OK. Thank You.

Tim

"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
ink.net...
Don't worry so much about those numbers, but look at the actual spectrum.
Figure wats of light per gallon. You want 3 to 5 wats per gallon. 3 being
low, 5 being where you want to be for stonys,and even higher like 6.6 is
good. And metal halide is the best light.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Timcat wrote:
I have a puzzling question. In researching lights to set up a new tank, I
can't find anything relating Fluorescent tube wattage and MH wattage to
lumens, or a comparison to incandescent...like you always see on CF tubes
for home lighting, i.e. 20W CF equals a 100W incandescent bulb. I'm
wondering if, for example, 500W of CF lighting has the same output as
500W of MH. Am I making this clear? Am I talking apples and oranges here,
or am I missing something?

Tim