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Offline Stan M.

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wtb 48 inch lights
« on: November 17, 2013, 11:03:46 PM »
looking for 48 inch lights.let me know what you have, thanks.

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Re: wtb 48 inch lights
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2013, 09:47:49 AM »
Not sure if its quite what you are looking for, but I picked up a T5 2 bulb fixture from Home Depot that seemed to work awesome. Around $50. Bought an extension cord for $2 and cut the end and wired it together. Have one on my 90 gallon and one on my grow-out system.

http://michigancichlid.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=4249.0

There are some pics here of what I did. Hope this helps.
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Re: wtb 48 inch lights
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2013, 01:06:26 PM »
Check with Ken down at the extravaganza.  He might have some good deals.
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Re: wtb 48 inch lights
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2013, 02:57:04 PM »
Not sure if its quite what you are looking for, but I picked up a T5 2 bulb fixture from Home Depot that seemed to work awesome. Around $50. Bought an extension cord for $2 and cut the end and wired it together. Have one on my 90 gallon and one on my grow-out system.

http://michigancichlid.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=4249.0

There are some pics here of what I did. Hope this helps.

I've seen people use these,  however I like to use both 10,000k and Actinic bulbs and have not found a good (cheap) source for them yet ?
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Re: wtb 48 inch lights
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2013, 03:10:17 PM »
Not sure if its quite what you are looking for, but I picked up a T5 2 bulb fixture from Home Depot that seemed to work awesome. Around $50. Bought an extension cord for $2 and cut the end and wired it together. Have one on my 90 gallon and one on my grow-out system.

http://michigancichlid.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=4249.0

There are some pics here of what I did. Hope this helps.

I've seen people use these,  however I like to use both 10,000k and Actinic bulbs and have not found a good (cheap) source for them yet ?

Here's the actinics for $10/bulb or so depending on length of bulb.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=23749&cmpid=03csegpl&ref=6111&subref=AA&CAWELAID=1059619612&catargetid=1570177661&cadevice=c&cagpspn=pla

Offline Stan M.

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Re: wtb 48 inch lights
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2013, 05:25:57 PM »
Check with Ken down at the extravaganza.  He might have some good deals.
Ken who?

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Re: wtb 48 inch lights
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2013, 08:11:35 AM »
Check with Ken down at the extravaganza.  He might have some good deals.
Ken who?

Ken's Fish.  He brings tons of stuff and has a huge section in the vendor area.  A lot of people pre buy and then he brings orders with him.
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Re: wtb 48 inch lights
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2013, 05:05:13 PM »
That's what I thought. Thanks Josh.