cheap lights?

Hey. What lighting would you guys suggest I get for my 3 60l tanks. not to expensive but also not crappy lighting. I was thinking of building my own LED lights but i cant find any LEDs ect. Something i can put on my canopy.

 

If you have plastic canopies and looking for a cheap option then get a few energy saver bulbs. The colour temperature is not exactly perfect for plants, but it works I have done this before. Try get the biggest ones that will fit without hanging too close to the water.

 

agreed, try to find some in the "daylight" range or those that have a 6400K or 6500K rating.

 

http://www.tropicalaquarium.co.za/showthread.php?t=1202
that thread might help

 

Good thread that... I must say I have two normal el-cheapo (granted they claim they are for plant growth) 20w Fluro Tubes with ballasts lighting my 3ft tank which is heavily planted and my plants a growing at a rate of knots (this may also be down to the indirect sunlight that the tank recieves from my bay window)...

Although saying that if I had to redo my lighting I would most likely go for those CFL bulbs as they sound the business...

 

so i went down to makro and bought a philips genie bulb 18W and im impressed by effect it gives off.

i personally prefer it to the daylight tube i had before it

 

The brightest lamp that is on the market at the moment is an Osram "SkyWhite" i have 4 in my 1.5m and my plants are going wild.....

 

Hi Jag
is this the 9.000 odd k light still cant find any here or they nearly R100

 

I have also looked for these everywhere. Every1 knows what I am looking for, but they don't keep it as stock. The K@k thing then is that Osram is not prepared to sell loose globes to the shop, so I'd have to buy a box of 25! Not going to happen at R60+ p/tube

 

Lamphouse in Linbro Park. They definitely sell loose but i'm not sure if they sell T8 version of the SkyWhite

 

Try any of your electrical wholsalers, or specialist lighting stores, I work for an electrical wholesaler, so it's easy for me...... Alternately if you have a friend that is an electrician, ask them where they get their supplies.

Th problem is that they just dont do so well in the post.....