Hi Kat, You are right. This is brilliant. Thanks for sharing the fruit of all your research with me. This is a great find. Warmly, Shango On Oct 21, 2009, at 11:57 PM, Kat Hentsch wrote: > > > I have a Coralife Deluxe Aqualight (4x65w bulbs) on my 90g that I've > replaced bulbs on recently - Shango, you will be ecstatic to know I > got my replacement, 55w, 21" straight pin 6500K (same as original K) > bulbs for $9-something each on elightbulbs.com. They fit the > fixture perfectly and were much more cost-effective than the > Coralife brand. So far no difference on plants so it seems the > output is the same (though I certainly noticed the new bulbs were > brighter than the old!) As long as the wattage of the new bulb is > <= the max wattage of the socket there shouldn't be an issue. I > spent months looking for the cheapest replacements out there, so > trust me on this one! They also have other K ratings available if > you prefer cooler or warmer. I got the 6500K because from > everything I've read it is the most ideal for the plants. Now, if > they only had my 50-50 quad tube for the SW tank I'd be set! > Sad to miss so many meetings recently. I keep forgetting they're > coming. Plus I don't need the temptation to take anyone new home > since the 90g was diagnosed with TB. I'm being good and letting the > tank get empty so I can start over, but it's not easy. On the plus > side, no losses for over 2 months. > Kat Hentsch > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows 7: Simplify your PC. Learn more. > http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen1:102009 > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member