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Aquarist Forums => Equipment / DIY => Topic started by: dpatte on March 13, 2007, 11:27:11 PM

Title: lighting
Post by: dpatte on March 13, 2007, 11:27:11 PM
I bought a few odyssea lights last year and have had nothing but problems with them - including one small fire. None of them work properly anymore.

Someone said that it may have been that they where too hot, and should have been mounted on legs a few inches above my tank.

But I really dont like the look of lights suspended a few inches above the glass due to light reflection - and what the point of bright lights if you cant have them near the water - i hate wasting that energy.

Anyway - i need new lights - and I've always been happy with all-glass compact flourescent strip lights, which sit right on the tank.

- who currently sells these in ottawa for a reasonable price?

- are there other manufacturers CF lights that are reasonably priced and also sit right on the tank, and who carries those?

Im looking to buy a 6 ft, a 5 ft, and two 4 ft lights.
Title: Re: lighting
Post by: artw on March 14, 2007, 07:19:25 AM
I highly recommend Currents, I got both of mine from marineandreef.com.
Title: Re: lighting
Post by: sniggir on March 14, 2007, 08:25:29 AM
I recomend building them...but that is just me... also I like the coralife lights.. but current is cheaper for sure