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The 30" takes the 24" bulbs, as it lists it as taking 2x24w bulbs, if it took the 30" bulbs it would be listed as 2x31w.
30in 2Bulbs fixtures
30in 2Bulbs fixtures
The 30" takes the 24" bulbs, as it lists it as taking 2x24w bulbs, if it took the 30" bulbs it would be listed as 2x31w.
30in 2Bulbs fixtures
jetajockey said:I don't know of any coupons, not sure if they run promos like that but it's probably worth a google anyway. No clue on the bulbs, I've seen them on ebay pretty cheap but that's the limit of my experience with them.
You might want to see if they give a discount if you get the fixture only and get your own bulbs, if your plan was to replace the bulb right away anyhow.
You could also tell them your plan, they might have some or a supplier for those particular bulbs.
jetajockey said:Personally I'd go with the 6500ks I like the color better and they are supposedly better for plant growth. This obviously depends on the spectrum but generally a 6500k bulb is one geared towards growing plants.
This is a long read but it really breaks down the lighting stuff.
Aquarium Lighting; Reef, Planted Light Information. PAR, Bulb, Watt, Kelvin, Nanometers, MH, LED.
Saltair said:I just traded emails with him about this same light. I think I am going with the 30" and just set it right on the hood. He seemed to think that would work fine. How did things work out with the bulbs? I noted on the site blue, 20,000 or 10,000 as the only options. I sent an email asking if I can get 6700 and 10,000.
Saltair said:I have a 29 gallon that has been running for a little over a year. I had a few plants in it, but wasn't paying that much attention to them I just like the idea of natural plants. Everything but the Java Fern eventually died off so I bought a plant package that was supposed to work with my stock lighting. It was quicly apparent that that was not going to be the case so I bout a Aqualight with two 18W T5 bulbs. It was inexpensive and working well until it melted on my tank a couple days ago. I am hoping the 48W T5HO wont b too much. I am going for the low end of Medium. I dont want to get more complex than dosing Flourish.
Saltair said:I am using a hood and the tank is 30". Not having a hood isn't really an option for me. I Figured I might be getting too much light, but like you said also figured it was easier to cut down the output of the light, than end up with something that wasn't enough. The Aqualight was pretty good with 2X18W T5's, but I dont want to see another one melt, and the FNI seemed like a good fixture at a good price.
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