm #115058

I found 3ft bulbs at 6700k. Would that be ok? I also bought a quiet fan and a T5 retrofitting kit today. Tomorrow, the building begins.......

Re: 40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#115075

By Ae9803 -  Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:19 am
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- Tue Aug 02, 2011 3:19 am #115075

How many lumens Erik? Like I said wattage and lumens are everything what are u pushing?

Jake

Re: 40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#115096

By nep lover -  Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:31 am
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- Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:31 am #115096

Ae9803 wrote:How many lumens Erik? Like I said wattage and lumens are everything what are u pushing?

I got a UltraGrow T5 High Output Fluorescent System that pumps out 8000 lumens. http://www.thehydrosource.com/Lighting/ ... d76446bd01

Thanks. -Erik

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Re: 40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#115102

By Ae9803 -  Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:50 pm
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- Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:50 pm #115102

Definitely the correct lighting, your plants will color up nicely.

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Re: 40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#115104

By nep lover -  Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:22 pm
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- Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:22 pm #115104

Ae9803 wrote:Definitely the correct lighting, your plants will color up nicely.

GOOD! I my lowlander is looking a pretty red.

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Re: 40 gallon breeder nep tank lighting?#115196

By Ae9803 -  Wed Aug 03, 2011 4:04 am
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- Wed Aug 03, 2011 4:04 am #115196

Awesome! Thats great to hear, after about 48hours my nidiformis turned a really nice red.

Jake

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