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01-08-2008, 02:59 AM | #1 |
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T5 HO light tube Replace regularly?
Hi guys do you all replace ur light tube after 6 months? or whenver you all feel like changing? Expensive wor one 6500k Osram.
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01-08-2008, 01:57 PM | #2 |
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mine PL tubes are already 3 years old.. :P
I will change when they don't light up. one thing to consider is to have a ceiling light to be the same as your planted tank, so after 6 months you take out, you can use it for your living room or bed room after that oh my! now I think of converting my aquarium lights to 55W PL !!! so that my bedrooms, living rooms and kitchen can use the recycled tube! |
01-08-2008, 02:40 PM | #3 |
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Yup, I'm doing the same thing as bro fireblade. This the 6mths, 9mths thingy is a sales gimmick. May be true, may be false...let's leave it to the mythbusters. But at home my plants are telling me tat they're green and healthy from my ... I forgot when I last changed them tubes.
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02-08-2008, 02:11 AM | #4 |
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any T5 bros wanna share their experience?
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13-08-2008, 10:34 AM | #5 |
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Orsam t5 ho .80watts /8k and 10k mixture of tube 6 pcs.ballest german brand.custom made.t5 lightset.6 light tube last me for about a year .before both of the side blacken.on for 12hrs daily.another tank with 54watts 8pcs tube 2 set of t5ho china brand.about 4mths only light tube blacken and some blow by itself.and follow by ballest spoilt.
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