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  • Hagen light bulbs

    I am interested in creating a list of lightbulbs and their ratings online here so at least I can look it up easier.

    Hagen as an example have a list of products but none lists their color warmth.

    Aqua~Glo Fluorescent Aquarium Bulb
    Flora~Glo Fluorescent Aquarium Bulb
    Life~Glo II Fluorescent Aquarium Bulb
    Marine~Glo Fluorescent Aquarium Bulb
    Power~Glo Fluorescent Aquarium Bulb
    Sun~Glo Fluorescent Aquarium Bulb

    Anyone have an idea what they are ?

    What fish do Jesper have
    180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
    110
    Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
    58 S. Decorus

    "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." -Margaret Thatcher

  • #2
    Re: Hagen light bulbs

    Oh wow, what a great idea! I am about to leave, but I will jump on this tomorrow.    I have a lot of spectral distribution charts and such that I can add. However, FYI, from what I have read the Hagen people have not been entirely accurate in their representations. But I've never had a problem with their bulbs, really, and from what I've seen in my tanks, the Aqua-Glos do better than the Flora-Gros for planted tanks.
    "Millennium hand and shrimp!"

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    • #3
      Re: Hagen light bulbs

      Yeah and I am not just looking for Hagen.. I would love to see stuff that can be purchased at places like Homedepot like the "Phillips blah blah blah"
      I am just looking for a way to get a broad spectrum so later in life I can make a decision on what I want to do etc.
      I know that soon I will need to get myself another light fixture because the one that I have on my 20g I have to press the button in to get it to light up.  There is no ballast to replace, so there is nothing wrong with it.  PS new light bulb in it.

      What fish do Jesper have
      180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
      110
      Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
      58 S. Decorus

      "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." -Margaret Thatcher

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      • #4
        Re: Hagen light bulbs

        Along this line of thought, I am looking for the best florescent "color" bulb out there for my standard light hoods.

        I want my fish's colors to stand out more.

        CF
        Truth is the cement that holds the bricks and stones of a sane and civilized society together. Remove the former and the latter will crumble.

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        • #5
          Re: Hagen light bulbs

          and nothing against Hagen, etc... but is there a equivalent light bulb available at home depot / lowes etc.. at 1/2 the cost... especially when we are talking about the longer ones...

          What fish do Jesper have
          180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
          110
          Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
          58 S. Decorus

          "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." -Margaret Thatcher

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          • #6
            Re: Hagen light bulbs

            zulaab all Fluorescent fixtures have ballast in you case the fixture does not have a starter. You can go to an Electrical supply house and buy a starter base and a starter that is rated for the wattage and install it in your fixture. That will allow you to use a timer on your aquarium fixture.
            Now you have upgraded to a rapid start type fixture.

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            • #7
              Re: Hagen light bulbs

              Well, here's some Hagen spectral plots that are very blurry and difficult to read:


              Here's the Aqua-Glo:
              Aqua-Glo

              Dr.'s Foster & Smith have the spectral curves on each of the Hagen bulbs' pages, if you'd like to see them in a clearer fashion.

              And here are just some interesting sites I found looking around today:

              GE lighting page on spectral distribution curves:
              GE

              Sylvania fluorescent SPDs:
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              Some graphs from Dr.'s Foster&Smith:


              Site with tons of graphs:


              Interesting page:
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              • #8
                Re: Hagen light bulbs

                I like the aqua-glo's the best.
                700g Mini-Monster tank

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                • #9
                  Re: Hagen light bulbs

                  I have one tank here that is equiped with a "life-glo 2", that is a pretty nice lamp. I've got to do some research and see what it's specialty is.
                  It makes the tank look softer and ads a soft greenish yellow tint to the tank, very different from the ohter bulbs I have.

                  CF
                  Truth is the cement that holds the bricks and stones of a sane and civilized society together. Remove the former and the latter will crumble.

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