Tungsten Halogen

To: Aquatic-plants at actwin_com
Subject: Tungsten Halogen
From: Jack.Hardie at ashridge_org.uk (Jack Hardie)
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 17:34:04 +0000

     > I have seen some of these lights (for illuminating driveways etc)
     > and am wondering "why not?"
     
     Dennerle sell fittings that use the low voltage dichroic bulbs so they 
     can't be all that bad. I've used a domestic low voltage track fitted 
     with 50 watt dichroics with success on a planted tank but it DID heat 
     up the tank noticeably and it DID need quite a lot of watts per gallon 
     (about 7 watt per (Imperial) gallon). If I ever try them again I'll 
     buy the special bulbs with a very narrow beam angle and mount them on 
     the ceiling above the tank on the theory that the heat radiation will 
     disperse more than the light and more of it will miss the tank. I'm 
     not too worried about energy costs - the watts I burn above my 
     fishtank pale into insignificance compared to the kilowatts I burn in 
     my car.
     
     Jack Hardie in Winter England where any light is better than the grey 
     stuff that comes through the windows.