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Posted	4 foot tank lights
13-11-2006 21:09 by OLD MAN	got a juwel rio 240 as most no with discus in it. im feed up of the juwel light unit it is ****. what can i replace it with?
13-11-2006 21:15 by jonie	arcadia t bar mate come in a range of sizes
13-11-2006 21:16 by jonie	i bar actually lol look here link here
13-11-2006 21:18 by OLD MAN	tar jonie, are these much better?
13-11-2006 21:18 by OLD MAN	iv had enoff of the standard juwel lights.
13-11-2006 21:20 by OLD MAN	also for tropical tanks what is best t5 or t8?
13-11-2006 21:21 by jonie	depends on the fish tbh
13-11-2006 21:21 by OLD MAN	why? not saying they are not just asking
13-11-2006 21:21 by mikk	t8s
13-11-2006 21:22 by OLD MAN	discus
13-11-2006 21:22 by jonie	not sure think they prefer dimmer light
13-11-2006 21:23 by OLD MAN	i have the juwel light unit, 2 bulbs. i have converted the unit to 1 bulb not 2. but i still dont like it.
13-11-2006 21:23 by jonie	yes juwel have t8
13-11-2006 21:23 by OLD MAN	are t8 tubes not what my juwel unit has?
13-11-2006 21:24 by OLD MAN	it looks really really bad
13-11-2006 21:24 by OLD MAN	link
13-11-2006 21:24 by OLD MAN	iv bin looking at these
13-11-2006 21:24 by jonie	try a beuty light
13-11-2006 21:25 by OLD MAN	i have about every bulb going hate em all
13-11-2006 21:25 by OLD MAN	got one jonie
13-11-2006 21:26 by jonie	lol try the overtank luminare t8 which are nice n string and u can use 4 bulbs @ once if ya want
13-11-2006 21:27 by OLD MAN	they are the kind thing i have been looking at. other thing is with an open top tank will my uarus jump out
13-11-2006 21:28 by jonie	notsure but you could use sliding glass
13-11-2006 21:30 by OLD MAN	got some spare cash so want to try and sought it.
13-11-2006 21:30 by OLD MAN	hmm. its doing my head in the juwel unit is.
13-11-2006 21:33 by OLD MAN	link
13-11-2006 21:33 by OLD MAN	right ok. what is the difference between t8 and t5?
13-11-2006 21:48 by jonie	light emit is higher on t5's and there thinner(t5) i think there is such thing as t12
13-11-2006 21:50 by OLD MAN	so i would be better with t5s den 2 get more light. how much more light? do they use more elecie?
13-11-2006 21:51 by sonia	jonie what have you done here?
13-11-2006 21:55 by jonie	i think they use more electricity but yes id go for t5 if you want more light btw. how do you make the juwel thingy light up with only 1 tube
13-11-2006 21:55 by OLD MAN	i rewired it.
13-11-2006 21:57 by jonie	kool
13-11-2006 21:59 by OLD MAN	it looked really bad with two. does look better with just one. i think an over tank would be a beter way, with say 3 tubes each on there own switch, then i can have 1 or 3 on. i think having a gap between water n light wil make all the difference.
13-11-2006 21:59 by sonia	jonie have you done something here to the screen?
13-11-2006 22:00 by jonie	a long link
13-11-2006 22:01 by jonie	yep old man it will make a difference
13-11-2006 22:03 by OLD MAN	i think having a gap will make all the diference. having the light so close to the water is what is making it look really bad i think.
13-11-2006 22:08 by jonie	it will
13-11-2006 22:09 by OLD MAN	yer
13-11-2006 22:15 by heros hero	luminaire is 4 t5 compacts isn't it? Far too bright for the discus and uaru in my experience. Agree that the standard juwel lighting is pants so use the arcadia original light bulb or freshwater bulb.
13-11-2006 22:18 by OLD MAN	you got a link to what you would use?
13-11-2006 22:18 by OLD MAN	use what mate?
13-11-2006 22:32 by heros hero	not got a link for ya but it's the arcadia t8 tube. Try their website or any lfs.
14-11-2006 09:55 by PaddyD	If you have the standard juwel light tubes, they are horrid, just switch to aquaglo and power glo.
14-11-2006 11:00 by OLD MAN	I HAVE EVERY TUBE GOIN MATE, TRYED EM ALL AND I THINK THEY ARE ALL HORRID. BEST TUBE IS CALLED A DAY GLO I FIND. GIVES THE WATER A GOOD LOOK WITH THE WATER ALREADY BEING "BLACKWATER".

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