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Re: GE Lightbulbs
Ive made hoods from house rain gutter(although a bit flimsy) since it is
shaped like a single hood and works well if you brace the cut ends. With an
internal ballast, you do need some structural baracing like a single bulb
fixture.
Bill Shenefelt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wright Huntley" <jwwiii at pacbell_net>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: GE Lightbulbs
>
>
> William Vannerson wrote:
> >
> > Hey, Wright! Do you use Compact Fluorescents? I'm looking to mount
lights for my rack (half assembled so far) on the bottom of the shelves
above the tanks. The reflectors and images shown on the A H Supply site
show only hood installations so it's not too clear how one might adapt the
bulbs and reflectors for a rack.
>
> Not easy. The lamps are so bright that they need to be enclosed a bit so
you
> don't have to look at them while viewing fish. A simple well-vented box,
> mounted up under a shelf might work, if you have room.
>
> >
> > Also, they describe the different bulbs in terms of a planted or marine
tank, which is not easily transferable to a rack set up. For example, what
configuration might one use on an 8" shelf with 8 ten gallon tanks. The
tanks would have glass tops, or plastic mesh or plastic lens tops. Two 55
watt bulbs?
>
> I *like* hoods with cover glass and had them on almost all my tanks. The
> screw-base small CFs (9W and 13W) worked great if I just improved the
> reflectors. I found that the twisty and multi-tube CFs were short lived
and
> restrike losses made them less useful. The single "U" tube with a good
> reflector worked best.
>
> My favorite tube was that 40W one that AH Supply sells, with a 20,000 hour
> life. It will fit over a 10G tank if you want explosive plant growth. For
> your needs, I'd think about multiple 13W CFs without the screw base, and
> remote mount good electronic ballasts (if such are available). All I have
> for 13W are magnetic ballasts.
>
> Wright
>
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