Check out the price on these 4ft T5 fixtures...

[Engloid]

I was searching craigslist and found these:http://www.greenlightingwholesale.com/high-bay-fixtures/fluorescent-high-bays/t5-highbays.html
Not a bad price for t5 fixtures. I'm definitely tempted, but may hold out till I can get some LED's.

 

[CoryC]

no reflectors. depreciates your light with a comperable fixture with reflectors by like 15%. couple years of bulbs and electricity and you can buy a couple led fixtures. LED all the way. you're handy. it's cheap to build one.

 

[Engloid]

no reflectors. depreciates your light with a comperable fixture with reflectors by like 15%. couple years of bulbs and electricity and you can buy a couple led fixtures. LED all the way. you're handy. it's cheap to build one.

I thought one of the pages said they had reflectors that utilized 95% of all light created.

I'm not so sure I guy into the bulb-changing stuff. I think it's about like oil changes in cars...the people that tell you do do it every 3000-5000 miles are the ones that are selling you the product/service. That said, I do eventually want to go to LED's so I don't have to change any at all, and heat output is lower. My tank hit 84 degrees last night. I lost my big hippo tang. I don't think heat was high enough to cause it though....just coincidence. I've since unplugged a few powerheads (down to just two), cut my light cycle by an hour, and discovered I had a 300w heater that was still running, and a 250w that was suspect, but I can't get to it to feel it. I unplugged all my heaters.

On a side note....I have three Eheim 300w heaters. They have a warranty, and the box says to return them to the dealer or go to their website. Do the LFS's just swap them out or what?

 

[Pappy]

I'd be interested to know why these fixtures are so cheap. Generally too good to be true always is.

On the hippo that sux. But I think def a coincidence. Lost my Ac and for 3 days my fowlr was 88 degrees. Happy healthy fish can withstand a lot ime.

 

[Engloid]

I'd be interested to know why these fixtures are so cheap. Generally too good to be true always is.

On the hippo that sux. But I think def a coincidence. Lost my Ac and for 3 days my fowlr was 88 degrees. Happy healthy fish can withstand a lot ime.

Yeah the hippo was about 6in...looked perfectly healthy.

The lights....many things are sold at higher prices due to marketing. Just look at programmable power strips. Put a pet company name on them and they cost more than the ones at lowes.com but they are the same thing.

 

[Gladfelter]

I came home and one of my Mocha clowns died. And it was the female too. Well ill prob just trade him in and get a nice set. Wonder if Seth still has his two pair lol

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