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Compact power flourescents? Too much light??
Thinking about setting up a 28 gal aquarium...I was going to get two double
strip All-glass light units totalling 80W (2.9wpg) and put Power-Glos in them. I have come accross a 24" Compact Power Flourescent unit at Big Als that has two 65 watt bulbs (130W = ~4.6wpg) 1 daylight and 1 actinic. It's 269.99 CAN compared to 125 CAN for the dual strips and Power Glos...is 4.6wpg too much light?? I generate about 30-35ppm of C02 and can fertilize 3 times with PPMD a week if necessary. What's your opinions? Thanx! -- Ðãve M. Picklyk www.picklyk.com/aquascape |
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Compact power flourescents? Too much light??
"Ðãve M. Picklyk" wrote in message
news:%0teb.41751$O85.185@pd7tw1no... Thinking about setting up a 28 gal aquarium...I was going to get two double strip All-glass light units totalling 80W (2.9wpg) and put Power-Glos in them. I have come accross a 24" Compact Power Flourescent unit at Big Als that has two 65 watt bulbs (130W = ~4.6wpg) 1 daylight and 1 actinic. It's 269.99 CAN compared to 125 CAN for the dual strips and Power Glos...is 4.6wpg too much light?? I generate about 30-35ppm of C02 and can fertilize 3 times with PPMD a week if necessary. What's your opinions? Thanx! Ðãve M. Picklyk www.picklyk.com/aquascape I think you'll be very busy pruning and selling us your clippings!!!! LOL... but that could the be fun part, huh? I'd tend to believe that staying at or near the 3.0WPG marks would allow you SOME time to sleep, and it would save you some money.... Money that can be put into a nice stock, or decoration..... The only disadvantaget to the PCFs are the cost of replacing the bulbs... that's my only gripe.. and the heat... ok, that's two gripes... they are HOT!!! |
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Compact power flourescents? Too much light??
It's a lot of work between fertilizing, large water changes and most
of all pruning the tank nearly every week. If you're up to the extra work, 4.6wpg will sure keep you busy. Ahsupply.com would be my preference, their price is right and you are not forced to buy actinic tubes that need to be replaced. I'm very happy with their lights. 2.9wpg however is also a nice amount of light, along with CO2 there is nothing you wouldn't be able to grow, more light would just mean faster growth. Hope that helps Giancarlo Podio "Ðãve M. Picklyk" wrote in message news:%0teb.41751$O85.185@pd7tw1no... Thinking about setting up a 28 gal aquarium...I was going to get two double strip All-glass light units totalling 80W (2.9wpg) and put Power-Glos in them. I have come accross a 24" Compact Power Flourescent unit at Big Als that has two 65 watt bulbs (130W = ~4.6wpg) 1 daylight and 1 actinic. It's 269.99 CAN compared to 125 CAN for the dual strips and Power Glos...is 4.6wpg too much light?? I generate about 30-35ppm of C02 and can fertilize 3 times with PPMD a week if necessary. What's your opinions? Thanx! |
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Compact power flourescents? Too much light??
Ðãve M. Picklyk wrote:
Thinking about setting up a 28 gal aquarium...I was going to get two double strip All-glass light units totalling 80W (2.9wpg) and put Power-Glos in them. I have come accross a 24" Compact Power Flourescent unit at Big Als that has two 65 watt bulbs (130W = ~4.6wpg) 1 daylight and 1 actinic. It's 269.99 CAN compared to 125 CAN for the dual strips and Power Glos...is 4.6wpg too much light?? I generate about 30-35ppm of C02 and can fertilize 3 times with PPMD a week if necessary. What's your opinions? Hi Dave, I've just recently started doing a planted tank. I have a couple of plants and a little fertilizer (no CO2 as of yet) but I just purchased a light. It's currently in transit from Calif. I'd suggest you take a look at e-bay or aquabid for lights. The light I purchased is a 48" (55wx4) Power Compact lighting. I payed about $65 including shipping. The light comes with (2) 10000K & (2) Actinic blue bulbs. I've checked and replacement bulbs aren't that much, the 10000K bulbs are ~$10 each and the blues are ~$25. Since I have a 55G, I only planed to run the white during the day and the blues at night. (Maybe both for a while at noon, have to see what kind of timer I can find). In summary, look around. You can find great deals! -Ben |
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Where did you get the 4 x 55w light for that price?
