Comments on: What’s the difference between VHO Lighting fixtures? http://www.homelightingco.com/whats-the-difference-between-vho-lighting-fixtures/ Interior and Outdoor Lighting Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:46:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tang man http://www.homelightingco.com/whats-the-difference-between-vho-lighting-fixtures/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Tang man Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:39:56 +0000 http://www.homelightingco.com/whats-the-difference-between-vho-lighting-fixtures/#comment-499 what size tank do you have and what light spectrum are you using on the compacts? most of the bulbs you mention require their own ballasts and will not work on a different system. At this point if you are looking for stronger lighting I would suggest adding a metal halide lamp or two depending on the size of your tank, and keep your compacts with the actinic blue spectrum. Your corals will benefit from stronger light. Keep in mind whatever you decide gradually change the intensity of the light or you will stress the corals. [who]<a href="http://www.myislandholiday.com/blog/"> Tang man</a> what size tank do you have and what light spectrum are you using on the compacts? most of the bulbs you mention require their own ballasts and will not work on a different system. At this point if you are looking for stronger lighting I would suggest adding a metal halide lamp or two depending on the size of your tank, and keep your compacts with the actinic blue spectrum. Your corals will benefit from stronger light. Keep in mind whatever you decide gradually change the intensity of the light or you will stress the corals. [who] Tang man

]]> By: Carson http://www.homelightingco.com/whats-the-difference-between-vho-lighting-fixtures/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Carson Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:17:04 +0000 http://www.homelightingco.com/whats-the-difference-between-vho-lighting-fixtures/#comment-498 The T ratings are how wide the bulbs are. Each point is 1/8th of an inch (a T-5 is 5/8"). You must get the appropriate bulb for the fixture. [who]<a href="http://cheap-college-book.com/"> Carson</a> The T ratings are how wide the bulbs are. Each point is 1/8th of an inch (a T-5 is 5/8″). You must get the appropriate bulb for the fixture. [who] Carson

]]> By: vort3xyz http://www.homelightingco.com/whats-the-difference-between-vho-lighting-fixtures/comment-page-1/#comment-497 vort3xyz Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:32:44 +0000 http://www.homelightingco.com/whats-the-difference-between-vho-lighting-fixtures/#comment-497 T12 was the ancient standard. Its not very efficient when you look at watts per lumen. T12 VHO was a retrofit technology that let people use higher wattage bulbs with crappier ballasts. Its old, overpriced, big, klunky, etc. There are a FEW nice T12 VHO systems out there that let you run 160 watts per bulb, but they're kinda rare. the lower the T value you go, the skinnier & more efficient the bulbs are. A 32 watt t8 bulb will give you roughly the same light output as a 40 watt t12 bulb. [who]<a href="http://www.greatjewelrydesign.com/blog/"> vort3xyz</a> T12 was the ancient standard. Its not very efficient when you look at watts per lumen. T12 VHO was a retrofit technology that let people use higher wattage bulbs with crappier ballasts. Its old, overpriced, big, klunky, etc. There are a FEW nice T12 VHO systems out there that let you run 160 watts per bulb, but they’re kinda rare.

the lower the T value you go, the skinnier & more efficient the bulbs are. A 32 watt t8 bulb will give you roughly the same light output as a 40 watt t12 bulb. [who] vort3xyz

]]> By: fishboy http://www.homelightingco.com/whats-the-difference-between-vho-lighting-fixtures/comment-page-1/#comment-496 fishboy Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:41:55 +0000 http://www.homelightingco.com/whats-the-difference-between-vho-lighting-fixtures/#comment-496 just the brightness features in them other then that nuthing [who]<a href="http://www.stpaulhouseforsale.com/"> fishboy</a> just the brightness features in them other then that nuthing [who] fishboy

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