cichlid7 Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 i have seen a couple of tanks that have energy saver bulbs being used for the lights and the plants looked like they were growing quite good. ive also heard of a few other people using them. Would anyone recommend not using them and why. this seems like a much cheaper way to go than 2 x 150w MH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 I use them, usually the 23W 6500k ones, and they are pretty good, im making a 80cm long one soon with 6-8 bulbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted August 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 how many should i use for a 1350L x 600W x 500H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 20? :lol: Thats a big tank to use Energy savers on and im not sure the light would reach the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Energy savers don't give as much light as a straight flouro tube as much of the light is blocked by the coils in front of it. They don't have the range of k values that are available for straight flouros (such as growlux---20000k) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted August 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 so dont use them then?? what about 1200mm fluro lights would 4 of them do or not enough light? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 Your choice. Everybody has a different way of doing things and the best way is the one that works for you. I would use 1/2 cool white and 1/2 growlux for 16-18 hours a day but my tanks are only up to about 450mm water depth, and half the light you propose. You are probably going to have to suck and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted August 19, 2008 Report Share Posted August 19, 2008 my tank is a 1500x500x650mm and I use standard fluro fittings and bulbs - have 2 sets of 2 bulbs (4 bulbs in total - 4 foot long) on 10 hours a day and am getting good plant growth - in fact am always prunning and the tiger lotus loves the light that I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orim Posted September 6, 2008 Report Share Posted September 6, 2008 it really depend what plants you growing now some plants like jave fern, they didn't need strong light, Power Save bulbs will ok on it some plants like swords, they need quite lot of light, power save bulbs may not good on it in asia country, some player using Power Save Bulbs + T5HO to sim sun-rise & sun-set, it can give you more choice can go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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