Hagen Flora-Glo Tube

[Sime]

i'm swapping one of my tubes (arcadia tropical tube) and was planning on a dennerle - however in my home made hood i can't get a 15 watt light in without a lot of fiddling around (it's currently got 14 watt tubes).

has anyone got a Hagen Flora-Glo Fluorescent? if so can you tell me the K rating of it and if it's proven to help your plants?

if not any other hagen tube - are they much good?

 

[iggy01]

Hagen Flora-Glo is 2800k. Never used one though, so can't help you there Sime.

 

[smithrc]

we replaced ours with dennerle as we didnt have much luck with the -glo tubes

the 15W and 14W are the same size - just a slightly different technology.

If they are T8 they will be the same size so I say go for the Dennerle's

 

[Sime]

thanks chaps - if i use two freshwaters (7500k i think) will that mean im not covering the range of the spectrum i should be?

 

[Sime]

wohoo - found a dennerle with postage of £2.99 as opposed to £7.50 from before. Ordered it already

 

[smithrc]

sorted

 

[RYO]

where?

 

[Sime]

http/www.angliaaquatics.com/acatalog/Ang...ghting_162.html

 

[George Farmer]

The Flora-glo's are a similar colour output to the Dennerle but lack the intensity as they're not full-spectrum.

Dennerle mixed with Freshwater is probably the best mix available IME. I use them both and can definitely recommend them.

Good luck.

 

[Sime]

oh thats filled me with confidence - thanks GF!

 

[Bloo]

http/www.angliaaquatics.com/acatalog/Ang...ghting_162.html

Cool thanks ! Will order myself one too !

 

[RYO]

Doh! Doh! Doh! they dont do 30w tubes Doh!Doh! Doh!

 

[Sime]

bloozoo2 - just to let you know (if you havent already ordered) that mine came today! I only ordered it on monday night, came wel packaged wednesday morning.

will be fitting it tonight - then it's bye bye to my origional tropical algae grower

 

[jimbooo]

Doh! Doh! Doh! they dont do 30w tubes Doh!Doh! Doh!

they are available though (at the waterzoo,peterborough) i have a 30W dennerle special plant in my rio 180.

 

[Bloo]

bloozoo2 - just to let you know (if you havent already ordered) that mine came today! I only ordered it on monday night, came wel packaged wednesday morning.

will be fitting it tonight - then it's bye bye to my origional tropical algae grower

Oh wow that was ultra quick. I haven't got round to order yet, but will definitely do so today ! Thanks