Post by babygeige on Sept 2, 2008 21:52:03 GMT -5
This may seem like a dumb question.
I bought a new light for my 5 gallon. It's a florescent and it came with a bulb. It says "Marineland F14T8D" on it. Does that mean that it's a 14 inch? I've not seen a 14 inch light at any of the 3 places I've looked so far. I want to replace that bulb because it is very white and harsh looking.
For my 10 gallon I bought a regular old GE plant and aquarium bulb at Lowe's and I really like how it looks. I was hoping to find the same for my new 5 gallon's light, but the smallest I've found so far is 18 inch. So I looked at Petsmart to see their bulbs and all they had was a 15 inch Aqua-glo 18000K bulb. I used to have one of those for my 10 and I think it'll be too blue and too bright.
So what kind of bulb do I need? The light box says it's a Perfecto Perfect-A-Strip/PAL. On the UPC sticker it says 27 inch HEX PAL florescent. The whole light unit is 15 3/4 inches long.
I haven't tried the lfs I purchased the light from yet. I was there twice in less than 24 hours just last week and I figured they're probably sick of me, lol. They might have just the thing in stock. Or at least would be able to give me more info. I just thought that one of you would most likely have some good insight as well. It never hurts to get extra brain power!
I bought a new light for my 5 gallon. It's a florescent and it came with a bulb. It says "Marineland F14T8D" on it. Does that mean that it's a 14 inch? I've not seen a 14 inch light at any of the 3 places I've looked so far. I want to replace that bulb because it is very white and harsh looking.
For my 10 gallon I bought a regular old GE plant and aquarium bulb at Lowe's and I really like how it looks. I was hoping to find the same for my new 5 gallon's light, but the smallest I've found so far is 18 inch. So I looked at Petsmart to see their bulbs and all they had was a 15 inch Aqua-glo 18000K bulb. I used to have one of those for my 10 and I think it'll be too blue and too bright.
So what kind of bulb do I need? The light box says it's a Perfecto Perfect-A-Strip/PAL. On the UPC sticker it says 27 inch HEX PAL florescent. The whole light unit is 15 3/4 inches long.
I haven't tried the lfs I purchased the light from yet. I was there twice in less than 24 hours just last week and I figured they're probably sick of me, lol. They might have just the thing in stock. Or at least would be able to give me more info. I just thought that one of you would most likely have some good insight as well. It never hurts to get extra brain power!
