liberator123
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I have the aqueon fuorescent delux 20 inch hood fixture (has the 18inch t8 full spectrum bulbs).
That is obviously not enough now that I have decided on keeping plants such as byxia japonica or Hemianthus callitrichoides (dwarf baby tears).
I am in a limited budget and i really don't want to dish out $70+ for lights.
I have a few choices of making, but I am not sure it will work. Btw, I am planning on a diy yeast CO2 system. This is a 10 gallon 12 inch high.
1. Will Single t5no or single t5ho work? will it generate enough light for high plants? Ive read many mixed things about t5ho vs t5no about efficiency, but none really answered my question about lighting for high plants.
2. Is it possible to keep the t8 fixture I have and just use a converter for a t5no? or will that change the lighting's efficiency?
3. Will I have to change the ballast to use t5?
3. Has anyone ever used t8 LED lights before? They look like fluorescent tubes, but it has LEDs inside... How do they work? do you need a totally different gear (does it even use ballasts?) can I just "edit" the t8 fixture I have? (i saw these tubes going from $40-60)
Long question Short:
Is there anything I can do with my single t8 fixture so it can produce enough lighting for high lights... can i convert it to single t5ho or t5no or t8 LED? Or would I need to just ditch it and get something like finnex fugeray? (which is my last resort...)
That is obviously not enough now that I have decided on keeping plants such as byxia japonica or Hemianthus callitrichoides (dwarf baby tears).
I am in a limited budget and i really don't want to dish out $70+ for lights.
I have a few choices of making, but I am not sure it will work. Btw, I am planning on a diy yeast CO2 system. This is a 10 gallon 12 inch high.
1. Will Single t5no or single t5ho work? will it generate enough light for high plants? Ive read many mixed things about t5ho vs t5no about efficiency, but none really answered my question about lighting for high plants.
2. Is it possible to keep the t8 fixture I have and just use a converter for a t5no? or will that change the lighting's efficiency?
3. Will I have to change the ballast to use t5?
3. Has anyone ever used t8 LED lights before? They look like fluorescent tubes, but it has LEDs inside... How do they work? do you need a totally different gear (does it even use ballasts?) can I just "edit" the t8 fixture I have? (i saw these tubes going from $40-60)
Long question Short:
Is there anything I can do with my single t8 fixture so it can produce enough lighting for high lights... can i convert it to single t5ho or t5no or t8 LED? Or would I need to just ditch it and get something like finnex fugeray? (which is my last resort...)