Jadenlea Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Hey all, Where do you find the most reasonable prices on supplies? My sister has a nice 55 gal aquarium but the ugly useless factory top and lighting. She always looks at my tanks and oohs and ahhs. For xmas I want to get her a glass canopy and nice lighting for her tank. When I was into fish before I moved I had it all in my head but now I don't remember where i got my nice lights for the lowest prices. Whats your favorite most reliable place? Timothylem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miwu Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Kensfish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 What kind of lighting are ya looking for? Is it a planted tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenteam Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Ebay sells good led lights for low price. My buddy has 5 of them all grow plants just fine and no real issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted November 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Whats the name of the lights so I can put it in search Green? Countryboy, she has some plants (which I gave her hehe) She doesn't go crazy with them but she does love them when I bring them to her. So enough light to grow low or medium light plants. Mostly I want to light up that tank. When I go over there it looks so dark with the factory lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 I like the current usa light my self Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miwu Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 If we're talking about cheap LED lights, then maybe look up seller topdogsellers on eBay. I have a couple of LED's from him and they're great (and cheap)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted November 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 I have no experience with LED lights . will they light up her tank as nicely as t5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 In my opinion led looks waaaay nicer than t5 miwu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 I have an LED from aquatraders.com (hat tip to frog forum for the find) which was both inexpensive and more light than the Finnex that I started with. The only trouble was that the metal legs were put on upside down. Luckily, I don't need them and they would be easy to fix if I cared. I believe it's one of the Current Satellite models (not the Plus, although I hear the Plus is good if you want more than low light). For generic equipment, I have found good deals on Drs. Foster and Smith. You have to know what you want and order enough to trigger free shipping to make it worthwhile (I have a problem with spoiling my many pets, so I can always get free shipping - but it is a PAIN when you want one $5 item). Their assortment tends to also be limited in very strange ways - but they have good prices on what they do carry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Ya I use the aqua traders which is beamworks led over my shrimp rack. They grow my mosses/Anubias/fern. Oddly my metal legs were flip inside down also? Wonder why they do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Oh, maybe it is Beamswork and not Current then? I have a poor memory lately! Perhaps it's so they can fit it into a smaller box for shipping? If they both came like that, I doubt we just got the same doofus who put them together wrong. There must be a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Ya they ship in the box they come in. Aqua traders doesn't put item into another box and ships. I have a canister filter from them and they shipped in the original box. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I buy most of my equipment and supplies on Amazon. They have a decent selection and their prices on chemicals test kits are pretty cheap. Free shipping is cool at 35$ or even better with Prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'm going to date myself horribly here ... HOW do you find ANYTHING on Amazon?! I can't seem to browse effectively. Sure, if I know exactly what I want, then I can usually locate it. But if I'm just poking around, say for fish food, I get a billion results in no useful order. Also, different quantities/sizes of the same item are listed separately and I have to spend a half hour figuring out how to get what I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 I usually research the product extensively first. Ususally see the name of a product on a forum then research it on google then search for the product specifically on Amazon. Then I spend hours reading reviews then usually check the forums again for more reviews, then maybe buy it. I am a little OCD about certain things. colorfan and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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