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- To: Aquatic-Plants-Owner at actwin_com
- Subject: First off....
- From: AVukich at aol_com
- Date: Mon, 7 Dec 1998 20:06:19 EST
...I want to thank everyone here for the plethora of information that is contained in this list....its really incredible and at times overwhelming...and as a newbie the time has come to ask a question...please bear with me... I have fallen heir to the typical flourescent light that comes with a 20 gallon tank...the bulb is a whopping 15 watts...I guess I should be happy I'll at least be able to see the fish...I'd like to get some feedback on what everyone feels is the way to go to up the amount of light utilizing the existing hood and light assembly...while I'm aware some might say to suspend a shop light over the tank I'm leaning towards utilizing the existing unit for nothing other than aesthetics....I really don't know at this point whether or not theres a cost effective way to obtain something in the neighborhood of 3 watts to the gallon.....can one purchase a high output ballast for that size of a hood and not be concerned about having to air cool it in some fashion....any and all feedback will be greatly appreciated....I'd really like to know my options on this subject before I make a decision.....and if it appears that I should go the way of the shop light and simply fashion a aesthetic wooden frame around it,does anyone know where one can purchase the hinges so that I might be able to duplicate the existing hood out of a sheet of glass and still have a way to gain access to the front of the tank via a hinged lid?I've got enough moisture in the room where the tanks are from plants....thank you all in advance....Anton
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