Lighting Suggestions

[aaronc]

Hi Guys

I had 4 tubes in my tank. 2 of which where the Daylight Plus tubes from Interpet with the built in reflectors, however these have died within 4 months of me buying them and need to be replaced

The other tubes are an interpet tropical and the Juwel Warmlight that came with it.

I am keen to get these replaced ASAP as the plants are suffering.

Can anyone suggest a suitable alternative for the Interpet Tubes, preferably without in built reflectors, as they are no use with the Juwel lighting setup

Thanks
Aaron

 

[mgamer20o0]

shop lights? t8 t12 bulbs? not 100% sure what kind of set up you have but if it is shop lights i had good luck with philips daylight deluxe bulbs.

 

[ebrcknrdg]

Hi Guys

I had 4 tubes in my tank. 2 of which where the Daylight Plus tubes from Interpet with the built in reflectors, however these have died within 4 months of me buying them and need to be replaced

The other tubes are an interpet tropical and the Juwel Warmlight that came with it.

I am keen to get these replaced ASAP as the plants are suffering.

Can anyone suggest a suitable alternative for the Interpet Tubes, preferably without in built reflectors, as they are no use with the Juwel lighting setup

Thanks
Aaron

Hi Aaron, i have the daylight one too and they are really crap the way they lie in the tank arent they! I really dont think they are doing much good. Another light i have is the aqua-glo, i dont know if this is rated or not but im sure you'll get some great suggestions from the experts. I know that you can get the older version of the interpret daylight without the reflector, but you have to get it online.

 

[George Farmer]

I use a combination of Zoo Med Ultra Sun 6500K and Arcadia Freshwater 7500K. The colour rendition is excellent, as is plant growth.

Aqua Essentials does both.

The new Interpet tubes with built-in reflectors are an issue for many. I suggest e-mailing Interpet with your concerns, as I and others have done. The more feedback they recieve, the more likely they'll do something about it.

 

[aaronc]

Thanks for the reply George. What do you suggest I replace the daylight plus tubes with? The 6500k or the 7500k?

Incidentally, I have just reaslised that it is infact the Juwel lighting unit that is faulty, tried the two tubes with another ballast and they work fine. However still want to get rid because of the reflector issue.

Sadly my glosso and riccia have already succombed to the low light, been too busy with planning a house move and work to sort the tubes

Aaron

 

[George Farmer]

I prefer the Zoo Med if I had to choose one - it's a great tube. But it's a personal choice.