Just wondering on different light bulbs for fish tanks

Britt20

Britt20

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I'm soon going to need bulbs for my fish tank. Is there a specific brand or type of bulb that is good to use or are they all the same. I was looking on petsmarts website and saw that they had

AQUA-GLO® Fluorescent Bulbs by Hagen
from $8.99

POWER-GLO® Fluorescent Bulbs by Hagen
from $10.99

MARINE-GLO Marine Fluorescent Aquarium Bulbs by Hagen
from $10.99

SUN-GLO® Fluorescent Bulbs by Hagen
from $8.99


Marina Incandescent Showcase Bulbs by Hagen from $1.99.



any of these any good. In my first tank I had colored bulbs and they seemed to loose their color and brightness quickly.

Any recommendations on bulbs? Not sure what Im looking for though. Just wanting recommendations.

Thanks
 
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Britt20 said:
I actually dont know what type I have right now since I got the tank used and they seem to not have a name on them. Fake plants in my tank for now.
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Can you measure the bulb diameter (it is flourescent, right?)
 
Britt20 said:
AQUA-GLO® Fluorescent Bulbs by Hagen
from $8.99

POWER-GLO® Fluorescent Bulbs by Hagen
from $10.99

MARINE-GLO Marine Fluorescent Aquarium Bulbs by Hagen
from $10.99

SUN-GLO® Fluorescent Bulbs by Hagen
from $8.99

Marina Incandescent Showcase Bulbs by Hagen from $1.99.
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AFAIK: 1st 4 are all fluorescent available in different lengths, t8, (maybe) t5, t12. Marine-glo is actinic, gives off very blue/violet shades of light. Marina Incandescent is a screw-in, not compatible w/ any fluorescent fixture.

Sun, Power & Aqua would probably be better for planted tanks in general - my guess is that sun-glo would be the closest to the 6500-6700K range, but that's a guess. I think the marine-glo will also grow plants, but it is quite blue... the others are whiter.
 
Since you have fake plants like me, I'd go with the Aqua-Glo. I like the way it looks.
 
Rallysman said:
Can you measure the bulb diameter (it is flourescent, right?)
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outside diameter is about an 1 1/2 inches and the its about 4 inches long with two bulbs in tank.

I don't believe that they are the fluorescent (sp?) bulbs
 
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well I just looked at some bigger pictures of those AQUA-GLO® Fluorescent Bulbs by Hagen and it seems that they wont fit into my tank since I have two bulbs in the hood. Is there a different type of bulb that is just as good and that will fit so I dont have to make them fit or get a new hood?


This is similar to what is in tank now: http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0002AQMQY.01-A9P1KZBSDQIPK._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg


but I dont believe that they are the aquaglo in tank now its probably some no name brand or something
 
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