I currentley light my 72"x18"x24" tank with 2 125watt Mercury Vapour pendants but today one of them has packed up, I changed the bulbs over so I know its the unit, but the type I have dont seem too be available anymore as I dont seem too be able too find them on the web, they arte the Black Bowl shaped ones made by Geismann, so what I need guys is some ideas on how too get the same wattage of light without costing the earth, Iwas thinking of an Arcadia Lumineire or similar any ideas guys !!!!!
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- Thread starter JazzyJeff
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Hiya Jeff
If you can find an old style 150cm Arcadia OT luminaire then that would do the job I reckon - and they're a lot less expensive than the OT2.
It's 4 x 54w but the tubes are staggered so all the 150cm is covered. This leaves 15cm short either side of the tank but the spread should be fine and I assume you're not going for mega-demanding plants?
You can pick up daylight full-spectrum 54w T5 tubes for a few quid from Lamp Specs.
There's one idea for you mate...
If you can find an old style 150cm Arcadia OT luminaire then that would do the job I reckon - and they're a lot less expensive than the OT2.
It's 4 x 54w but the tubes are staggered so all the 150cm is covered. This leaves 15cm short either side of the tank but the spread should be fine and I assume you're not going for mega-demanding plants?
You can pick up daylight full-spectrum 54w T5 tubes for a few quid from Lamp Specs.
There's one idea for you mate...