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Re: Inexpensive light bulbs
Here is a link that will help you decide if the plant grow light is
suitable http://www.misty.com/people/don/f-spec.html scroll down and
your ? will be answered. Also check this out
http://www.thekrib.com/Lights/fluor-walters.html The tube in the
orange wrapper at Home Depot that is labeled Sunshine is also labeled on
the end of the tube as a Chroma 50. Various web sites and postings
refer to the Chroma 50 as an affordable bulb option. After reading the
digests I mixed 2 Chroma 50's with 2 Vita lites (had em' on hand) over a
75 gal. and driven by a Ice Cap ballast. At first was concerned that
this might not be enough, but growth suits me fine. Need to start
thinking about next generation of bulbs - willing to spend more now.
Here is one more site http://www.csd.net/~cgadd/aqua/75g.htm Chuck has
mixed the Chroma 50 with other, more expensive, tubes for a desired
result. Others with more experience might comment on the aesthetics of
different bulbs.
HTH,
Jay Reeves
Minneapolis