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Baby biOrb 5 Watt Halogen Bulb, 2 Bulb Pack List Price: $9.99 Sale Price: $5.29  |
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Only suitable for baby biOrb; 12V 5W - Safe low voltage |
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Phoenix 150W Metal Halide HQI 14,000k DE Bulb Sale Price: $41.99 |
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Phoenix 150 Watt Metal Halide HQI 14000K DE Bulb, this is a Double Ended Metal Halide bulb with a light output that has a nice crisp white light with a bluish tint perfect for saltwater applications Great for bringing out the coloration of your fish and corals while providing sufficient light intensity for growth... |
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Phoenix 250W Metal Halide HQI 14,000k DE Bulb Sale Price: $49.99 |
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Phoenix 250 Watt Metal Halide HQI 14000K DE Bulb, this is a Double Ended Metal Halide bulb with a light output that has a nice crisp white light with a bluish tint perfect for saltwater applications Great for bringing out the coloration of your fish and corals while providing sufficient light intensity for growth... |
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MAGLITE LMSA301 Replacement Lamp for 3-C Cell/D Cell Flashlight List Price: $6.27 Sale Price: $0.48 |
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Each MagLite lamp is specifically designed to deliver the brightest, whitest, far-reaching light beam available without compromising battery life. Includes magnifying lens for concentrated spot beam. High intensity Krypton lamp, Far-reaching beam, Extends battery life, Use with alkaline batteries only. |
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Shark Cove Decorative Night Light Sale Price: $9.99 |
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Handcrafted in the USA to the highest standards using licensed materials with great individual care and attention to detail. We are certain that you will be completely delighted and satisfied with our product... |
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Sea Turtles Reef Decorative Night Light List Price: $14.99 Sale Price: $9.99 |
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Handcrafted in the USA to the highest standards using licensed materials with great individual care and attention to detail. We are certain that you will be completely delighted and satisfied with our product... |
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Double Ended 150Watt 20000K Metal Halide Aquarium Bulb R7S Sale Price: $12.99 |
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Metal Halide Lamp Characteristic: Crispy brilliant white lighting Excellent color rendering throughout useful life High Energy-efficiency Compact lamp produces huge lighting output Long useful life, low maintenance cost Preferred lighting technology in commercial or industrial application, sport arena and movie production lighting... |
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Double Ended 150Watt 14000K Metal Halide Aquarium Bulb R7S Sale Price: $12.99 |
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Metal Halide Lamp Characteristic: Crispy brilliant white lighting Excellent color rendering throughout useful life High Energy-efficiency Compact lamp produces huge lighting output Long useful life, low maintenance cost Preferred lighting technology in commercial or industrial application, sport arena and movie production lighting... |
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Double Ended 150Watt 10000K Metal Halide Aquarium Bulb R7S Sale Price: $12.99 |
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Metal Halide Lamp Characteristic: Crispy brilliant white lighting Excellent color rendering throughout useful life High Energy-efficiency Compact lamp produces huge lighting output Long useful life, low maintenance cost Preferred lighting technology in commercial or industrial application, sport arena and movie production lighting... |
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Duke University SportClip Earphones with Wind Up Storage Case for MP3, CD, DVD Players, Blue List Price: $14.99 Sale Price: $14.99 |
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338 Make this exquisitely striped amber piastra glass wall sconce a part of the decor in your home. This stylish piece is versatile. It will be the beautiful addition to a foyer, walkway or any other room you can imagine... |
20 gallon reef tank, start up, need help?
i have started up a 20 gallon reef tank, i have live rock, live sand, bio spria live bacteria, water levels are good, i have 2x65 watt bulbs, so 130 total watts, 24inch tank,16inches deep, temperature is 78, i have a nano skimmer internal, hydor power head 400 gph, 20 gal aqua clear filter, 3 gal nano filter, is there anything else i need?
you have thought this out very well and do not need anything else good job. The only suggestion i could make for added filtration is to make a diy sump and that will increase the amount of water flow and decrease nitrate levels in your tank. Good job and keep up the work.
This article is part of a three part series on aquarium lights; be sure to read the entire series!
Choosing the proper aquarium lights is very different from lighting your home. At home, you probably just buy a bulb that fits the fixture, put it in place, and go on your way. Your biggest choices are between overhead lighting and lamps, and traditional incandescent bulbs and compact fluorescents.
If you own an aquarium, however, lighting becomes a more important consideration. After all, if you keep pets in an aquarium, you are responsible for providing them with a healthy environment that closely mimics their natural habitat. To do this successfully, you need a few pieces of information.
What's in your aquarium?
The first step in choosing lights is knowing what type of animals and plants you will be keeping in your tank. For the purposes of this article, we will be focusing on the care and keeping of fish.
o Freshwater fish: These are fish common to freshwater lakes and rivers, and are often referred to as "tropical fish." Freshwater fish include goldfish, guppies, swordtails, and cichlids. Freshwater tanks may also include plants which grow in freshwater.
o Saltwater fish: These are fish and animals found in the ocean. They require the owner to prepare a saltwater solution that replicates ocean water as closely as possible. Popular saltwater fish include damsel fish, clown fish, triggerfish, pufferfish, sharks, and more. Other common "pets" in saltwater tanks include sea stars, anemones, sea cucumbers, and fan worms.
o Brackish water: Fish who live where freshwater and saltwater sources meet are said to live in brackish water. The water in a brackish tank is less salty than that used for saltwater fish. Mollys are among the most popular brackish water fish. Generally, lighting requirements for a brackish water aquarium are the same as for a freshwater aquarium.
o Reef tanks: These are saltwater tanks that include more than just fish, such as living coral, living rock, living sand, etc.
What color is your light?
