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- From: denise@pprg.eece.unm.edu (Denise J. Richards)
- Subject: Re: Fluorescent lights: equivalent types?
- Message-ID: <atlq-7@lynx.unm.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 21:10:07 GMT
- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
- References: <pflugrat.722010055@xray1.cshl.org>
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- In article <pflugrat.722010055@xray1.cshl.org> pflugrat@cshl.org (Jim Pflugrath) writes:
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- >Can some knowledgable person summarize which brands and models of
- >fluorescent lights are essentially equivalent in spectrum/function/purpose?
- >
- >For example, is the PennPlax Natur-lux the same as a Vita-Lite? Both
- >claim to be "natural light". And is the PennPlax aquari-lux the same
- >as other so called "plant" lights like Gro-Lux?
- >
- >Jim
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- I would like to see the above also, but in addition someone
- who knows who knows how the color the light will affect
- tank appearance. I had two 18 inch triton bulbs on my 55 gal tank
- and was pleased with the appearance and colors in my tank.
- When one blew out, I bought vita-lites by mail order and hate
- them, they give the whole tank a green appearance which looks
- BAD. YUCK. I don't know whether to get rid of the bulbs and get
- some more tritons or will adding another light strip with a bulb
- that emits another color cancel out the green? I was thinking
- of adding more light since I want lots of plants.
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- Lighting experts please help...
-
- I am not the above, I am the below...
- --Marsha
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