Re: [APD] lighting on the cheap

["Wise, Nicholas" <Nicholas_Wise at eon-us.com>]

Just realized I said Hello Lights.  It is acutally Lights of America as
the link points to. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com 
> [mailto:aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com] On Behalf Of Kevin Madsen
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:05 AM
> To: aquatic plants digest
> Subject: Re: [APD] lighting on the cheap
> 
> I have 5 of these above a 135g and it works very well.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> On 4/18/06, Wise, Nicholas <Nicholas_Wise at eon-us.com> wrote:
> > Hello lights does make some outdoor compact flourescent 
> fixtures that 
> > use very high wattage bulbs.
> >
> > http://www.lightsofamerica.com/floods.htm
> >
> > Ones like these retail for under $40 and could be fixed to 
> work over 
> > aquariums.
> >
> > -Nick
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com 
> > > [mailto:aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com] On Behalf Of Vaughn 
> > > Hopkins
> > > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 11:46 PM
> > > To: aquatic plants digest
> > > Subject: Re: [APD] lighting on the cheap
> > >
> > > Eli, I don't think I have yet seen a screw in fluorescent 
> bulb with 
> > > a
> > > 85 watt rating.  The biggest I have seen are some monsters, with 
> > > mushroom shape, made for photography, but I don't recall 
> them being 
> > > as big as 85 watts.  If that type is what you are 
> thinking about, it 
> > > would probably work as pendant lights if you used good reflectors 
> > > made for the bulbs, and those are available too.  (But, I 
> recall the 
> > > cost for even one such combination being almost the full $80 you 
> > > mentioned.) I suggest, as I always do, that you look at AH Supply 
> > > light kits - three 96 watt kits would work very well I 
> would think, 
> > > and you could make the housing for them pretty cheaply.
> > >
> > > Vaughn H.
> > >
> > > On Monday, April 17, 2006, at 06:49 PM, Eli Moss wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm looking at the possibility of a 140-gallon aquarium 
> with all 
> > > > equipment except lighting included, mine for the reasonable
> > > price of
> > > > FREE.  It's a tremendously lucky break, especially for a broke 
> > > > highschooler.  The issue of light is a bit of a thorn 
> in my side, 
> > > > though.  Up till now I've just been using four foot
> > > shoplights, which
> > > > work for my 40g high and my homemade 90g terrarium.  I was
> > > looking at
> > > > VHO compact fluorescent and metal halide options, which are all 
> > > > far too expensive for me.  An idea I had is to just use 
> about four 
> > > > 85w screw-in compact fluorescent bulbs suspended just 
> above the water.
> > > > I'd get away with the lighting for about eighty dollars,
> > > which seems
> > > > way too good to be true.  Is there anything inherently
> > > wrong with this
> > > > idea?
> > > >
> > > > Eli
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