Soothing Shrimp Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Anyone know where to get florescent daylight bulbs that are the equivalent of less than 40w? CharlesWex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 You mean like a standard 48 inch bi-pin fluorescent which is less than 40 watts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Like a regular screw in bulb base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Did you try lowes of home depot? If you cant find it there we actually have a light bulb store here and I wouldn't mind looking for ya... Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Lowest I can find at Lowes, Menards or Homedepot is 40w daylight florescent equivalent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Ill check at bulbs plus this weekend for ya they have allot of odd stuff Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunarValkyrie Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 http://www.amazon.com/OttLite-25ED12R-Edison-Swirl-Bulb/dp/B002X7XEYM/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1403495432&sr=8-27&keywords=25w+bulb Would that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 walmart. GE daylight 6500 k cfl bulbs will fit in a standard hood. that is what i have been using for the last 6 years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 "The output of a 25 watt OttLite bulb is roughly equivalent to that of a 100 watt incandescent bulb." Nope. I'm already using a 40w equivalent and it is too much for how long I leave it on all day. http://www.amazon.com/OttLite-25ED12R-Edison-Swirl-Bulb/dp/B002X7XEYM/ref=sr_1_27?ie=UTF8&qid=1403495432&sr=8-27&keywords=25w+bulb Would that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 i normally get the 10 or 13 watt bulbs soothing. why are you looking for a lower watt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 i just went and checked all my bulbs i have 1 13w and the others are 15w. i only buy GE daylight bulbs. all are cfl bulbs and i have the 15w bulbs on a 5 gal and a 1.5 gal cube. no algae issues. the 1.5 cube is a betta tank in the kids room and she leaves the lights on 10-12 hours a day. the other tank i have a 15w on is my tb tank and i normally have it on 14 hours a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 I get very bad hair algae because of how long I leave the lights on. I may have to switch to soft whites, but I really really hate those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 i never have hair algae and i leave lights on way longer than alot of people. ive even left some of them on for days at a time lol. bri likes to leave her betta light on (15 watt cfl ge daylight. 1.5 gal tank) all weekend when she goes to stay with her grandma. i will get green spot but not hair. how much sunlight are they getting? the only time i had a hair algae prob is when i had an endler tank and it got a fair bit of indirect sunlight along with the daylight bulbs. are you sure its hair and not clado algae? do you have moss balls in the tank or have you had them in any tank? when it likes a tank it looks alot like hair algae and impossible to get rid of. i had it in a 20 and had to tear down a tank and bleach it and the substrate to get rid of it. can you post a pic of your algae tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 Can you raise the light? Or put something like a screen over the tank? Or cut down the hours? By the way, >40W means "greater than 40W" which confused me at first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 "...hair and not clado algae?" Not sure at all. Looks stringy and overtakes the moss and expands in to the tank if I let it go too far. No moss balls. "By the way, >40W means "greater than 40W" which confused me at first." Well crud. Sorry about that. The alligator eats the bigger and the point points to the smaller number, right? Ie. 5 > 4 I always get confused when there's a single number. I maybe should have written it like this? < 5 Either way, I need "less than 40 watt" daylight equivalent florescent bulb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 I use a 14 watt cfl on my betta tank I get them outa reptil section at petsmart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 yeah, but the equivalent is 60w incan I'm guessing? See I need less than 40w incan equiv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 look for a 10w cfl daylight bulb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 My 9w daylight cfl are equiv to 40w, so I need something less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 your not really going to find anything less i dont think. not in the day light bulb. and soft white is just flat out ugly in tank and i think causes more algae cause its not a good spectrum. the only other thing i would know of is try a plant bulb the pink tint ones. or maybe go with a shop light and hang it over several tanks instead of a light for each one? SurraGync 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 I hate to go the hanging light route though. May tanks need covers for various reasons, and I'd have to buy glass tops when I already have econ covers. I have considered that, but 40+ tanks to cover is just too much moola right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Can you rig up a few timers to cut down on the length of time the lights are on? I imagine that would also save electricity in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Yeah, I've though of that- and it seem like the obvious answer, but with 40+ tanks and adding, I'm always doing something in my tanks all day long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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