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	light for 5 all glass gall mini bow
devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	I have a 5 gallon minibow, the one sold by all glass as a kit... it still has the original light that came with it that is terrible. its not flourescent... can anybody who has this tank setup suggest what i can replace the light with? will the fixture be compatible with any flourescents?
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Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	All glass sells spiral flourescent screw in bulbs for incandescent light fixtures. Clicky me!! click on mini compact Last edited by Fallout at 20-Mar-2005 08:01
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devon7 Big Fish Posts: 475 Kudos: 356 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-Aug-2004	oh sweet! looks like its good for plants, too.
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Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Stop by home depot. Look for the brand "commercial electric" Look for the one in the blue package marked "daylight" great for plants. ^_^ [hr width='40%']"I'm alright, I'm alright It only hurts when I breathe"
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kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	I have the same tank, and I found you have to go and look at the screw-in CF bulbs... I don't remember the brand I got, but you have to make sure the bulb is THIN. If you get the normal sized ones, it won't fit in the plastic shield. The bulb was like nine bucks for a single bulb and it JUST fits in the shield. Works well, though. I have small crypts, anubias and java fern in there and they're all growing nicely. As I remember, the bulb I have is 15 watts and two inches wide at the base. Actually, lemme go peek... GE BIAX (tm) Electronic 15W 120/127VAC 50/60Hz 280 mA FLE15TT3/827 That's what it says on the bulb. Kitten attached this image: ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
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Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	or you could do that.
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Cory_Di Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 7953 Kudos: 2917 Votes: 25 Registered: 19-Dec-2002	I wonder if that 10w mini compact will fit in my 2.5 gal minibow. It uses a 25w tubular. It says small aquariums, but doesn't qualify it.
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djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	What's wrong with the light fixture? I have the same setup and I like it. I just buy normal 15 watt bulbs at the LFS. - DJ :88)
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kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Because the normal bulbs it comes with are incandescent, not fluourescent. Incandescent bulbs give off heat and don't do jack for plants. Plus, they cost more money to run. shrugs By putting in a screw in fluourescent, you're saving money on the electric bill and giving live plants the light they can use. ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
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djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	Don't they sell flourescent the same size as the incandescent? I had the same fixture and I alwasy bought flourescent. The pet store lady asked me what the tank was for, I said fish, so she said she would give me flourescent. It comes in 2 colors, blue and clear. And I know it was flourescent becasue the incandescent were like $15 and the flourescent were $3 and I always paied $3. - DJ :88)
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Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	It comes in 2 colors, blue and clear. yep, incandescent. They're cheap (you're overpaying by about a dollar by the way) and they're smaller than the flourescents. Also, flourescents don't come in different colours, per se. Sorry dOOd
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djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	wait, so the $15 ones were flourescent? I thought flourescent cost less than incandescent. Anyway, I didn't have any temperature proflems. I haven't had the tank in a while, so I can't remember the exact temperature, but it always stayed in the 75 - 80 range. But I guess plans are a different story. However, in a smaller tank, I'm not sure if you would need anything special for plants. - DJ :88)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
FishyCharacter Hobbyist Posts: 129 Kudos: 132 Votes: 1 Registered: 14-May-2004	http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=9870&N=2004+113179 There are different color combos available too.
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