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Re: [APD] Ballast electronic or magnetic?



Hi Liz,

Please report back on your source.  I would be interested as well.

Terry B
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Liz Wilhite" <satirica at gmail_com>
To: "aquatic plants digest" <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: [APD] Ballast electronic or magnetic?


> On 12/6/06, S. Hieber <shieber at yahoo_com> wrote:
> >
> > There's nothing like riding on the economic coattails of hyper-mass
> > production ;-)
> >
> > T5's might eventually supplant the T8s and u-tubes -- too soon to tell.
>
>
> The company where my husband works recently had to replace all the
lighting
> in a geology lab that requires good lighting conditions.  They bought T5
> fixtures from somewhere that were dirt cheap.  Units are 6 bulbs wide and
> about 30" long, with reflectors that are accordion shaped.  Look like the
> Tek T5 fixtures, and the light is fairly concentrated directly under the
> fixtures.  My first thought when I saw them was they would be ideal light
> fixtures for aquariums.  I'm hoping to talk with the guy who found them
> about the source.  The reason they bought them is they were actually
cheaper
> than buying T8s.
>
> -- 
> Liz
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