Any DYI lighting guides out there?
 

I have searched google with little success. Any DYI lighting guides out
there you guys/gals are familiar with? Looking at a nice solution for my
planted tank that is being moved from direct sun light (where my plants have
been thriving) to a basement, where I have more room and a bigger tank (150
gallons vs 55). Thanks!

Any DYI lighting guides out there?
 

In article ,
Dan J.S. wrote:
I have searched google with little success. Any DYI lighting guides out
there you guys/gals are familiar with? Looking at a nice solution for my
planted tank that is being moved from direct sun light (where my plants have
been thriving) to a basement, where I have more room and a bigger tank (150
gallons vs 55). Thanks!

T12 flourescent (cheap)

T8 or (better) T5 or T6 Fluorescent (not so cheap, way better)

Arc lamps (best, expensive).

What's your budget?


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Any DYI lighting guides out there?
 

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In article ,
Dan J.S. wrote:
I have searched google with little success. Any DYI lighting guides out
there you guys/gals are familiar with? Looking at a nice solution for my
planted tank that is being moved from direct sun light (where my plants
have
been thriving) to a basement, where I have more room and a bigger tank
(150
gallons vs 55). Thanks!

T12 flourescent (cheap)

T8 or (better) T5 or T6 Fluorescent (not so cheap, way better)

Arc lamps (best, expensive).

What's your budget?


Thinking $300 or so

Any DYI lighting guides out there?
 

In article ,
Dan J.S. wrote:

"Richard Sexton" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Dan J.S. wrote:
I have searched google with little success. Any DYI lighting guides out
there you guys/gals are familiar with? Looking at a nice solution for my
planted tank that is being moved from direct sun light (where my plants
have
been thriving) to a basement, where I have more room and a bigger tank
(150
gallons vs 55). Thanks!

T12 flourescent (cheap)

T8 or (better) T5 or T6 Fluorescent (not so cheap, way better)

Arc lamps (best, expensive).

What's your budget?


Thinking $300 or so

Conpact fluprescent kits, build a woooden hood yourself. There's some company
that always advertises on the secon dlast page of TFH that has stupid cheap
CF lighting systems.



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Need Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org
Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org
1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net
633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net