pony-tail Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 My Tanks are 4 @ 48x18x20 My Lights are twin tube 4 foot 54watt T5HO . Filtration is Fluval 305 in all 4 tanks I am looking for tubes suitable to a non CO2 plant tank ( 4 tanks actually)and a place to buy them . At present I am running some Hagen PowerGlo and some Sylvania 10k tubes . Both of these tubes have proved to be unsuccessful for growing plants . So what is everybody else using these days ? I have previously used T5HO GE Triphosphor Daylight 6500k tubes ( x 4 in a 3 ft CO2 planted tank ) but had to order them in - now I can not get them . Any suggestions ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 I use giessman bulbs. They are fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony-tail Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Which one - The Midday or the Aquaflora - or a mix of the 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Mix of the two. Work wonders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loach Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Or you can get sylvannia Growlux's. Have a nice white colour and have heard they work great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony-tail Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Or you can get sylvannia Growlux's. Have a nice white colour and have heard they work great! I have some GroLux in 2 foot T5 realy good for Anubias ,Java Fernand java moss but not very bright and a bit too much red . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony-tail Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 I just checked out the prices on the giessman tubes - for the 8 tubes that I will need , that comes to $500 . That and they are only good for 12 to 18 months - about $10 per week . This IS an expensive addiction ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah1234 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 I just checked out the prices on the giessman tubes - for the 8 tubes that I will need , that comes to $500 . That and they are only good for 12 to 18 months - about $10 per week . This IS an expensive addiction ! It is! But if you want to run 4 quality tanks that is how it goes. I can only afford to run 2 x planted tanks and I run them both under the same light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony-tail Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 It is unfortunate that the GE lights are no longer available to me - They cost $18 and according to some of the posts outperform most other lights . Mind you the Hagen tubes cost $38 each and don't work , ( they grow beautiful purple algae but not very good plants ) the Sylvanias were only $22 but they do not work well either . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony-tail Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 It is! But if you want to run 4 quality tanks that is how it goes. I can only afford to run 2 x planted tanks and I run them both under the same light. These are just 4 of 7 ( maybe 8 ) indoor tanks . I have another 25 that I am reconfiguring . ( 7@2foot +12 @3 foot and 6 @ 4 foot in the shed ) The rest I have mostly sold . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loach Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 There are cheaper giessman tubes out there. I can link you so AoA will lower the price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
