henward Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 ok the tank will be predominantly discus fish. i will have plants too. i ws thinking 4 power glo bulbs. this should bring out the colour of the discus also but will it be better to have aqua and power glo, 2 each? i want the plants go grow well but i also want the discus to show colour. do you think having nly powerglo will show colours of the discus too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 powerglo! just powerglo. are aqua glos the dark / pale ones? if they are - they make the reds and oranges really jump out at you. There was someone selling a tube for discus on trademe not too long ago. not sure if it was t5 or t8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted May 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 yeah powerglo f or plants but the difference inc olour, would it be better if i combine aqua glo? or power glo should do pretty much the same? discus are a mix of colours. reds, blues, greens and albinos. if i do a combo of 2 each. do you think thats sufficient for my plants? anyone here use power glo and colours come out well still? or is power glo really aqua glo but brighter? aqua glo is the one that has a red pink tinge to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 powerglos have the same tinge but are much, much brighter. I use them. I think I know what an aquaglo is - sort of like the one in the aquaone tanks. I like those tubes, but they are dull - I think. I'd go powerglos. They make your fish look nice. Real nice. Have a look on TM for those tubes. maybe the seller still has some. I think it was a discus seller-breeder who had them too. maybe vincent... not 100% sure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted May 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 yeah i asw them those lights artificially colour though it was very very red power glos i got a good deal $30 each. so im buying 4 of them. lasts ages! i just tried it out. i had an old arcadia freshwater in my rtg tank. i loved it to my discus tank. look sgood! brighter! brings more life to the tank and the green looks greener:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 We run powerglos on all our shop tanks, and its all i use on my own tanks now. They are reaaaaaly good you definately notice the difference if changing from a standard bulb thats supplied with most light hoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 what colours in particular are you trying to bring out? if its a range of colurs rather than just mainly red or mainly blue look for a bulb with a high CRI (colour rendition index ) as it will bring up the biggest range of colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted May 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 ok what is power glo? is that a good rendition index? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 It is a specifically formulated tube that peaks at the red and blue wavelength. so yes, high CRI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 cant seem to find the cri anywhere for any of the glo tubes o0nly information sugessting that life glo has the higher cri . i would say it would be decent enough they peak in red and blue spectra so good for plants and good to bring out colours in some discus. i have a powerglo t8 on my golfish tank but i dont like the pink colour the other tube is a philips graphica which has a very high cri at 98 (out of possible 100) this tubes a bit yellow on its own but combined with the powerglo really brings out the colours of the goldfish and the plastic plants i would probabably go a combination of life glo and power glo so you dont get the pink coloured light so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 if your powerglo is pink, it is over 9months old. new; they are very purpely but do not make your tank look either pink nor purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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