Ok, let's hear it!

[wayner]

Kien - please reconsider the job offer.

[kien]

Originally Posted by wayner

Kien - please reconsider the job offer.

If I did that then I would have to start being more respectable. Probably cut back on inudendos and such. That would be so hard. So very, very hard...

[wayner]

Accept the job, close the thread, then quit, it's getting ugly

[mrhasan]

I hereby declare that I snatched the right and appoint myself to bestow upon this thread the title:

[Doug]

Just leave this thread alone...... Im waiting for it to get back on topic. Lots to be discussed here. Im more confused than when I started.....



And yes, Im reading the RC one to Michael. Its a good thread also.

[Madreefer]

Well I still think you should try the Mitras Brad. Ever thought about that route? Rumor has it theyre supposed to be good. Just a throwin it out there.

[sphelps]

I'm still confused what this thread is about and exactly what the purpose is.... Ditch LEDs for T5s then start a new thread to talk about putting LEDs back in the mix?? Is it just me or would it have been better just to add T5s retros to the LEDs

[Aqua-Digital]

Originally Posted by Doug

Im more confused than when I started.....
.

Perfect, the plan worked then

[mike31154]

The thread lives on! Ok, so perhaps a bit of additional food for thought. I mentioned in an earlier post that T5HO tubes would eventually get more difficult to source, particularly those with the specific phosphors that benefit our hobby. And fine, if you're ok with that possibility, then you'll be in good shape for a few more years, perhaps even longer. However, if not mistaken, the USA gov't has pretty much legislated the old Ben Franklin filament bulb out of existence. In Canada we're usually a few years behind that type of stuff, but the US is arguably the biggest economy in the world & when Uncle Sam says you can't sell a normal light bulb here anymore, manufacturers take notice!

I'm just guessing, but I have the feeling that fluorescent lamps, with their mercury content will come under the same scrutiny fairly soon, once LEDs have been accepted for general household use. And that's happening at a very quick pace. I can recall only a year or two ago, the LED bulb shelf at your local hardware store was pretty minimal, if there even was one. Mind you, LEDs are not totally clean either unless they're using lead free solder, but mercury is nasty stuff & released whenever a fluorescent tube bursts. The lead in solder connections is more or less contained as a solid and is easier to recycle & reuse.

So for you folks with the banks of T5HOs over your tanks and those considering a return to that technology, be careful with them & please do dispose of them properly. Don't just toss them into the trash, even the broken ones.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by kien

If I did that then I would have to start being more respectable. Probably cut back on inudendos and such.

if that was all it'd take brad would have knighted half the board as mods by now lol.