richms Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Seems that angel237 on TM has a lot of cheap fittings for sale, has anyone bought any and stuck them in a hood? they seem a bargain compared with bunnings/ideal ones so am a bit wary before I go jumping in and getting a few. Also how long is a 30 watt tube? I havent seen them around, usually its 18 or 36w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 I have 4ft light hoods that come with a 30W bulb. They're also adjustable to fit larger and smaller bulbs. I have a wooden hood that came with two sets of double 48" standard flouro light fittings. Works just fine, but they're getting a bit of rust on them as time passes on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richms Posted February 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 Silly me, 30 watts is 3 foot - I think I will get a couple of these and give them a go. I have had 2 thorn fittings where the ballasts have cooked up and gone open circuit so I'm hesitant about cheap fittings now, but at the price I guess I can take the risk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted February 5, 2006 Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 how much are they going for?? do you have a link?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richms Posted February 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... d=47014392 was offered to me for 22.50 - i need to get some for my 5.5 foot tank so I was thinking of the shorter ones and putting 2 end to end since it seems that 5 foot tubes are silly money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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