Ping Victor: Aquarium Lighting

Sorry for the OT gang, but I know Victor hangs out here.

Victor, How much light do you have over your 110 now; still 4*65? I'm
running 2*96 on my 55 and I plan to go to a 90 soon, so I want to upgrade
the lighting. I'm seriously considering Halide/PC combos from Jebo. I was
considering building my own, but the parts aren't cheap either. The small
Jebo puts out 492 Watts, which is a tad more than I want. LOL. I was
actually looking at building 2*175, but the ballasts (2) are $125 each +
bulbs + reflectors, makes the Jebo look good. I wouldn't run the full 492
all day, I'd do the sunrise/sunset/high noon thing. Plus the Jebo has moon
lights.

Any thoughts, other than fishy sunglasses. :-)

Bill Stock wrote:
Victor, How much light do you have over your 110 now; still 4*65? I'm

I still have 4*65 and thanks for the reminder, it's time to purchase new
bulbs. They are supposed to lose something in the spectrum after 12
months of use or so.

Jebo puts out 492 Watts, which is a tad more than I want. LOL. I was
actually looking at building 2*175, but the ballasts (2) are $125 each +
bulbs + reflectors, makes the Jebo look good. I wouldn't run the full 492
all day, I'd do the sunrise/sunset/high noon thing. Plus the Jebo has moon
lights.

Any thoughts, other than fishy sunglasses. :-)

Sounds like a nice setup, lots of light at high noon though. Do you
supplement CO2? I assume you're checking ebay.com and aquabid.com, I
can't remember in which of the two I got my kit.

Fishy sunglasses indeed!

Victor

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Bill Stock wrote:
Victor, How much light do you have over your 110 now; still 4*65? I'm

I still have 4*65 and thanks for the reminder, it's time to purchase new
bulbs. They are supposed to lose something in the spectrum after 12 months
of use or so.

I've read that Compact Fluorescents don't lose more than x% over the life of
the bulb, so they don't need to be replaced until they die. It's only
supposed to be tubes that need replaced every 12 months. BUT, when I
replaced my previous CF bulbs (2 years) it was like night and day. So I
don't believe what I've read.



Jebo puts out 492 Watts, which is a tad more than I want. LOL. I was
actually looking at building 2*175, but the ballasts (2) are $125 each +
bulbs + reflectors, makes the Jebo look good. I wouldn't run the full 492
all day, I'd do the sunrise/sunset/high noon thing. Plus the Jebo has
moon lights.

Any thoughts, other than fishy sunglasses. :-)

Sounds like a nice setup, lots of light at high noon though. Do you
supplement CO2? I assume you're checking ebay.com and aquabid.com, I can't
remember in which of the two I got my kit.

Yes I add CO2 now and it will be getting moved to the new tank. I haven't
really found any deals on eBay, I usually buy from AHSupply and build my
own. But I can't see 3 or 4 96W CFs, there would not be any room to feed the
fish.

If I go the JEBO route, I'll have to try some high light plants and build
some fishy caves.



Fishy sunglasses indeed!

Victor

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