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Hey just curious if this was a good deal?Probally gonna cost 65.99 plus shipping, As well would i be able to upgrade the bulbs as well with the daylight bulbs from the hardware store?
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sorry heres the link again
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-2006-Jebo-Alloy-Aquarium-Light-2-x-Arc-40W-34_W0QQitemZ7709513129QQcategoryZ46314QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://www.jebo.com.cn/html/under-s.html

here is a link to the home page for your light... it might give you more info about the product...

55G Planted tank thread
19G Container Pond
[IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric

Whats the difference between a power compact hood and the other one i have linked, any personal preferences between the power compact and normal hoods?

Donkynutz,

As most of the time, it all depends.

What is your purpose for getting a new light? If it is used to grow plants better then I would suggest you get a Power Compact (PC) Strip Light. You will outgrow the 40W that this hood is providing. How big is your tank?

Basically, PCs pack more wattage in the same size and as such you can get a higher wpg which will help your plants (up to a certain point, namely above 2 wpg, when you should also add CO2).

If your purpose is simply to look at your fishies then this light should be just fine (if your tank is not too large).

Can you place hardware store bulbs in it? I don’t know, some hoods seem not to allow that switch based on socket configuration.

Personally, and that is just my feeling, JEBO is not of the best quality.

Hope this helps,

Ingo

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yeah that def helped, is there any specific brands i should be looking for? im looking for a light for plants i have a 75 gallon high 36" long, looking to be able to grow low level to mid level plants w/o co2, but will be planning to add co2 in less than a half year, any suggestions greatly appreciated, as well how many watts should i be looking for?
Thanx in advance

Donkynutz,

Given that you plan to add CO2 in 6 months, I would basically recommend you wait until then with a new light.

Or do you need it right now? Do you have plants already?

Your tank is going to require quite a lot of light to give plants at the bottom a chance to grow effectively.

What are the other dimensons, besides 36" long?

Ingo

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Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club

36long, 18" width and 24" tall, and yes it is moderatly planted right now, with lace java fern, normal java fern, Amazon swords here is a link with my tank and most of the plants i had alot given to me so i dont really know the names. http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a250/Donkynutz/tank.jpg
Really my main goal is too get some different coloured plants except for green plants to break the colours up but for the most part from what ive read, the red plants are mid to mid to high light. And the co2 might be comming a lil quicker than i thought, just ran across some extra cash.
Thanx for all your help and advice