DarkSoul
Fish Fanatic
So i went to pickup some new lamps today in preperation for the plants I will soon be getting in my tank.
The only store I go to, and the only one worth going to, is Aquarium Services, a bigals franchise or something.
they have been around in my city for probably 15 years now I think, and i know them to be knowledgable people (these guys dont hire idiots)
Any time ive ever had a question they have always given me good solid advice or direction where needed, and they arent the type that try and sell you stuff you dont need (actually they will discourage you) or try and get you to buy higher priced items.
that being said, upon going into the store today and seeing there massive rack of lights, I couldnt easily find the 36"(or easily decide which lights I wanted/needed) variety I was looking for and didnt have alot of time so I asked someone for help.
naturally it got into a conversation about my tank etc.
They set me up with a couple of good tubes (Lightning Rod Dual Day Actinic, and the Lightning Rod 11,000K daylight) And I was on my way.
I get home and realize, that even after telling them and showing them specically, EXACTLY what hood I had purchased from them, I have T6 tubes, and my ballast says it runs T8 and T12's.
I am working on getting my electrical ticket, and know a good deal about ballasts, so this strikes me as odd that they would sell me T6 lamps knowing what hood I have and that it has T8 bulbs. it wasnt until i looked at the ballast that i noticed that it didnt mention T6 at all, as any of the bulb types it can run.
These tubes light up properly, and seem to work fine with the ballast, But I cant help but wonder if it really should be setup this way.
Advice from any actual experts out there???
The only store I go to, and the only one worth going to, is Aquarium Services, a bigals franchise or something.
they have been around in my city for probably 15 years now I think, and i know them to be knowledgable people (these guys dont hire idiots)
Any time ive ever had a question they have always given me good solid advice or direction where needed, and they arent the type that try and sell you stuff you dont need (actually they will discourage you) or try and get you to buy higher priced items.
that being said, upon going into the store today and seeing there massive rack of lights, I couldnt easily find the 36"(or easily decide which lights I wanted/needed) variety I was looking for and didnt have alot of time so I asked someone for help.
naturally it got into a conversation about my tank etc.
They set me up with a couple of good tubes (Lightning Rod Dual Day Actinic, and the Lightning Rod 11,000K daylight) And I was on my way.
I get home and realize, that even after telling them and showing them specically, EXACTLY what hood I had purchased from them, I have T6 tubes, and my ballast says it runs T8 and T12's.
I am working on getting my electrical ticket, and know a good deal about ballasts, so this strikes me as odd that they would sell me T6 lamps knowing what hood I have and that it has T8 bulbs. it wasnt until i looked at the ballast that i noticed that it didnt mention T6 at all, as any of the bulb types it can run.
These tubes light up properly, and seem to work fine with the ballast, But I cant help but wonder if it really should be setup this way.
Advice from any actual experts out there???
