Re: Aquarium Lighting

[Randy & Deb Carey <carey@spacestar.net>]

We just had a demonstration on T8 lights at my aquarium society.  A club member
organized a large order of T8 and T10 lights as well as transformers.  We ordered
from some non-aquarium lighting place.  I paid about $7 for four-foot daylight
bulbs that are rated to last over two years!  They require special  transformers,
and my four-light transformer cost $27.  All together, this will come out to cost
less than what most aquarists pay for the typical spectrum bulbs.

Anyway, I got an education about T8's vs T10's--the T8's are the bulbs of the
future I hear.  I should be getting my bulbs in a week or so, and when I do I'll
take photos of the configuration/set-up and post it on my site.

--Randy


plasticolor@guate.net wrote:

> At 09:06 a.m. 05/02/99 PST, you wrote:
> >
> >I am getting ready to upgrade my lighting system.  I have read alot of
> >material on the net about the different lights available, and the three
> >that seem to come most recommended are the following:
> >
> >         Triton
> >         Coralife Trichromatic
> >         Power Glo
> >
>
> Depending on your tanks proportions and your plantīs light requirements, I
> would suggest you use Daylight (5,000 K) T8 fluorescent tubes from a
> hardware store,and invest the price difference between these and the
> specialized tubes from your LFS in a hood that can accomodate more tubes.
> One tip: I just changed my lighting in a planted 55 gl. and watched all my
> Cryptocorynes turn to mucus in 3 days.  While many plants respond well to
> increased light + CO2, others just roll over and die.
>
> There is a very good article on light and lighting in The Kribīs website.
>
> Peter
>
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