CatatonicBug
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Ok, I just thought of something here in my basement, but I need your opinions on the idea. I am all about cutting corners to save money, and I like to build things, especially wood and electrical, so I thought of a possible inexpensive lighting solution.
The big rage for home lighting now is the CFL bulbs, with the spiraled element that screws into a standard light socket. I mistakenly bought a set of 2 of these, with a 6500K rating, and the light is horrible in my house, but just might work for an aquarium! Each bulb is 26 watts, and I have a 47g tank, so if I could arrange a set of 4 small standard light sockets under a DIY hood with a reflector, do you think that would be a good light source for my tank? I looked at ballasts and stuff to make a T8 fixture, and Home Depot doesn't sell anything higher than a 5000K T5 bulb, so I thought I'd look at this as a possibility. What do you all think?
The big rage for home lighting now is the CFL bulbs, with the spiraled element that screws into a standard light socket. I mistakenly bought a set of 2 of these, with a 6500K rating, and the light is horrible in my house, but just might work for an aquarium! Each bulb is 26 watts, and I have a 47g tank, so if I could arrange a set of 4 small standard light sockets under a DIY hood with a reflector, do you think that would be a good light source for my tank? I looked at ballasts and stuff to make a T8 fixture, and Home Depot doesn't sell anything higher than a 5000K T5 bulb, so I thought I'd look at this as a possibility. What do you all think?
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