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Re: [Killietalk] Single 4' bulb illumination
Hi Ken,
You wrote:
"...always hate fooling w/electricity and water...one
> leaky tank on the rack
> above and....arrgghh..."
This lighting equipment could fit in a plastic gutter.
These water resistant end caps come with a nine foot
lead. This allows any ballasts or non water tight
connections to be located outside of the drip line of
rack mounted tanks.
See Links below>>
Word search for "end caps" on That Pet Place's web
page produced the following result:
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/product/advancedSearch.web?command=Search&searchParams.keywords=end%20cap&searchParams.size=10#resultBody
End Caps with 9 ft. Lead for T-12 Lamps $9.99:
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/209901/i/7/product.web
End Caps with 9 ft. Lead for T-8 Lamps
Coralife/esu $8.99:
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/209842/product.web
HEAVY DUTY BULB CLIP
Starting at: $2.99:
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/10954/product.web
You wrote:
"wish I could find a nice
> compact "Enclosure","
Aqualight T5 Fluorescent Aquarium Lighting Fixtures:
Cons
Starting at: $28.99
Pros
"Sun-strength lighting in a slim and efficient
package"
"low wattage consumption 28W = 48 in."
"long life T5 lamps"
"no project required"
Aqualight with Colormax Fluorescent T-5 Lamps.
See link below:
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/10927/product.web
Kind regards,
David Howser
Freeland, Maryland
--- Ken <ken_combs at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> So at least one end of the bulb needs some kind of
> field on the "other end"
> to complete the deal...hmmm ....
>
> And yeah I just messed around a few min ago and
> seems I got one "Shoplite"
> that will work on one bulb (only T-12's tho)...maybe
> I'll dissect & compare
> the two types and see if it's just a re-wire thing
> or something peculiar to
> ballast type
>
> 2nd issue then is: if I'm going to buy & disassemble
> a new shop light; there
> is no telling if it has those gimmicky "transformer"
> deals on each end or it
> uses those standard "brick" type tar ballast
> (usually the latter is heavier
> on one end, but no telling)...obviously "Rapid
> Start" will be a must, lest I
> have to deal with exposed starters and such (or do
> they even make those
> anymore?)
>
> ...always hate fooling w/electricity and water...one
> leaky tank on the rack
> above and....arrgghh...wish I could find a nice
> compact "Enclosure", then
> solder/heat shrink the wiring from that...damn,
> another project <LOL>
>
> KC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: killietalk-bounces at aka_org
> [mailto:killietalk-bounces at aka_org] On
> Behalf Of Scotty
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 10:46 AM
> To: killifish discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Single 4' bulb
> illumination
>
> Matt, thank you! You made me remember that when I
> first did my Gutter
> Light it would not light and someone on line told me
> to tape about a two
> foot long piece of copper wire for each bulb to the
> top of the
> reflector and connect them to the ground. Worked
> like a charm!
>
> Scotty
>
> matt kaufman wrote:
> > I found two ways to do this that basically worked
> o.k.
> >
> > Easy way (somewhat ashamed to admit it.) Wal-Mart
> sold a 'shoplite' (I
> believe it was actually Shoplite brand) of 4 foot
> fixture that came with an
> electronic ballast. It lit fine with just 1 bulb in
> it. I don't know if they
> still carry that brand, and I've never seen it
> elsewhere. It was a cheap
> fixture too, like $7.
> >
> > Harder way: Using a standard two bulb
> ceramic-ballast shoplite, I mounted
> each bulb separately on a 4 foot piece of firring
> strip, and wired them up
> as they were in the fixture. However, and this is
> the key, when I installed
> them, I made sure each bulb overlapped the other by
> about 4 inches;
> otherwise they won't start. This worked ok -> I did
> not have any reflectors
> behind them, and as they were somewhat tricky to
> install I let them run onto
> forever. In one case, I wrapped some loose wire
> around the bulbs, i.e. so
> they were 'connected.' This seemed to help them
> light faster.
> >
> > Didn't save any energy (still two bulbs) but I was
> able to illuminate an 8
> foot area with just one 'fixture' and 2 standard 4
> foot bulbs. They put out
> more than enough light for java moss, java fern,
> crypts and even floating
> plants like duckweed. I've seen several fishrooms
> with variations on this
> setup also grow lots of water sprite too, I could
> never get that stuff going
> in my hard water.
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> >
>
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