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Re: Plant lighting

Hey Jim,

    I just recently built a tank stand that houses 12 ten gallons and I was out
looking for a way to light the rack. I stopped by Lowes and they seemed to have
the best prices all around. I found a double bulb shop light minus the bulbs for
7.83. The kit included the ballast, starter, and already wired to go....just a
minutes worth of assembly was required. The bulbs I looked into were the 40 watt
48" Sylvania wide spectrum bulbs for plants and aquariums. They were around 4.68
each. For around $36 I set up the top tier and middle tier with enough light for
any plant/fish life. Although some of my killies don't like the light (but they
were the shy type anyway) I heavily plant their tanks to create some shade. I
hope some of this info can help. Good luck.

Tom Garofalo

Shane Fisher wrote:

> Since you are trying to save money I would suggest going to Wal-mart or Home
> Depot and looking for shop lights that would fit on your tank.  I put shop
> lights on my tank and it only cost me 20 for the fixtures.  Then the bulbs
> cost me a little more but it was much cheaper.  How long is your tank?
>
> Shane
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <RiversideP at aol_com>
> To: <killietalk at aka_org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 11:41 PM
> Subject: Plant lighting
>
> > I am trying to set up a 125gallon planted tank and I need some advice
> about
> > lighting. I was told that I need about 3-4watts per gallon by someone  at
> a
> > pet shop and then he tried to set me up with some fancy $700-1000 system.
> Can
> > anyone tell me what kind of lighting system I should use including what
> type
> > of bulbs work well. I am also trying to do this at as low a cost as
> possible.
> >  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Jim Piorkowski
> > Georgetown Univ. School of Medicine
> > Washington, DC
> > Riversidep at aol_com
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