Re: [GSAS-Member] Next Generation Lights

[Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com>]

Are you suggesting these other bulbs will fit my Coralife fixtures?   
Compact fluorescent, 4 pin straight?

I still wonder what is next though because there has got to be  
something, right?

I agree that Metal Halide seems way overkill for a freshwater tank.   
My plants would be insane though.

On Oct 21, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Hostetter, Kypros wrote:

> Wow, are they phasing out T5 too. As far as I know, the main other  
> option is
> Metal Halide, but that’s not practical (or necessary) for most  
> people.  I
> thought LED was in the future too.
> You certainly dont have to buy Coralife bulbs though.  I have been  
> happy
> with my CFL bulbs from AH supply and have also used GE 9325k CPL  
> bulbs (in
> conjunction with another bulb, like a 6500 or 6700k).  Not all  
> people like
> the slightly pink hue of the 9325K but it makes my rainbow fish  
> absolutely
> glow.
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> So all this research into lights and bulbs has alerted me to the
>> existence of both T5 lights and HO lights by Coralife.  I have been
>> told by two sources that the bulbs for my compact fluorescent lights
>> are being phased out by Coralife.  They have already stopped making
>> some sizes and pin styles.
>>
>> SO, I would like to know what the next generation of light is going  
>> to
>> be because I may be needing to get something new soon and will
>> obviously be going to a new technology.  I'm sure there are at  
>> least a
>> few light geeks in the group who know where the hobby is headed and
>> what has a good price/benefit ratio.  I love the idea of LED but that
>> technology doesn't seem ready for a hobbyist yet who just wants to
>> plug and play.  So what am I buying next and why?
>>
>> Please advise,
>>
>> Shango
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