Re: Aquarium Lighting

["Kevin Jones" <spikes37@hotmail.com>]

>Last week I priced out some T-8 daylight bulbs and a ballast- each bulb 
was
>$10  (canadian) and the electronic ballast was $40. Do you know of any
>Canadian sources that are as cheap as yours.

I deal with a local lighting shop, I have a friend who worked there, and 
thus I can get relatively good prices.  (This is in Port Coquitlam 
remember, and I haven't dealt with anyone outside of the tri-cities)  I 
haven't thought about udgrading to T-8 tubes yet (probably should, but 
there is only so much I can do on a highschool student's budget)  Where 
did you buy these supplies?  I know that a Ballast that runs 2 4 footer 
T-8s would cost me about $20.  I know home depot has these suckers, but 
since I have the connections here with the lighting shop, all the 
business home depot gets from me is on sand for my tanks. 
 according to the lighting shop, the two foot tube is less commonly used 
and the prices for two foot ballasts are signifigantly higher than four 
foot ballasts.  (Like $30 for a 2X2' T-8)  So I went with T-12s, maybe 
I'll upgrade later, but my Spectralites are working just fine (tanks 
overrun with nutso plants)  I can't seem to justify the expense, as I am 
trying to save for a Metal Halide for my 65 gallon hex.
E-mail me privately for more nitty gritty stuff

Good Luck,
Kevin 

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