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Subject Author Date Fluorescent light tubes gargoyle47 07-25-2008  Re: Fluorescent light tubes Pete C 07-25-2008  Re: Fluorescent light tubes gargoyle47 07-25-2008  Re: Fluorescent light tubes Pete C 07-25-2008  Re: Fluorescent light tubes gargoyle47 07-26-2008  Re: Fluorescent light tubes Pete C 07-26-2008  Re: Fluorescent light tubes gargoyle47 07-28-2008  Re: Fluorescent light tubes Pete C 07-28-2008
Posted by Pete C on July 26, 2008, 1:48 pm Please log in for more thread options gargoyle47 wrote: >> gargoyle47 wrote: >>> Thanks. >> >>> I am making my own DIY hood for a small tank. Now I know how much >>> clearance I need to allow for. >> >> I see. Allow for tube, plus enough room to put caps on pins, + a bit >> for luck :) >> -- >> Pete C >> London UK > > The tank is a Clear-Seal one and measures only 16" x 8 x 8. Clear-Seal > do manufacture metal hoods for tanks of this size, but as they are not > normally stocked by retailers they work out prohibitevly expensive as > they are subject to special orders from wholesalers. By the time the > wholesalers and then retailers have added on their markup, the hoods > can cost double their original price. > > So I have managed to construct a lamp holder out of some steel piping, > cut in half. > > As the tank is so shallow, I think that T8 is sufficient and T5 may be > too bright. > > I was originally going to opt for an Arcadia Original Tropical > 15" (14w) T8 fluorescent tube. However, following your advice, I may > now opt for a 12" (8W) T8 tube. As far as I can see after Googling, your tank should have had a hood supplied, for an inc. price of £37.95 -- Pete C London UK Posted by gargoyle47 on July 28, 2008, 8:34 am Please log in for more thread options > gargoyle47 wrote: > > Thanks. > > > I am making my own DIY hood for a small tank. Now I know how much > > clearance I need to allow for. > > I see. Allow for tube, plus enough room to put caps on pins, + a bit for > luck :) > -- > Pete C > London UK I assume that an Arcadia original tropical 12" (8W) T8 fluorescent tube can be used with a starter rated for a 18" (15W) tube, that is, high-rating started can be used for a lower-rating tube (but not the reverse, which would strain the starter or not work at all)? Posted by Pete C on July 28, 2008, 11:53 am Please log in for more thread options gargoyle47 wrote: >> gargoyle47 wrote: >>> Thanks. >> >>> I am making my own DIY hood for a small tank. Now I know how much >>> clearance I need to allow for. >> >> I see. Allow for tube, plus enough room to put caps on pins, + a bit >> for luck :) >> -- >> Pete C >> London UK > > I assume that an Arcadia original tropical 12" (8W) T8 fluorescent > tube can be used with a starter rated for a 18" (15W) tube, that is, > high-rating started can be used for a lower-rating tube (but not the > reverse, which would strain the starter or not work at all)? My guess...........and that's all it is.............is no. What you're talking about is a combined choke/started unit, not just a starter. I reckon sommat would go fizz bang! -- Pete C London UK Similar Threads Posted Failed light uinit on Rio 180 July 31, 2008, 11:00 am Juwel Light, Any managed to Open and Repair March 28, 2007, 11:39 pm Where can we get Light bulbs for Rena Maxi Aquarium? March 30, 2005, 7:14 am