70W DE Looking for one

gbeef · #1 07-06-2005, 09:52 PM

Anyone know where i can get 70W DE retrofit.? (for a good price) Ive look all around.
im planning on setting up a minibow 7G.

muck · #2 07-06-2005, 09:53 PM

Ask chad (fish) where he got his.

gbeef · #3 07-06-2005, 10:28 PM

i pm'ed yesterday no responsed ive look everywhere!!!... i saw i thread somewhere but i cant find it.

muck · #4 07-06-2005, 11:00 PM

This what you are looking for..??

http://aquariacanada.com/osCommerce/...oducts_id=1031

gbeef · #5 07-06-2005, 11:50 PM

SWEETTTT....
thanks a bunch

Fish · #6 07-15-2005, 03:54 PM

I bought mine off of an ebay auction and it came with all of that plus a reflector. If I were to do it again I would buy buy from the link that Ryan gave you. Ivan at Aquaria Canada is awesome to deal with! I would go with a 20k bulb if I were you. Sorry for the delay.

- Chad

tacmedic · #7 10-25-2005, 04:43 AM

now, what kind of enclosure do you install or "retrofit" this into?? standard canopies?

WWWD · #8 10-25-2005, 04:52 AM

what would you recomend for a reflector? also you need to cover this with glass for uv dont you?

Delphinus · #9 10-25-2005, 04:59 AM

Go to Rona/HD/whatever and look for a 500W halogen yard floodlight. Should be about $20ish I would think and you'll be set with both a reflector and cover glass. IIRC the 70W lamps fit inside these perfectly and the 150W lamps fit but with a little bit of creativity. I've never tried with a 70W but I got the 150W sockets in one, so the 70W should be very do-able.

WWWD · #10 10-25-2005, 05:02 AM

im tinkering with the idea or retroing one into a 3.5 gallon tru-vu nano so the yard fixture would be out if i kept the acrylic top. i wonder if a 70 watter would melt that tank.. that would suck.