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tetratech Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003	I'm curious how long FP members have been using their bulbs on their planted tanks. Please select one of the choices and tell us if you have seen any affects on the plants from using old bulbs or when you replace with new bulbs. My Scapes
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Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Voted for old enough to need a rocking chair and dentures Okay not really....over a year old closeing in on two years and I do know they need to be changed. I dont have massive ammounts of algae, just annoying hard if not impossible to get rid of algae ! ^_^[hr width='40%'] "in any case, chocolate is hardly a rare comodity." said Chaos. "There are planets covered in the stuff" REALLY? "Indeed." IT MIGHT BE BEST, said Death, IF NEWS LIKE THAT DID NOT GET ABOUT. ~ Theif of Time [link=Terry Pratchett]http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/" style="COLOR: #EB4288[/link]
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sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	That's a bit hard to vote. The regular fluorescent fixture probably needs the first bulb replaced because it was the first fixture I put on a planted tank over a year ago. In that time I only replaced the back bulb for a different spectrum. The 2 bulbs in the compact fluorescent fixture are close to a year and the other 2 less than a month but compact fluorescents don't degrade like regular bulbs so I don't plan to replace them until they go out.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	My current bulbs are about four months old. I replace them once a year. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
bensaf Fish Master Posts: 1978 Kudos: 1315 Registered: 08-Apr-2004	About one year I think I've had the current set. Depends on the type of bulb being used. Normal flourescents will dim and probably should be changed every 6 months or so. Power compacts are more stable and can probably go 'til they burn out. I tend to change them every year or so so I don't get caught out with a bulb dying and no replacement. If the bulb is still working when I change it out I keep it for back up, never know when a power surge or something might unexpectantly blow a bulb, nice to have a replacement always on hand, as you recently found out Some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue. Remember that age and treachery will always triumph over youth and ability.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	6-9 months I replace my AquaGlos every 6 months on average. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:44
jake Fish Addict Posts: 594 Kudos: 875 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Mar-2004	I change my compact fluorescents out once a year.. not because I have to but because I'm bored with the coloration and want to try something different usually. I always save the old, yet not blown bulbs.
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