We generally think of light as having no color. But think about what happens when light shines through a prism. The rainbow that results is because ordinary light has been broken up into its various color wavelengths. Without a prism, these different color wavelengths are quite difficult for the eye to distinguish, but they are there. The color of light is expressed according to the Kelvin scale, which also measures light temperature.
Here's a quick rundown of the various lighting options.
o Lights rated at 5500K and below are typically incandescent bulbs in the red/yellow wavelength. These are not good choices for aquarium lights as they promote excessive algae growth. Natural sunlight is also to be avoided for this reason.
o 6500K lights are lights in the greenish/yellow wavelength. They are appropriate for freshwater tanks that are somewhat shallow (these lights are not good at penetrating deep water), as a supplement to saltwater or reef tanks using actinic light (more on that below), and for live plants.
o 10,000K lights produce a white light with a light bluish cast. This is a good choice for most tanks, including freshwater and saltwater tanks, and especially reefs tanks and tanks for deep water fish and plants. This type of light really shows off the beauty of your animals and plants to best advantage.
o 12,000K to 20,000K lights produce very intense white light with an increasingly bluish cast. These lights are best when the tank is deep, or you have fish that are natives of very deep water.
o Actinic light is not rated on the Kelvin scale. The numbers you will see on actinic bulbs are 420nm or 460nm, which are nanometer measurements. Think of actinic light as being on the very upper end of the blue spectrum nearing the ultraviolet range which we cannot completely see. The use of actinic light as aquarium lights is still undecided. They are most appropriate for reef tanks, and are often used in combination with other lights to provide light that more closely represents the full spectrum of natural light.
o Lunar or moon lights typically produce a blue light that does not provide much illumination, although white lunar lights reproduce the light of a full moon. These lights are usually LEDs and can be used in any type of tank, but are most useful when you need to simulate lunar cycles to breed fish.
Different colors of lights function better for different purposes. For example, a light that is in the greenish to yellow spectrum is good for the growth of live plants. Saltwater aquariums often do well with light from the blue end of the spectrum. Toward the red end of the spectrum, a light begins to produce more heat than light; think about the infrared lights you see over the fries in a fast food restaurant.
When choosing aquarium lights then, knowing what kinds of fish, animals and plants you will be keeping will help you know what color of light to buy.
Author- Len Loman
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Aquarium Lights And Aquarium Heaters
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Baby biOrb 5 Watt Halogen Bulb, 2 Bulb Pack List Price: $9.99 Sale Price: $5.29 |
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Only suitable for baby biOrb; 12V 5W - Safe low voltage |
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Phoenix 150W Metal Halide HQI 14,000k DE Bulb Sale Price: $41.99 |
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Phoenix 150 Watt Metal Halide HQI 14000K DE Bulb, this is a Double Ended Metal Halide bulb with a light output that has a nice crisp white light with a bluish tint perfect for saltwater applications Great for bringing out the coloration of your fish and corals while providing sufficient light intensity for growth... |
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Phoenix 250W Metal Halide HQI 14,000k DE Bulb Sale Price: $49.99 |
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Phoenix 250 Watt Metal Halide HQI 14000K DE Bulb, this is a Double Ended Metal Halide bulb with a light output that has a nice crisp white light with a bluish tint perfect for saltwater applications Great for bringing out the coloration of your fish and corals while providing sufficient light intensity for growth... |
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MAGLITE LMSA301 Replacement Lamp for 3-C Cell/D Cell Flashlight List Price: $6.27 Sale Price: $0.48 |
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Each MagLite lamp is specifically designed to deliver the brightest, whitest, far-reaching light beam available without compromising battery life. Includes magnifying lens for concentrated spot beam. High intensity Krypton lamp, Far-reaching beam, Extends battery life, Use with alkaline batteries only. |
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Shark Cove Decorative Night Light Sale Price: $9.99 |
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Handcrafted in the USA to the highest standards using licensed materials with great individual care and attention to detail. We are certain that you will be completely delighted and satisfied with our product... |
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Sea Turtles Reef Decorative Night Light List Price: $14.99 Sale Price: $9.99 |
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Handcrafted in the USA to the highest standards using licensed materials with great individual care and attention to detail. We are certain that you will be completely delighted and satisfied with our product... |
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Double Ended 150Watt 20000K Metal Halide Aquarium Bulb R7S Sale Price: $12.99 |
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Metal Halide Lamp Characteristic: Crispy brilliant white lighting Excellent color rendering throughout useful life High Energy-efficiency Compact lamp produces huge lighting output Long useful life, low maintenance cost Preferred lighting technology in commercial or industrial application, sport arena and movie production lighting... |
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Double Ended 150Watt 14000K Metal Halide Aquarium Bulb R7S Sale Price: $12.99 |
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Metal Halide Lamp Characteristic: Crispy brilliant white lighting Excellent color rendering throughout useful life High Energy-efficiency Compact lamp produces huge lighting output Long useful life, low maintenance cost Preferred lighting technology in commercial or industrial application, sport arena and movie production lighting... |
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Double Ended 150Watt 10000K Metal Halide Aquarium Bulb R7S Sale Price: $12.99 |
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Metal Halide Lamp Characteristic: Crispy brilliant white lighting Excellent color rendering throughout useful life High Energy-efficiency Compact lamp produces huge lighting output Long useful life, low maintenance cost Preferred lighting technology in commercial or industrial application, sport arena and movie production lighting... |
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Duke University SportClip Earphones with Wind Up Storage Case for MP3, CD, DVD Players, Blue List Price: $14.99 Sale Price: $14.99 |
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338 Make this exquisitely striped amber piastra glass wall sconce a part of the decor in your home. This stylish piece is versatile. It will be the beautiful addition to a foyer, walkway or any other room you can imagine... |
Marine Fluval EDGE Nano-Reef with Saltwater Blue LEDs