eclipse 2gallon

[Jayrod7]

i have a question about eclipse aquariums. do i need to buy a heater for it because whenever i turn the light on the water gets waay to hot for the fish and when i turn it off the temp goes too cold. how do i stop this probelem. i would like to have the light off at night and the light on during the day so i can enjoy my fish. i had 3 neon tetras in there and they died because the water was too hot.

if you have an eclipse 2 gallong please tell me what to do so i can get some more fish back in there.

thank you *GOLDFISH*

 

[hyunelan2]

I'm not familiar with the eclipse 2 gallon, but I know someone who had the eclipse 5 gallon, and had to change the normal 'incandescent' light to a screw-in power compact fluorescent. They don't get nearly as hot as incand. lights do. Depending on the size of the bulb, you might want to see if you can find a small CF bulb that would fit.

 

[Jayrod7]

how would i be able to do this. the light is not a bulb it is the tube kind (sorry i dont know my fish lingo yet ). how would i take the tube thing out and put a bulb in.

 

[echoofformless]

You want to buy this type of bulb: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&pc=1&N=0&Nty=1

They screw in to incandescent sockets.

Eclipses can be a pain in the butt as far as keeping the temperature regular. Just make sure it stays as steady as possible and doesn't go too high or too low.

 

[Jayrod7]

thank you that helps alot. how many of the mini ones should i get to keep the temp regulated.

 

[geekrockgirl85]

one bulb should be fine. the smallest is 10 watts i think...it will give you more than enough light to grow live plants (5 wpg will even cover high light-demand plants).

my eclipse 5 has the same light on it and i run it for about 10-12 hours a day on my plants and it keeps the temperature pretty stable. give it a try for a week or so and see what happens. if your temp is still going nutty, you could get a small heater like this.

 

[Jayrod7]

will the bulb go into were the tube thingy is, and how would it go in if it could.

 

[Fantail_Lover]

I have the Eclipse 12 and I've never had a problem with the water getting too hot from light. I think it's a problem shared in all tanks under, say 3 gallons. I used to have a 2.5 g and with the light on it would get to about 85 degrees.

Think about upgrading your tank, because with the $$ it takes to upgrade your current light, you could be looking into buying an Eclipse 12 (or the larger 18's and 22's that aren't bowfront).

-Xan

 

[Fish Friend]

You could always turn the heater on at night when the lights are off, then keep the light on in the day?

 

[Jayrod7]

i was messing around with the tank by taking out water/adding water. i got it so if i have the water about 3in from the top the light does not make it too hot. the temp kept over the night at about 72degrees.