Re: [GSAS-Member] Any place to get T5 bulbs locally?

["Mark Dorward" <mdorward@comcast.net>]

Could check  " Stone Way Electric "  here locally..   FWIW.......


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Wallace" <pwallace@u.washington.edu>
To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Any place to get T5 bulbs locally?


> Eric:
>
> I am working up the courage to go T5 HO.  I have the ballast, a vendor on 
> Stone Way (Aqua Serene) that had a good price on 6700K and 10000K (> 1 
> year ago), and hoods to retrofit.  I just need endcaps, reflectors, and 
> time.  If there is a local source for T5 goodies I would like to hear too.
>
> -Paul
>
> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Erik Olson wrote:
>
>> I was able to get bulbs from Pacific Lamp and Supply in the SODO area.
>> Nice folks.  Good prices.  I've done kelsun too like Dave mentioned.
>>
>> I'm curious where folks get their reflectors and sockets for T5's.  I
>> bought some from reefgeeks.com about a year and a half ago (see
>> http://mystery.thekrib.com/T5 for an account of my hood conversion -- the
>> tank has not improved since then...).  But curious if there are other
>> reasonable sources.
>>
>>   - Erik
>>
>> On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Matt Staroscik wrote:
>>
>>> I'm looking for daylight-type T5 bulbs. I might even buy an overpriced
>>> aquarium-specific bulb if I saw one. Anyone else use these and buy them
>>> locally? Are they "normal" bulbs that a hardware store would carry?
>>>
>>> Oh, I use HO F18T5s. 18W, 23.25" long.
>>>
>>> Maybe I should just order a replacement plus a second strip light for my
>>> work tank, and have 4x18W over a 20 long. I could grow a LOT of algae 
>>> that
>>> way!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> MS
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