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Lighting - What is better? CF vs Fluoro
Hi all;
I'm looking at getting some decent plant growth, and for that i need more light. I have a 2ft tank which is about 60 Liters, with fish and plants, the plants are pretty sickly, never had any real growth. At the moment i have a standard steel lighting unit, which has 1 18 W globe in it. I think i need more light I am tossing up between a compact fluroescent unit, and a dual globe mirrored fluroescent. I'm looking at buying from he http://www.adelaideaquariums.com.au/.../lighting.html (click on compact fluorescent for the CF unit im thinking of (the PR units, not the dupla ones), or Aqua-one mirrored units for the others). As far as cost goes, the CF is only about 20 AUD more than the Aqua one unit, so that doesnt matter. The thing im worred about is that the CF unit comes with ONE 36W bright white tube, whereas the standard fluro comes with TWO 24W tubes. Now, as i dont know much about lighting, which one would be the best to get, for my application? As i say, cost doesnt matter, i just want the best performance. Thanks all! -nick |
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Lighting - What is better? CF vs Fluoro
Look again. The Aqua-one has two 24 INCH tubes, not 24 watts. They are two
20W bulbs. So, it is one 36W CF vs. 40W of standard fluoro. I would go with the CF; they are more efficient, brighter, and the reflectors are usually better. Jody "Nick L-S" wrote in message ... Hi all; I'm looking at getting some decent plant growth, and for that i need more light. I have a 2ft tank which is about 60 Liters, with fish and plants, the plants are pretty sickly, never had any real growth. At the moment i have a standard steel lighting unit, which has 1 18 W globe in it. I think i need more light I am tossing up between a compact fluroescent unit, and a dual globe mirrored fluroescent. I'm looking at buying from he http://www.adelaideaquariums.com.au/.../lighting.html (click on compact fluorescent for the CF unit im thinking of (the PR units, not the dupla ones), or Aqua-one mirrored units for the others). As far as cost goes, the CF is only about 20 AUD more than the Aqua one unit, so that doesnt matter. The thing im worred about is that the CF unit comes with ONE 36W bright white tube, whereas the standard fluro comes with TWO 24W tubes. Now, as i dont know much about lighting, which one would be the best to get, for my application? As i say, cost doesnt matter, i just want the best performance. Thanks all! -nick |
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Lighting - What is better? CF vs Fluoro
Thanx Jody,
I knew what i meant to say, it just came out wrong. 24inches of 2x20watts. Which is beaten by 1x36W of CF. thanks nick Jody wrote: Look again. The Aqua-one has two 24 INCH tubes, not 24 watts. They are two 20W bulbs. So, it is one 36W CF vs. 40W of standard fluoro. I would go with the CF; they are more efficient, brighter, and the reflectors are usually better. Jody "Nick L-S" wrote in message ... Hi all; I'm looking at getting some decent plant growth, and for that i need more light. I have a 2ft tank which is about 60 Liters, with fish and plants, the plants are pretty sickly, never had any real growth. At the moment i have a standard steel lighting unit, which has 1 18 W globe in it. I think i need more light I am tossing up between a compact fluroescent unit, and a dual globe mirrored fluroescent. I'm looking at buying from he http://www.adelaideaquariums.com.au/.../lighting.html (click on compact fluorescent for the CF unit im thinking of (the PR units, not the dupla ones), or Aqua-one mirrored units for the others). As far as cost goes, the CF is only about 20 AUD more than the Aqua one unit, so that doesnt matter. The thing im worred about is that the CF unit comes with ONE 36W bright white tube, whereas the standard fluro comes with TWO 24W tubes. Now, as i dont know much about lighting, which one would be the best to get, for my application? As i say, cost doesnt matter, i just want the best performance. Thanks all! -nick |
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Lighting can also be on the water, in order to enhance beauty or small pond waters. They combine to make a small contribution to the overall effect of the fountain.
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