Looking for equivalent to Ge sunshine (Chroma-50) fluo

Hi,

After reading alot in this newsgroup, one of the bulbs that is most
mentioned is the GE chroma-50 (sunshine)

I went to every hardware store in the city and the closest I could get
to one was at Canadian Tire but it was a 48" bulb.. I can only use 24".

On the other hand lots of Sylvania and a few Phillips around.

So I am wondering what is the closest bulb that Sylvania/Phillips has
to the Chroma-50?

I will have to settle to one of them instead.

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about...

Hi,

After reading alot in this newsgroup, one of the bulbs that is most
mentioned is the GE chroma-50 (sunshine)

I went to every hardware store in the city and the closest I could get
to one was at Canadian Tire but it was a 48" bulb.. I can only use 24".

On the other hand lots of Sylvania and a few Phillips around.

So I am wondering what is the closest bulb that Sylvania/Phillips has
to the Chroma-50?

I will have to settle to one of them instead.



The Philips bulb is called 'Colortone 50'. The Osram/Sylvania is called
'Design 50' or 'Designer 5000K'


HTH,

kev

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Thanks, I looked into the sylvania site but they dont list the specs of
their bulbs.

Just my luck, can't find any of those bulbs anywhere in my area... no
ge, no phillips, no sylvania...

Darn it.

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Just my luck, can't find any of those bulbs anywhere in my area... no
ge, no phillips, no sylvania...

Darn it.


Can you buy via the Internet? It's the way I do it and it's far cheaper.

Does your hood have a reflector? It can increase the light output by at
least 50%, even 90% in some cases!

Nikki

On 09 May 2005, the world was enlightened by 's opinion
about...

Just my luck, can't find any of those bulbs anywhere in my area... no
ge, no phillips, no sylvania...

Darn it.



Mailorder?


kev

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They are probably cheaper on the web, but the shipping costs kills the
deal.

As for the reflector I am not sure, probably not, it's just one of
those hoods that comes with the canopy in the kit.

I know I should get a double hood or PC or whatever, but the prices are
wayy too high imo.

Some of the kits sold like the aqualight ones do require an open tank
(Am I correct in that observation?) and I don't like that idea for some
reason. I guess I am afraid some of the fish tries to jump out of the
tank.

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Hi,

After reading alot in this newsgroup, one of the bulbs that is most
mentioned is the GE chroma-50 (sunshine)

I went to every hardware store in the city and the closest I could get
to one was at Canadian Tire but it was a 48" bulb.. I can only use 24".

On the other hand lots of Sylvania and a few Phillips around.

So I am wondering what is the closest bulb that Sylvania/Phillips has
to the Chroma-50?

I will have to settle to one of them instead.


They only stock 4', you can special order 2' ones. I found small "Home Hardware"
stores were more ammenable to special orders that crappy tire or home despot.

Home despot usually stocks 2' Philips Colortone-50 whiich is pretty much the same tube,
in 2'. Always read the markings on the bulbs, those colors never change, the
packaging on the box does; I can't recall us they're calling them super daylight
or eXtreme natural or some crazy ass thing on the box, but the tube is marked quite
plainly as Colortone-50, which is Philips 5000K bulb.

Frankly I used whateevrs on sale, it doesn't matter to the plants, just how
they look to you.

A Home Hardware store that will order any tube for you can get you Philips Aquarelles, a
really nice 10K tube.


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Here's a good site for bulb comparison.

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Ross Taggart

Sry. link http://www.aquabotanic.com/lightcompare.htm Ross