Lighting On

[dave_m13]

hi All

I have a hood that has 4x 48" 36W tubes, I do not want to change the hood, does anyone know whether I can replace bulbs with a stronger wattage. I have looked around various sites and cannot find many that are 36W.

Can anyone advise whether it is possible to get stronger bulbs.

Thanks
Dave

 

[big mick]

not to use in your existing fittings I dont think. Is there not enough light in the tank? Have you tried reflectors?

 

[dave_m13]

No I have not tried reflectors not sure whether I can get one that would go over the 2 bulbs, the way the unit is set up I have 2 bulbs together and then middle then 2 more bulbs.

I have 2 reflectors in my smaller tank, this was ok to fit as I only have 1 bulb either side.

Are there any reflectors that are double and would fit over 2 bulbs side by side

 

[dave_m13]

Anyone know any further Info for me

Thanks
Dave

 

[bobf]

Anyone know any further Info for me

Thanks
Dave

If you can't find them it wouldn't hard to make - It's only a thin sheet of aluminium with a couple of creases. A couple of holes for the screws/mounts and the jobs a good one!

Nice little job for the weekend - I expect to see a write up in the DIY section when you've finished!!