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04-12-2006, 07:33 PM
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re lighting
I am looking at using a couple of clamp type desk lamps using those Power Compact Engery Saving light bulbs...2 25 W bulbs give off equivilant of 200 W.
Has anyone tried these before?
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04-12-2006, 09:52 PM
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Many of us use the Phillips Daylight CFL bulbs 27w over our fuges. A clip on light or an old incandescent light strip will be good enough.
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04-12-2006, 10:43 PM
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I would think the 150w work light would be just fine, very yellow likely, but that is no problem for algae, assuming that is all you are trying to grow.
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04-13-2006, 12:13 AM
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I use those PC eco lights in my sump. They look like crap, but algae loves them. I actually wondered that too reg. halogen bulbs. You can get a 200 watt bulb IN a fixture for really really cheap. They run really hot, but still, with all that light - it may be worth it. Has anyone used halogen lights in a sump, heck, anyone used them in a display tank with actinics. Realistically, you could have 20 - 30 of the tubes on a 55 gal tank, and you would still have room (and money) to have 4 X 96 watt PC actinic bulbs. Any thoughs on this? I know there are a lot of light guru's (Ahem, Bob_I, Harvey, Dez...) out there who have already though of this, so why didn't you go this route?
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