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Re: Lighting Help
> Steve Bansee sez:
> My tank stats:
> 36 long x 20 wide x 18 high (about 55 gal).
>
> My choices for lighting are -
> 4-55w, 4100k - compact fluorescent (sylvania)
> or
> 6-25w T8, 5000k lamps.
>
> With the T8 lamps, I can go up to 8 lamps, because each ballast will do 3 or
> 4 lamps. With the compact fluorescent, the only bulb I can get locally is
> the 4100k bulbs for about $10.00 cdn.
>
What about 4-40W compact fluorescents? You should be able to drive
them with the same ballast as T8's, and they have a rated lamp life of
about 20,000 hours. There is also a 95W compact fluorescent that is
36" long, available from www.ahsupply.com You might could use one of
them and one 30W conventional fluorescent lamp (or two F25T8's). I
think I would go with just the 95W compact, and plan on *maybe*
needing to add additional lighting in the future.
Regards,
Bob