lighting

[orangecrushv]

i have an incan hood and was planning on getting some compact flourescent bulbs to screw in as a replacement, but the bulbs are a bit too wide once i try and put the light section of the hood back on the rest of the hood... any suggestions to remedy the problem?

-rich

 

[Orion]

Do you meen that the light strip will not fit back down onto the top of the hood? Thats the way that I took it. If so I would try to find something to prop the lights up some giving it enough room.

 

[orangecrushv]

yeah, thats exactly what i meant.... the strip now bulges down a bit too far, and the bulbs would press against the glass-plexiglass opening on the hood....

-rich

 

[depthC]

I had the same problem with my new 10g tank, so i went to Walmart and checked out their bulbs because they are cheap and I found a pack of two that were a lot more slim then the one i had previously. The pack of 2 costs almost $10 and they are 20w a piece. So check out your local Walmart and see if those will be small enough.

- depthC

 

[orangecrushv]

the 20 watt ones did not fit, had to settle for 2, 15 watt bulbs, hopefully the 30 watts on 10 gallons will suffice

-rich

 

[depthC]

Yeah the 30watts will be suffice for your 10g tank. I bought a 14w bulb and it was a lot larger then the 20w bulb i found at Walmart. Maybe you havent found the right 20w made by lights of america or there was an even smaller bulb you needed and got?

- depthC

 

[orangecrushv]

the only 20 watt ones that wal-mart and target had were too big, but they were GE brand not the brand you mentioned...

-rich

 

[dgodwin]

For a short while I did the same thing on my thirty and had the same problem. I just took two blocks of wood and set them at the ends of the fixture, to raise it up about an inch. You can try and do that. Additionally, I'd recommend some daylight balanced bulbs. Home Depot sells some 6500k bulbs (daylight) for $7.96 They are 19w (i think) I'm currrently using one as part of a photosynthesis experiment with my 7th graders. Looks a lot better than the warm (aka yellow) bulbs that are mostly available.

 

[catfishmike]

there is a pc light you can buy to fit in a incadesent hood they are made by all-glass aquarium and they are 10 watts.not the most but they seem to work for me.i think they are rated at 5600kor 6500k(i can't remember everything)you can get them at bigal's for $8 approx.