lights

[phene4grene420]

i need to buy 3 hoods and lights for my 70 gallon. incandescent are cheaper, but flourescent are there as well. need some suggestions on which to buy and why.

 

[repair]

You can choose the florecent bulb that will bring out the colors your fish have.

 

[ashdavid]

Use your main a flourescent's and if you want a little extra light with the electric bill use incandesents. This is a whole different story for a planted tank, don't use incandesents.

 

[reefman]

I use vho's on my tank it shows all the nice colors

 

[cenecker]

IMO- its not even a question - flourescent bulbs run cooler, use less power, are brighter and bring out the colors in the aquarium WAY better than incandescent..

 

[id10t]

incandescents in my hood caused my 10gals temp to go from 80 to 88 in a few hours.... using kit provided bulbs.

nothing but flourescents for me from now on if they will be close to teh water

 

[Ken]

Nothing is prettier than having a 50 watt halogen spot bulb hanging from the celing about 18 inches above a tank. This produces a wonderful "sun like" ripple effect in the water.
My next choice would be compact fluorescent bulbs.

 

[SoyaBean]

i use sugmersible NAN light, on it for hr and let it absorb the UV.

 

[sleepyflight]

If the right spectrums are considered, I think that fl. can be just as effective...