Re: [GSAS-Member] Is there a better place for bulbs than AHsupply.com? And, color temp...

["Clifford Miller" <clifford@clevergeek.com>]

In the past I've done most of my online ordering through 1000bulbs.com,
and have had good luck with them (several ballasts, and a number of bulbs
with no problems yet).

If you're using a 2G11 base, they run from $10.24-$17.21.  I like the
pl-l55, which runs $11.39. (these prices are for the full-spectrums, the
lower temp bulbs are a few dollars less on the same site).

http://www.1000bulbs.com/Fluorescent-PlugIn/4-Pin-Base/55-Watt4-Pin-2G11-BaseSingle-Tube/Full-Spectrum--55-Watt-GE-Biax-45851/

Although I don't recommend it to anyone else (because it takes some
re-wiring, creating possible fire/shock/death hazzards), an $8 shoplight
ballast from home-depot can overdrive one of these bulbs (to about 60
watts)and light it up like the sun. (and I mean *bright*, which is kind of
fun for a $20 light).

On a side-note, I picked up one of Susan's super-lights, which is also
bigger than my tank.  No chance of "seasonal depression" here...opening
the door to my fish room is like having a religious experience...

Cliff


> I'm replacing my 55W PC bulbs... Best price I have found is $18 at
> AHsupply.
> Does anyone know a better place?
>
> http://www.ahsupply.com/bulbs.htm
>
> (I wish I could use one of Susan's cool fluorescent fixtures but my tank
> is
> a bowfront and a bunch of light would go wasted.)
>
> Are 6700K bulbs still the way to go for general plant growth? I'm not
> doing
> CO2 if that makes a difference. (I'm not much of a plant guy, can you
> tell?
> As long as the plants outgrow the algae, I am happy.)
>
> Thanks,
> Matt S.
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