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RE: [AGA Member] Re: fish/plant light -- or - Have you got lots of options or what?
There's still a difference Steve...
U put 240W over 75 gallons which gives 3.2 wpg.
If I do the same then it would be
240W over 100 gallons (actually I have twice the length... - a 200 gallon tank) which is 2.4 wpg. Actually since I know the 36W version then I would get even 10% less.
Also - I wouldn't feel comfortable having only 6700K blue range FLs - I think half of the fluorescents should be warm white (~3000K).
And last - ... do they really last for years???? My impression was that after 6-12 months you get half of the intensity with T8/T12. No?
And one very last comment - T5's here in Israel cost less than 9$.
Aviel.
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From: owner-aga-member@thekrib.com [mailto:owner-aga-member@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Steven Pituch
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:03 PM
To: aga-member@thekrib.com
Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Re: fish/plant light -- or - Have you got lots of options or what?
> Hi,
>
> For me T5 means that for the same 4' length I get 54W instead of 36W - 50%
more. Which means in a typical case the difference between 2wpg and 3wpg.
Can't gain much in space cause I am reflector width limited and am not
willing to pay for the special hoods - not yet.
>
> Aviel.
Aviel,
If you want cheap you can still get a lot of light with NO Fluorescents. I
have six 40W bulbs (6700K) in my home made hood for my 75 gal (240W - 3.2
W/G) for about $150. The bulbs are 2 for $6.50 at Home Depot at last for
years. see:
http://users.ev1.net/~spituch/Steve's%20Page/Aquarium/hardware/lights/lights.html
and
http://users.ev1.net/~spituch/Steve's%20Page/Aquarium/Animals/animals.html
Regards,
Steve P.
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