Fluorescent tube recomendation!
 

Hello all,

I'm on transiction phase.
I'm going to disassemble my 90L tank so that I can make some reparations on
my bedroom floor.

The thing is that when I put it back on I plan to make several
modifications.

Nowadays I have a tnak canopy with 4 18w Osram Biolux tubes, and I plan to
change that for 2 30w tubes plus a 18w Biolux in a suspended light gallery.

I intend to use 1x30W Hagen Aqua-glo + 1x18W Osram Biolux + 1xNot yet
decided.
And that's my question.
I cannot decide between the:

- Interpet Beauty Light (low lumens,good spectral distribution);

- Sylvania Aquastar (good color temperature, good lumens, not so good
spectral distribution);

- Arcadia Original Tropical (low color temperature, low lumens, very good
spectral distribution).

I would be very much appreciative on some advices on any one of these
tubes...

TIA

paulo m.

Fluorescent tube recomendation!
 

go with powerglo not aquaglo, aquaglo is really a substandard tube
"Paulo Marques" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I'm on transiction phase.
I'm going to disassemble my 90L tank so that I can make some reparations
on
my bedroom floor.

The thing is that when I put it back on I plan to make several
modifications.

Nowadays I have a tnak canopy with 4 18w Osram Biolux tubes, and I plan to
change that for 2 30w tubes plus a 18w Biolux in a suspended light
gallery.

I intend to use 1x30W Hagen Aqua-glo + 1x18W Osram Biolux + 1xNot yet
decided.
And that's my question.
I cannot decide between the:

- Interpet Beauty Light (low lumens,good spectral distribution);

- Sylvania Aquastar (good color temperature, good lumens, not so good
spectral distribution);

- Arcadia Original Tropical (low color temperature, low lumens, very good
spectral distribution).

I would be very much appreciative on some advices on any one of these
tubes...

TIA

paulo m.

Fluorescent tube recomendation!
 

How abput the plant tubes at Home Depot? Are they good?

"Christopher" wrote in message
rthlink.net...
go with powerglo not aquaglo, aquaglo is really a substandard tube
"Paulo Marques" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I'm on transiction phase.
I'm going to disassemble my 90L tank so that I can make some reparations
on
my bedroom floor.

The thing is that when I put it back on I plan to make several
modifications.

Nowadays I have a tnak canopy with 4 18w Osram Biolux tubes, and I plan
to
change that for 2 30w tubes plus a 18w Biolux in a suspended light
gallery.

I intend to use 1x30W Hagen Aqua-glo + 1x18W Osram Biolux + 1xNot yet
decided.
And that's my question.
I cannot decide between the:

- Interpet Beauty Light (low lumens,good spectral distribution);

- Sylvania Aquastar (good color temperature, good lumens, not so good
spectral distribution);

- Arcadia Original Tropical (low color temperature, low lumens, very
good
spectral distribution).

I would be very much appreciative on some advices on any one of these
tubes...

TIA

paulo m.

Fluorescent tube recomendation!
 

I want to avoid the bleached look!

I guess daylight is the way to go.

"Christopher" wrote in message
rthlink.net...
depends on what you want, but no I don't think they provide the ideal
spectrum for your tank, they also make for a very bleached out look as
they
are pure white.

"Frank Mamone" wrote in message
.. .
How abput the plant tubes at Home Depot? Are they good?

"Christopher" wrote in message
rthlink.net...
go with powerglo not aquaglo, aquaglo is really a substandard tube
"Paulo Marques" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I'm on transiction phase.
I'm going to disassemble my 90L tank so that I can make some
reparations
on
my bedroom floor.

The thing is that when I put it back on I plan to make several
modifications.

Nowadays I have a tnak canopy with 4 18w Osram Biolux tubes, and I
plan
to
change that for 2 30w tubes plus a 18w Biolux in a suspended light
gallery.

I intend to use 1x30W Hagen Aqua-glo + 1x18W Osram Biolux + 1xNot
yet
decided.
And that's my question.
I cannot decide between the:

- Interpet Beauty Light (low lumens,good spectral distribution);

- Sylvania Aquastar (good color temperature, good lumens, not so
good
spectral distribution);

- Arcadia Original Tropical (low color temperature, low lumens, very
good
spectral distribution).

I would be very much appreciative on some advices on any one of
these
tubes...

TIA

paulo m.

Fluorescent tube recomendation!
 

depends on what you want, but no I don't think they provide the ideal
spectrum for your tank, they also make for a very bleached out look as they
are pure white.

"Frank Mamone" wrote in message
.. .
How abput the plant tubes at Home Depot? Are they good?

"Christopher" wrote in message
rthlink.net...
go with powerglo not aquaglo, aquaglo is really a substandard tube
"Paulo Marques" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I'm on transiction phase.
I'm going to disassemble my 90L tank so that I can make some
reparations
on
my bedroom floor.

The thing is that when I put it back on I plan to make several
modifications.

Nowadays I have a tnak canopy with 4 18w Osram Biolux tubes, and I
plan
to
change that for 2 30w tubes plus a 18w Biolux in a suspended light
gallery.

I intend to use 1x30W Hagen Aqua-glo + 1x18W Osram Biolux + 1xNot yet
decided.
And that's my question.
I cannot decide between the:

- Interpet Beauty Light (low lumens,good spectral distribution);

- Sylvania Aquastar (good color temperature, good lumens, not so good
spectral distribution);

- Arcadia Original Tropical (low color temperature, low lumens, very
good
spectral distribution).

I would be very much appreciative on some advices on any one of these
tubes...

TIA

paulo m.

Fluorescent tube recomendation!
 

On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 14:29:38 -0500, "Frank Mamone"
wrote:

How abput the plant tubes at Home Depot? Are they good?

Skip the plant tube and just get a daylight tube. More light and much
cheaper.

I personally like the Phillips Daylight Deluxe.


Chuck Gadd
http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua