T4 bulb - 12 watt 6400K

AJinNY · 04-05-2008, 01:16 PM

One of my aquariums is very smalla dn I have this T4, 12 watt 6400K lightbulb - I guess about 18 inches in length.

The thing is, the light is very white....for this exact size is there something else I could get with more "blue"/actinic lighting...you know, a combo of the white and actinic.

Or because of the small size, Im just very limited?

Thanks!!

PEMfish · 04-05-2008, 04:20 PM

That is a very odd and hard to find bulb. Also very yellow

. Go with a T5 fixture.

AJinNY · 04-05-2008, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PEMfish

That is a very odd and hard to find bulb. Also very yellow

. Go with a T5 fixture.

Hi Paul,

This particular tank Im referring to is one of those wall aquariums that hangs on a wall. So I had no choice of light bulb....its the bulb that came with the tank....Im just wondering if theres another with better light, same size, that would fit in the fixture?

Or maybe Im just stuck.....

PEMfish · 04-05-2008, 09:55 PM

Well, you really won't find anything like that for aquariums. And even if you did, you'd want to go better than what you have, say 8000k. Can you please post a photo of the light and its surroundings.
True, you probably won't find a fixture that will work for you, but one can be made.

mps9506 · 04-06-2008, 04:18 AM

Do you think a a T12 or T8 bulb will physically fit in the hood you have?

PEMfish · 04-06-2008, 11:13 AM

Why T12, they are being phased out. And T5 would have benefits over them all, why exclude it?

AJinNY · 04-06-2008, 01:07 PM

do the T5's come in 18 inches length?
or am I stuck?

AJinNY · 04-06-2008, 02:54 PM

here are some pics:

overall tank
the light fixture light on
and one with light off.

Hope theres a solution.
Thanks!!

04-05-2008, 01:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
AJinNY Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 722 View Gallery Karma Komment	T4 bulb - 12 watt 6400K One of my aquariums is very smalla dn I have this T4, 12 watt 6400K lightbulb - I guess about 18 inches in length. The thing is, the light is very white....for this exact size is there something else I could get with more "blue"/actinic lighting...you know, a combo of the white and actinic. Or because of the small size, Im just very limited? Thanks!!

04-05-2008, 04:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
PEMfish Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 3,048 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: T4 bulb - 12 watt 6400K That is a very odd and hard to find bulb. Also very yellow . Go with a T5 fixture. __________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef chronicle; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

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PEMfish Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 3,048 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: T4 bulb - 12 watt 6400K Well, you really won't find anything like that for aquariums. And even if you did, you'd want to go better than what you have, say 8000k. Can you please post a photo of the light and its surroundings. True, you probably won't find a fixture that will work for you, but one can be made. __________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef chronicle; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

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04-06-2008, 11:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
PEMfish Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 3,048 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: T4 bulb - 12 watt 6400K Why T12, they are being phased out. And T5 would have benefits over them all, why exclude it? __________________ Paul `EM My new 48" reef chronicle; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...chronicle.html My new planted; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-planted.html# Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes. a)Fix the damn problem b)live with it -But absolutely no b*tching

04-06-2008, 01:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
AJinNY Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 722 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: T4 bulb - 12 watt 6400K do the T5's come in 18 inches length? or am I stuck?

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