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isaac newton
04-10-2003, 6:47 PM
Are the common twist compact floresent Normal output or High Output (compact floresent that are used to replace normal incandesent fixtures) .. I just bought A incandesent hood and put in 2 15 watt CF for my 10 gall tank.. How often should i replace them?

carpguy
04-10-2003, 8:50 PM
Compact Flourescent aren't NO or HO, they're their own animal. The wpg thing is (roughly) for flourescents in general. A 36w CF is 18" long, a 40w NO bulb is 48" long, but the light per watt is similar.

I had a tremendously hard time grasping this -- one night I wound up playing pool with a lighting designer in a bar… this stuff follows me around too much :rolleyes:

Reflectors, restrike, kelvin, etc…