/harry "Ben" wrote in message ... Ðãve M. Picklyk wrote: Thinking about setting up a 28 gal aquarium...I was going to get two double strip All-glass light units totalling 80W (2.9wpg) and put Power-Glos in them. I have come accross a 24" Compact Power Flourescent unit at Big Als that has two 65 watt bulbs (130W = ~4.6wpg) 1 daylight and 1 actinic. It's 269.99 CAN compared to 125 CAN for the dual strips and Power Glos...is 4.6wpg too much light?? I generate about 30-35ppm of C02 and can fertilize 3 times with PPMD a week if necessary. What's your opinions? Hi Dave, I've just recently started doing a planted tank. I have a couple of plants and a little fertilizer (no CO2 as of yet) but I just purchased a light. It's currently in transit from Calif. I'd suggest you take a look at e-bay or aquabid for lights. The light I purchased is a 48" (55wx4) Power Compact lighting. I payed about $65 including shipping. The light comes with (2) 10000K & (2) Actinic blue bulbs. I've checked and replacement bulbs aren't that much, the 10000K bulbs are ~$10 each and the blues are ~$25. Since I have a 55G, I only planed to run the white during the day and the blues at night. (Maybe both for a while at noon, have to see what kind of timer I can find). In summary, look around. You can find great deals! -Ben |
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bp100a wrote:
Where did you get the 4 x 55w light for that price? /harry E-bay Aquarium Lighting http://listings.ebay.com/aw/plisting...x.html?from=R4 Specifically, I bought one of these http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=46 314 from this seller. It's slated to be delivered on the 6th or 7th. I'll probably post what I think of it in the day or so after I get it. HTH, Ben |
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Compact power flourescents? Too much light??
"Ben" wrote in message ... Specifically, I bought one of these http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=46 314 from this seller. It's slated to be delivered on the 6th or 7th. I'll probably post what I think of it in the day or so after I get it. Does that unit have a fan? It didn't mention one in the listing and those CF's heat up fairly quickly- especially if you have occasion to run all four at the same time. Will you be using it on legs? I'd worry it would get hot enough to crack a glass cover without legs, and if it's cheaply made I'd be afraid to use it *without* glass between it and the water. In any case- do please remember to report back on the quality. It's a great deal if it is decent. -- Toni http://www.cearbhaill.com/aquarium.htm |
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Compact power flourescents? Too much light??
Toni wrote:
I got the light and as promised, I will talk about it. Does that unit have a fan? It does not. The underside didn't seem to get to hot over the 4 hours I had it on last night. The top on the other hand, did get hot. Will you be using it on legs? So far, no, I will no be using it on legs. It fits nicely over my versa sp glass top. I'd worry it would get hot enough to crack a glass cover without legs, and if it's cheaply made I'd be afraid to use it *without* glass between it and the water. I'm not planning to run both sets of lights unless I'm around so I can monitor how hot it gets, etc. I'll let you know in a couple of weeks. In any case- do please remember to report back on the quality. It's a great deal if it is decent. I did! Over all, I'm very happy. My tank looks so might brighter. I'm a little surprised how blue the blue lights make it. (I don't know how often I'll run them). I'd thought about running them over night but I think it will keep the fish "awake". -Ben |
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Compact power flourescents? Too much light??
"Ben" wrote in message ... I got the light and as promised, I will talk about it. Thanks for the report! -- Toni http://www.cearbhaill.com/aquarium.htm |
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