Triple tube by All-Glass any good?

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I will probably be ordering this triple tube florescent light by All-Glass to put on my new 55 gallon tank.

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Will I have so much light that I'll grow algea like crazy, or is that a factor?
 
4' T-12's are 40w, 4' T-8's are 32w each. They're nice fixtures as fluorescent tubes come in so many differant kelvin ratings the possibility's are endless as far as bulb combo's are concerned and differant color combonations can completly change the look of the tank.
 
tre8160 said:
4' T-8's are 32w each. They're nice fixtures as fluorescent tubes come in so many different kelvin ratings the possibilities are endless as far as bulb combos are concerned and different color combinations can completly change the look of the tank.
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Ok, they are 32W each. :read:

That equates to nearly 2 watts per gallon on a fairly tall tank. Sounds just about right from what I've heard.

Are you saying that it is not necessary to use three matching tubes? That I can mix and match? Are there ballast problems when you mix and match?
 
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I just put one of these over my 37g tank. It looks amazing with the 9200K bulb it comes with.
All-Glass HO Compact
 
In my experience, All-glass makes quality products. I have a power compact fluorescent strip from them. That 3 tube fixture should give you a good amount of light for growing plants. You may even want to consider adding CO2.
 
Nope no problems with mixing bulbs. They come in alot of colors (kelvin temp) the bottom of the spectrum say 4000k would be quite yellow 6500k would get more white 10,000k would be whitish blue and 20,000k would be more bluish white. Then of course you have Actinic (blue) which makes anything with blue look great. I use a mix of 10k and actinic on my cichlid tank, I really like that combo, but what's pleasing to my eye my not be to yours. Just play around with some differant combos till you find one you like. Also you might look at doing just a twin strip if your not getting into plants at 2wpg without anything competing for nutrients you could have algae issues.
 
It will work grea. I have a double strip light that i dnt use anymore. The only thing that I would offer is that u can by compact flourescents with more wattage, that last longer for the same price as a triple tube.
 
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