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	Strip light compatibility?
Ethan14 Big Fish Posts: 312 Kudos: 339 Votes: 18 Registered: 06-Jul-2005	Can I put powerful strip lights such as very high output fluorescent strip lights in a standard hood that came with a tank?
Posted 19-Nov-2006 22:09
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Do you mean can you replace the bulb with a VHO bulb? If so, no, it wont work. It will burn the bulb out or the light strip. If you mean can you replace the ballast fixture with a VHO ballast inside the hood, I dont see why not. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 19-Nov-2006 23:08
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	Also if you put a higher output ballast and bulbs in an existing hood you do have to watch out for overheating. Some of those setups can produce quite a bit of heat and require fans to be installed to keep them cool. Mine was so hot it kept melting the glue holding the handles onto the top of the glass. You do have to replace the ballast to use higher watt bulbs. You can't just stick different bulbs into the same setup.
Posted 19-Nov-2006 23:57
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Not fully understanding why you are wanting to do this I would be extremly against it reasons being. If the lighting fixture was made for a particular light all the electrical bits and pieces just would not take that extra power/load required for those strong lights. Also the heating would become a big danger. Finally it could easly blow an electrical circut and cause a fire. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 20-Nov-2006 02:41
Ethan14 Big Fish Posts: 312 Kudos: 339 Votes: 18 Registered: 06-Jul-2005	Edited by ethan14 Yeah I meant replacing the bulb sorry. I guess that option is ruled out. I'll just get a double strip light instead. Thanks for the help.
Posted 20-Nov-2006 04:54
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	Look into: t-5 fixtures or Power Compacts if you want more light on your tank. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 20-Nov-2006 14:55


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