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Re: Before I buy a new tank, can someone answer ?
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:43 pm
by PufferMe!
Isn't that the truth! LOL.
Gwen
Re: Before I buy a new tank, can someone answer ?
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:57 am
by RTR
I'm not touching PP's comment.
Live rock requires full marine conditions, so technically specific gravity 1.021 - 1.025
If you give us the label on the end of the tubes, we can translate that for you.
Re: Before I buy a new tank, can someone answer ?
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 2:44 pm
by Iliveinazoo
PufferMe! wrote:Can I just buy regular T12 bulbs at HomeDepot, and use those??
Thanks!!
Gwen
Yes if Home Depot do a wide range of colour temperatures, you just have to order the colour temperature (Kelvin) that you want. I use an electrical wholesaler for my tank lights, I use 6,000K which is approximately daylight (though colour temperature does shift throughout the day) and the plants in my Figure 8 tank grow just as well as they did with the expensive ones from the LFS.
Re: Before I buy a new tank, can someone answer ?
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 4:03 pm
by JRC3
Gwen, If you have a Menard's in NM they have a huge selection of tubes...Much larger than HD or Lowes.
Re: Before I buy a new tank, can someone answer ?
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2012 8:51 pm
by PufferMe!
Have no Menards, but found a guy on CL who I was able to buy the exact lights (used to some extent) for $5.00 each.
Gwen
Re: Before I buy a new tank, can someone answer ?
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:30 pm
by RTR
"Used" fluorescents are not likely to be worth buying. They have limited lifespans in most fixtures.
Re: Before I buy a new tank, can someone answer ?
Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:42 pm
by Pufferpunk
DFS is having a bulb sale right now. Salt, too.